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"other" is the bane of my existence. i'm a social sciences student and the concept comes up pretty often. i can't even find a word to substitute for it so a lot of the times i just keep quiet instead ...

I also hate it when someone tells me to slow down. But I know the reason they do it is because they want to help, so I don't hold a grudge that much over it. Yes, sometimes telling me to slow down put...

I once noticed that I had problems with talking fluently/talking myself into complexes. Then I did a writing tip (put the most important part of your sentence at the end) and then I noticed I could sp...

Usually when I feel like I'm going to struggle with a word I change the tone of my voice, sing it, or pause momentarily. ...

Or just nod and smile. I agree with your comment. If we verbally cant thank them we sure have alot of other options to show our gratitude....

Why don't you just turn around nod and smile? Sometimes I think we PWS should just take the easy route when things aren't going our way....

Thanks for a personal recap of it! I only stutter on the occasional word or say uhm when I know i'm gonna stutter and wait it out. I've presented projects in front of classes and not stutter once, bu...

I tried HCRI back when I was in high school. The program did work for me and I was maintaining fluency in most of my conversations for a few months after the program. However, this did not last for me...

I've seriously considered writing a long thank you mail to mcdonalds for this. On the other hand it's the opposite of facing your problems. But if you're at mcdonalds you've probably already reached...

That's true. I agree with that. Sometimes I get nervous about ordering food when I go out, but, hey, you gotta do it. ...

Yeah well we all look at things differently and everyone's opinion is valid in this regard. If you use the machine because it is faster than the line I wholefully agree with you that it is not running...

Maybe it's the wording, then. To me, saying you're running away, implies you don't want to face it. Cowardice, in other words. Whenever I order from an automated machine like that, I'm not running a...

It is running away. But I agree with the other guy that we shouldn't have to face our fears 24/7....

No, I just found myself doing it. I've done it for a while on phone calls and it somehow transitioned into some face to face conversations too. ...

Well for some reason I prefer face to face communication too if it comes down between that and the telephone. Telephones are scary man. But having to walk around is new to me. Did you learn that in ...

Honestly, I was good at hiding it. I had my moments and my blocks, but I knew what worked best for me: Stop talking, substitute words, saying other words that helps speech to flow, etc.. I'm pretty ...

I don't know what it is for me, but if I can't do face to face I'm pretty much a mute. Lately it's even gotten to wear I have to sort of walk around to be fluent. ...

"Thank you" plagues me too. I often can only say it as I'm stepping away from the cashier or in motion, or in some sort of situation where it's not a straight up one on one. Lots of awkward ends to co...

Yeah I do the same! People choose their food and close the menus but pointing to and holding the menu acts as like a scapegoat. I still say the name of the food item but for some reason it helps. ...

That's when to use the ol' "hold on to the menu and point at the name" if it's one that'll cause trouble I do like the idea of ordering being positive therapy. Instant food reward!...