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Thanks for the honest response. What do you like for people to do while they wait? Is it better (for you personally) to maintain eye contact, or does it make you nervous or have some other negative re...

Thanks, I'll definitely keep that in mind. Like I said, this was only the second time I've met him, and we will potentially be meeting twice a week for the next couple of years if all goes well. The g...

Most people who stutter appreciate it if you let them finish their words/sentences. just sit patiently and wait. And no need to give a big smile or overly friendly supportive look, that often increase...

I'm really unsure. I've met stutterers who really dislike people finishing their words whereas I actually don't mind it at all. Depending on how close you are to him, I would just ask him privately. ...

small talk is hard. I can only go it when im in a group of friends and I can pick my moments. But being boring and quiet and worse than being stammering and engaging. It's a mental hurdle a lot of us ...

I used to do this as well. My name is "unique" and hard to land on a single introduction. When people asked me for my name I would immediately start spelling it. Got some awkward looks. I used to lie ...

At first I was going to suggest spelling it but given the length of your name, I don't think people would follow fast enough. So instead is there any way to make a comparison? For instance the name Mi...

Change your name. Just kidding, I'm not sure I entirely understand how your name led to your stuttering. But if it's truly a hard name you could go with a nickname. If that isn't an option for you m...

I say "present" not because I stutter but because I like it. Don't resort to avoidance my friend, it will exacerbate the fear in the long run. Force yourself to say 'here' every time, if anyone laughs...

No,no,no,no,no,no. No you should not decide your baby's name based on your stutter. There comes a time when a kid wants to know the story behind their name....do you want your avoidance to be their ...

I'm 29 and still have hangups over my speech... but man, it gets easier. If you can, see a speech therapist. Talk to your friends about your stutter, talk to people at work about it if it's botherin...

Smalltalk Problems.

Smalltalk Problems. Hi r/Stutter ! I have been stuttering since I was a child (21 now). I wanted to share my experience about what recently became a much bigger problem (leaving school for univer...

I did this once and it helped to get the pressure off. It was in a high school english class and the teacher was making everyone read aloud. When I walked into class one day and saw books on all the d...

It taught me to listen rather than speak, as I most often couldn't talk if I tried. Past tense because I'm basically impediment-free now, save for the blip here and there. ...

I always use to say it gives me a forced ability to think about what im saying before i say it, as the mind always outruns the mouth. In that sense a lot of people would benefited from stuttering....

I mean, thats a great achievment for him. But reciting a fully written down speech where you have all your sentences and breathing pauses optimized is not "learning to speak". Its the same thing with ...

I would compile a list that is easy to say then choose the one you like the most. I personally wouldn't like to stutter on my child's name because it would surely bother me. Don't bother listening to...

I usually speak pretty fast in general. I never knew why, if it was just anxiety that if I speak fast enough, would I not stutter?...

Just start hitting numbers. 1 is usually yes and 2 is usually no. After I get one prompt done with touchtones it usually gives me the option for numbers as well as speech to text. ...

Fucking phone prompts!

Fucking phone prompts! I really hate the automated phone prompts that ask you to say something instead of pressing a number. "IF YOU HAVE A GENERAL INQUIRY, PLEASE SAY 'GENERAL INQUIRY'". Ugh. Eve...