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Practice those words, the more you avoid them the worse they get for you. Use the phone, ask for something, then say thankyou and hangup. Practicing these types of words have helped me in the past, ...

Is it bad to substitute words? Just visit a church you'll be used to saying thank you in no time. ...

I'll often just give a smile and a nod if I can't get it out. You could try "cheers" instead of "thanks"...

Need a Skype mate

Need a Skype mate My stutter is social anxiety-influenced. I'm fluent when I'm with my close pals but fumble for words when I talk to strangers, have a point to prove, or answer questions. I'm aspiri...

Other Words for "Thank You"?

Other Words for "Thank You"? I stutter when I say a lot of sounds (mainly "H" or "R"), but "Th" is a big one I stutter with. I find myself unable to say "Thank you" because I sometimes will stutter f...

Don't dismiss the experience of other people just because you feel it doesn't apply to you. Also, please don't say things like this: >The only person responsible for your stutter is you and it is...

If you're practicing trying to be fluent, i'm not sure that's only to be helpful in the moment. I instead practice reducing tricks, avoidances, and trying to let myself show stuttering instead of tryi...

He struggled with the word "I", so he never used it. He would always refer to himself as "Bo". "Bo wants to get some tacos" rather than "I want to get some tacos" ...

I just want to say that you don't have to feel like you're forced to live out your self-fulfilling prophecy of having no friends because of stuttering and social anxiety. You have a choice to stay a...

Hey bud, I am actually a student studying towards my doctor of pharmacy and yes, I too I am working on controlling my stutter. I truly wish propranolol was the answer but it isn't. From my knowledge i...

I also swear like a sailor. It's become one of my tricks to stop stuttering. It's a problem at work and I'm trying to stop it. ...

But be careful that swearing does not become part of your stutter. That can happen with "tricks" (it can also stop working altogether)....

Stopping any stutter is difficult. If it is cluttering, the best thing to do is mentally prepare what you want to say. Practice talking at an even pace....

I was going to type up a big reply to this but I'm going to put it pretty simple. I disagree to a certain extent with what you're saying, and here's why. I, and many other people who stutter, have ov...

Anyone have experiences with beta blockers/propranolol?

Anyone have experiences with beta blockers/propranolol? I have a presentation in 2 days and my doktor adviced me to take beta blockers to reduce anxiety and improve fluency...

Was your severe stutter physical or psychological? I know many stutterers who work their ass off, push their comfortzone and still get nowhere cause they keep relapsing....

A little joke upfront can help break the ice and reduce awkwardness, you know like "I stutter but it won't take to much extra time hahaha," or something like that can help break the ice for the other ...

Being explicit about stuttering - bringing up the subject

Being explicit about stuttering - bringing up the subject Hey all, First of all: I'm pretty grateful that I've stumbled accros this community. I had been searching - although quite passively - for a...

I think fluency is a perfectly acceptable goal. I don't think it's the only acceptable goal to have. For many people who stutter the severity of stuttering is so great that while achieving stutter-fre...

Should i give dating a second try this weekend?

Should i give dating a second try this weekend? I have been on one date before. I had talked to this girl a couple of times drunk, and mostly on snapchat. She invited herself over to watch a movie, an...