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Talk as if you expect to stutter

Talk as if you expect to stutter Most of us talk as if we expect (and hope) to be fluent. This is how most people talk, because most people are fluent, and we copy how most people talk. So then when w...

i am a woman, 23 i hate when people are like “stuttering isn’t that bad, it’s cute.” it’s so clear that the majority of people think stuttering as a whole is the way it is portrayed in films and stuf...

i hate when people are like “stuttering isn’t that bad, it’s cute.” it’s so clear that the majority of people think stuttering as a whole is the way it is portrayed in films and stuff. i hate it. i ...

As a person who's suffered many a foot-in-mouth moment, I think about this a lot. Although stuttering leads to many awkward moments, there are times I'm relieved I was held back from saying something ...

Actually what he says is kind of true, like I can realize halfway through that my sentence might be misinterpreted, or is poorly worded or something, and stuttering sometimes gives me enough time to t...

Disfluencies differ by language

Disfluencies differ by language My native language is German. My stutter always varied, sometimes the blocks were so bad I was unable to talk to people I don't know. It did get better and I'm once aga...

I fully agree 👍, they are some insecure morons, even with normal speech. I've been around true drug addicts, they don’t stutter at all... I say this, I've never been envious of people about the typi...

I guess we have similar pattern a bit on stuttering. Well, I always wonder what life would have been if we didn't have stutter. I am working to become fluent as maximum as possible....

It makes me less extroverted than I'd normally be, but it hasn't impacted my dating life that much since I usually date introverted girls that I meet in quiet environments. I feel it limits me a lot...

Yessssss, notably words starting with A and I such as animal, animate, illustrator, intimidate, etc. Also words starting with SH or a vowel followed by L. Imagine having a thought and just letting it ...

Developmental Stuttering?

Developmental Stuttering? Can anyone share their thoughts or experiences with this? Just a dad here, feeling a little anxious. My daughter is turning 5 this August, and while we’ve got an appointme...

Word Final Disfluency Parent looking for support

Word Final Disfluency Parent looking for support Hello, i have a son who will be 6yrs old in a month and i believe he has Word Final Disfluency. He is very bright, he learned to read on his own, he ca...

Is this normal development?

Is this normal development? I’ve been noticing my daughter with word repetitions (at the start and sometimes in the middle of sentences) fillers for a while now and it actually got better for the last...

Do you have a problem with unwittingly sounding angry? And how do you mitigate it?

Do you have a problem with unwittingly sounding angry? And how do you mitigate it? I suffer less and less from cluttering and stuttering as I grow older and slower, but I notice that the consonant-for...

Well there is no cure, for stammering I think but as I do more presentation I practice some relaxing breathing before presentation so , i fumbled less now but still sometimes I got stuck at letters...

I would say When I'm explaining something to known or unknown people Thats when I'm stuttering. Or even when arguing I'm stuck with my words....

COOKED

COOKED What’s the point of life when you’ve been stuttering since childhood? No matter how hard you try to stay strong, you always seem to fall. And yet, every single day, you get back up and keep fig...

Incident #1 – The Power of Preparation vs. The Weight of Fear

Incident #1 – The Power of Preparation vs. The Weight of Fear Once during school, I was extremely nervous because I had to participate in a competition — a speech event. I remember feeling so negative...

Teaching at a college (with a stutter)

Teaching at a college (with a stutter) I am writing this up because my effort to reachout (via a post here) was deleted. I started stuttering when I was in third grade... it continued and reached it...

Hey, I just stumbled upon this post and have already watched his videos. Can relate so much because I too don't tend to stutter that much on the days I'm extremely busy. But, is focusing on other area...