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i pronounce it wrong. well, kinda. for me it’s words that have two constants together. so like words that start with sp-, st-, tr-. i basically just pronounce each letter at a time. so like “sport” ...

Ignorance

Ignorance I'm a mild stutterer and sometimes more during socialization. Whenever someone asks me about something, they tend to ignore the last part of my response (probably because they understood?) w...

Red words.. first I'm hearing this kind of terminology used. Normally I think these are called "problem sounds" because it's really phonetic sound that we block on rather than the whole word. Yea norm...

A little lost on finding a relationship

A little lost on finding a relationship Hello all i hope everyone is well. Been feeling down these few past months more than i normally feel and it’s due to stressing about my future, finding a career...

Stutter getting worse

Stutter getting worse Hi, I’ve had a stutter all my life but sometimes, it feels like it’s gotten better to the point it’s barely noticeable. But nowadays (I believe it’s due to added stress and work...

Speak slow

Speak slow I have had a stutter for most of my life and it’s currently worse than ever, it’s affecting me really much and making me feel lonely and different, but I have really noticed that speaking s...

Many years ago, I compiled a list of my "red" words (very fluency problematic) and "yellow" words (somewhat fluency problematic). I list my red and yellow words below. FWIW, my little company has a...

I know this is looked down upon by some, but my go-to is word substitution (when possible). I'd rather have someone give me a goofy look for a strange word choice than a horrified look for blocking....

I would practice the word ‘cricket’ so I become an expert in pronouncing it. The same way as when practicing an instrument, first very very slowly, then a bit faster and finally try to pronounce it in...

How do you folks deal with red words?

How do you folks deal with red words? not sure if red word is the right terminology, but for me it's basically those words which i absolutely stutter at ALL the time. normally i stutter less when talk...

I need a solution to reduce or treat my stuttering because it’s starting to negatively affect my life.

I need a solution to reduce or treat my stuttering because it’s starting to negatively affect my life. I’ve pretty much tried everything I could. I went to a speech specialist and attended a conferenc...

Can you put on a slight accent/fake voice for phone calls? I don’t know if this works for all stutters, but for my stop stutter it does. Apparently this is why Marilyn Monroe spoke in her fake voice, ...

Worst prez of my life

Worst prez of my life I’m 40. Speak a lot for my career. Typically mild to moderate stutterer. I’m in a masters program and one class is mostly online. My midterm presentation was the worst damn spea...

About to quit my job after day 2

About to quit my job after day 2 Hi everyone I’m 2 days into a job and have so far avoided phone calls but it’s a big part of the job and I know I can’t do them. I’m working for a solicitors in the ...

Found a way to stop stutter

Found a way to stop stutter i jus found that forcing the word out of my mouth when im about to stutter is helping me to be fluent however this technqiue is kinda weird i have to use shake my head to t...

I’d be such a good actress if I didn’t stutter :(

I’d be such a good actress if I didn’t stutter :( I’m a teenager who does musicals at a community theatre. I’ve stuttered my whole life. it’s worsened in the past few years. VERY drastically. specific...

Weird faces while stuttering

Weird faces while stuttering Whenever I stutter, I always make these really weird faces as I'm stuttering, which sucks because I have pretty long stutters and it's always embarrassing to make a weird ...

I always think,that I'm gonna stutter

I always think,that I'm gonna stutter I always think,that I'm gonna stutter.When I'm opening my mouth,or it doesn't matter opened or not,firstly I analize the letter of all words in sentence I wanna s...

Any other stutterers find it annoying when everyone tells you how to work your own disorder??

Any other stutterers find it annoying when everyone tells you how to work your own disorder?? It annoys me so much that they act like stammering experts 😭🙏. I get some of them genuinely try to be he...

Stutter getting worse for no reason

Stutter getting worse for no reason I’m a 19F in university My stutter usually gets worse when I’m nervous but even when I’m not and talking to friends and stuff it gets worse and it’s like the words ...