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Dating With A Stutter

Dating With A Stutter I (M 23) don’t know if this belongs here or not, but what the hell. I have had a stutter for around a year now, it started around the time of a really rough break up and I’ve bee...

Stuttering and work question..

Stuttering and work question.. Hey everyone, I frequent this sub under my usual name (life long stutterer - mostly controlled but still somewhat obvious) but I wanted to exercise some discretion for t...

My life is ruined because of my sutter.

My life is ruined because of my sutter. Hello everyone... I'm 20 years old, my name is David, I stutter so bad and I want to share my story. I can't really do anything with my life, I can't even talk....

Anxiety and stuttering

Anxiety and stuttering I've always had a stuttering problem, a very bad one, since I could remember. During my high school years it got better but it would come back when I was stressed/excited. So, d...

I’ve always held the belief that you improve how well you manage your stutter by speaking a lot. I know there are stutterers that are in all kinds of speaking professions like teaching. ...

i need help, my mom is forcing me to go to a terrible therapist

i need help, my mom is forcing me to go to a terrible therapist so.......some months ago i used to see a really good therapist that helped me improve my speech skills and taught me a speech, but one d...

I think this is a great idea, the articulate stutterer. It's really what I aspire to be now a days -- it feels hard for me to completely control my speech or stuttering unless I want to use a complete...

Poor writing composition skills related to stuttering?

Poor writing composition skills related to stuttering? I've had a minor stutter my entire life and while it bothers me when it pops up, it is not debilitating and has not prompted me to seek speech th...

Well there are many families where neither parent stutters and the kids stutter. And vice versa where a parent stutters, even severely and the kid doesn't develop a stutter. With all due respect, do y...

We could go back and forth all day about ‘learned behaviour’ vs neurological and we probably wouldn’t get anywhere. I concede that some people maybe do have a neurological component to it. But I would...

Agreed with the other poster that it's likely just a habit of substitution and other avoidant behavior. I used to be that way and it was a lot worse. Now I have a mild stutter and work as a corporate...

If you were talking to yourself in the mirror could you articulate your thoughts? I'm trying to figure out if you have a problem articulating or if you hold back because of your speech....

Articulate stutterers?

Articulate stutterers? I have noticed that some stutterers are articulate with their speech inspite of having blocks in their speech.They usually know what they want to say exactly but have blocks in ...

Inform them in advance. Or inform them when it comes up. If it comes up. It may just be easier for you to tell them, to get it off your chest. Stutter's just stutter. It's not like you're infected wi...

I tend to communicate a lot. I guess some of it is "smalltalk", although I'm not quite sure about the qualification. I mean, I just talk to a lot of people about a lot of things....

I'd to recommend [This book](http://www.stutteringhelp.org/sites/default/files/Migrate/book0012_11th_ed.pdf) as a self help guide. Some tips that might be useful to you: >Remind yourself that you...

**Shutdown in public**

**Shutdown in public** I have been living in the U.S. for a **very** long time now and I still can't speak English at a decent level. Whenever I speak to someone in an open, public place (classroom, s...

For me, I cannot handle the little pleasantries at the end of a conversation. When someone says "have a good day", I plan to say "you too" or something and at the same time start walking away, so I b...

Is smalltalk a problem for you?

Is smalltalk a problem for you? I was wondering about how you're handling smalltalk situations. Personally I was not the most social guy when I was younger and I had huge difficulties smalltalking -...

Your not alone buddy! Treat your self with an icecream and enjoy the sugery goodness. Practice makes perfect. That's all it is. Ask your teachers if you can give presentations in smaller groups, or j...