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I pretended to forget my best friend's name in conversation because I knew I blocked on the "D" sound in their name (ex: Denny) in a group setting (felt like a total asshole when my friends of 5 years...

I use to feel that way too, but after a couple times, I got use to it and just kept it short and sweet. What helped me was using my name mid sentence, not at the start of the sentence. I’d always st...

I'm almost done. I did mostly online :) Running from my problems every day, you could say. Or making my life easier, call it. I'd say it was well worth it. Look into WGU and online colleges if you...

To each their own. But for years I avoided ordering what I really wanted because the fear of saying "no pickles" was paralyzing for me. The kiosks really are a gamechanger. ...

I fw online food delivery apps and restaurants that have kiosks ❤️

I fw online food delivery apps and restaurants that have kiosks ❤️ They just a game changer, like on a good day im feeling it ill order my own food yk But sometimes it gets tough you just want to ea...

You can just smile and nod to stuff like that. They forget you within 20 seconds of you leaving no matter what you do....

Great, a new stuttering block identified!!😍

Great, a new stuttering block identified!!😍 Sooo apparently I stutter on responding to workers when they tell me to have a good day when leaving stores??? I realized it 2 days ago when I was leaving ...

Does anyone have interesting speech therapy stories?

Does anyone have interesting speech therapy stories? I'll start. Went to speech therapy from elementary school through middle school. Twice a week for 8 years and I feel like I don't have a whole lot ...

The best technique i found is smiling. Somehow it reduces my anxiety and gives confidence. I also use hand gestures, and I tries to think ahead that what i want to say....

New worrying reaction

New worrying reaction Stammering all my life, the usual story, dictated my life but hands mangaged to gain a bit of control over it over the last ten years. I'm now 50. Lately though, the last year o...

When I was forced to read a paragraph in school. I stuttered on every word. I didn’t/couldn’t finish, teacher asked someone else to read. I was seated against the wall, and looked toward it and just c...

I know there are many but I have blocked them out ...

Any help appreciated

Any help appreciated Hi, I am a 19-year-old male and a first-year university student. I've found that my fear of speaking and low self-confidence are quite pronounced. I've always had a slight stutter...

As a kid I had a really brutal stutter. I am 35 now and its mostly not detectable. I have trouble starting sentences with a vowel, like if a persons name is Olivia or Alex I have won't be able to get ...

The problem with that for me has been that while I don't care if people like or respect me I can't stay in places where I'm openly disrespected/bullied for stuttering..and it has happened to me pretty...

Focus on each word.. Fuel your sentences with a deep breath; before starting a sentence,just breathe. Mouth : wider Open Tongue: rests on the lower side.. And some covert technique helps me..(I sp...

I'm a 33F who has been stuttering and saying words backwards for years

I'm a 33F who has been stuttering and saying words backwards for years I'm a 33 year old female. I've been trying to overcome my social anxiety for several years. I stutter when I'm thinking about wha...

I used to do the same but now I just stutter and I don't care. If they look at me weird or there’s a misunderstanding I tell them I have a stutter. I had problems with some words in the past and now I...

In my last job we and my coworkers were getting called by a woman offering a medical plan. I went and accepted the offer, she told me to go and tell another coworker to go to her because she needed to...

Lying because it’s easier to talk.

Lying because it’s easier to talk. I’m 22, I have a big stutter and sometimes I make shit up and lie about things, not because I like it but because some words are easier to say, or certain words will...