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I stutter and I also love chess! On chess.com I am around 1800 in blitz and 1950 in bullet. :)...

I am desperate. My stutter is getting worse.

I am desperate. My stutter is getting worse. I am desperate. I moved to another country and I speak English at work. When I’m talking to my bosses, I stutter a little. Earlier, I had a meeting with my...

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person (Colossians 4:6)...

Does adding a ‘hhhh’ sound before your name help

Does adding a ‘hhhh’ sound before your name help My name’s and I find it hard to say whenever someone asks me what my name is. I’ve heard before saying ur name adding a ‘huhhhhhh’ breathing out sound ...

Interview for dream job tomorrow morning.

Interview for dream job tomorrow morning. It sucks because I would be SO confident about it if it weren’t for my stutter. I’ve practiced until my face turned blue and I have the perfect answer for any...

Stuttering is not a problem of speech because it is not speaking that makes us stutter.

Stuttering is not a problem of speech because it is not speaking that makes us stutter. Disclaimer: This is probably not relevant to those who stutter after brain damage. I know when I'm going to stu...

I’m 43 and I still remember this like it was yesterday. Congratulations for getting through it! Keep your head held high and don’t let this stop you, the more you do it the easier it becomes. That bei...

I can't believe we have to deal with introductions in college and even beyond that. I'm sorry about your experience tho it rly is tough for us...

I totally get this. I totally block on it. And get ready n nervous awaiting my turn for the 'introduction '. I feel like an idiot because everyone else is thinking 'this is NOT a hard question'...

If it makes you feel any better Im in my third year of college and still messed up the introduction. Just felt the block on a name I’ve said too many times already. Sucks but oh well...

This literally happened yesterday: I play on a high level international sports team and we had a day where we went into the community and met some local youth teams and were there to take pictures. I...

Introductions

Introductions Today was my first day of school and we had to introduce ourselves as always. The teacher got to me and I said my first name with a subtle block but I was still relieved that it wasn't t...

I wouldn't say that any situation gives me fear per say, but the most difficult ones for me are the sort of chaotic, unprovoked interactions. For example, when I'm minding my own business and someone ...

Yeah, I use constant cues to make people feel like they're being heard. Not sure if it's down to being polite, or me being worried that I'm being rude. Not sure. I have a stutter, so naturally I'm ...

Stuttering during presentation @ work

Stuttering during presentation @ work Today, I stuttered during a presentation at work over Zoom. I felt rushed because my presentation was at the end of an already long meeting and we were overtime. ...

Quick update after that big weekend (this past weekend).. Met up with someone that my speech has been awful all the time and met up with 3 new people I hadn't met.. The only time I stuttered was Sa...

No side effects, I'm a bit tired, but I think it's mainly due to a living change, and a lack of sleep. I.e. went from a 1 bedroom with a window with great airflow/AC, to a townhome /loft type where th...

how do you do?

how do you do? How do you do when you really have the words in your head and your practice before speaking, whispering, or softly and the words come out! but when you have to do the real speaking, you...

I remember my skul days when I had presentations or had to deliver a speech, I was really terrified from the time I was assigned the task till completion ! I kept repeating the speech almost every min...

Back to School

Back to School I’m starting school on Monday and it’s my first time going back in person since the pandemic. Im 20 years old and i’ve stuttered my whole life. I’m really nervous having to talk to peop...