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Hm, I don't have any trouble speaking my name in the middle of sentences like that, just when I have to start with "James", but it seems a good exercise to get my nervousness down so I'll give it a tr...

You're not alone, I have quit jobs because of the speech problem and severe social anxiety attached to it. Trembling in fear every second of the day is no way to work. I didn't even have the balls to ...

How can you detect them if they're covert? Also, there is a reason they are covert and I don't think it's a good idea to call somebody out on something they are humiliated about. Would you go up to an...

I am so fucking sorry to all you covert stutterers out there.

I am so fucking sorry to all you covert stutterers out there. So i attended a McGuire course some time ago. Met all kinds of stuttereres there. Me myself is a pretty heavy stutterer, and its impossibl...

Why am I stuttering?

Why am I stuttering? Hi, recently (about a couple of years I think) I started to stutter only in a specific situation and although I tried a bunch of things, nothing has changed. The situation is whe...

It's the same for me. I can have a short stutter free conversation with someone I don't know and don't care about, but speaking with my mom is hard. that's how I explain it: When talking to someone c...

Idk, intro to public speaking was awesome for my confidence. Everyone was nervous, everyone was worried about speaking well. It was nice to be in an even playing feild. ...

/r/Stutter Voice Conference #2 - Sat Jul/16/2016 7pm CST

/r/Stutter Voice Conference #2 - Sat Jul/16/2016 7pm CST /r/Stutter Voice Conference #2 [US] --- * Day: Saturday * Date: 16th of July. * Time: 7pm Central Standard Time | 1am British Summer Time ...

Stutter in long conversation or talking with friends and family

Stutter in long conversation or talking with friends and family I only stutter when I am talking to someone close to me (after few mins) or when I am in a long conversation or when I have to talk in...

I dreaded having to take this class in college and put it off as long as I could. I didn't notify the instructor; I just did my speeches as expected and it was pretty obvious that I was a stutterer. ...

Do you block on every single word even when talking to friends? I'm 18 just graduated HS, in HS i never said a word in class, yet when I was with my friends I could be a little fluent. Sometimes I c...

I agree and it can be caused by two reasons. Because of the stigma attached to stuttering which makes it less likely for the person who stutters to be hired or promoted. And because of the mental aspe...

What you say about the days blending in really hit me. Since I left work I haven't really done anything in the day apart from feeling low and frustrated. The only days I remember being happy is at t...

Contrary to popular belief, first impressions don't mean that much.

Contrary to popular belief, first impressions don't mean that much. I'm sure a lot of us have heard "You have to make a good first impression!" So when you meet new people you try really hard not to ...

I always dread the thought of interviews, but in some ways i like the excitement leading up to it. When i am unemployed i do absolutely nothing all day, i make no new memories and every day just blend...

I am 26 and my resume submission counts are in the depressingly low single digits. Just like you, I am engulfed with self-doubts and fears of interviews. But you story is very encouraging and I thank ...

I scored fairly high on one of those online tests. I'm almost certain that it was because of my social anxiety which is caused by my stutter....

I have also spent a lot of time being unemployed. Last time was about 6 months, but i just got a new job a month ago. The reason i was unemployed that long was completely my own fault though. I just w...

Can't find a job, living with girlfriend, anxiety

Can't find a job, living with girlfriend, anxiety Hey guys I'm I'm quite a hard place at the moment, in 26 and living in the UK with my girlfriend. I lost my Job over a year ago due to cuts and I ...

Maybe... or not. I make my students give a short presentations every year ("because if I can do it..."). This year I had an handsome, athletic senior absolutely terrified by the prospect of presenting...