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My opinion as a pws: you don’t really want someone who stutters to be directly responsible for someone’s life where speech may be the deciding factor, the same way you don’t want someone with Tourette...

Stutter at serious conversations only

Stutter at serious conversations only I stutter during interviews, presentations, and Zoom classes especially when I'm nervous or under pressure. How do others manage or reduce stuttering in serious s...

Does your stutter affect your dreams too? Or is it just me?

Does your stutter affect your dreams too? Or is it just me? I was dreaming... just a random dream where I was talking to someone. And even in my dream, I was stuttering. That moment hit me hard — bec...

I HOPE THIS HELPS

I HOPE THIS HELPS (Apologize for the long post - I feel a majority will get something from my story) For context - I am a United States Marine - went on 2 combat tours in Afghanistan - I currently own...

Offered a university instructor job

Offered a university instructor job I am a 24 years old male who’s been working in cybersecurity for a year now. For the past year I used to work mostly in night shifts and at clients sites so my dire...

Giving a talk

Giving a talk In september, I'm going to give a talk and it terrifies me. I'm afraid I'll freeze and get stuck so badly that I won't be able to finish a sentence. I'm afraid people will feel trapped b...

Worst prez of my life

Worst prez of my life I’m 40. Speak a lot for my career. Typically mild to moderate stutterer. I’m in a masters program and one class is mostly online. My midterm presentation was the worst damn spea...

I always think,that I'm gonna stutter

I always think,that I'm gonna stutter I always think,that I'm gonna stutter.When I'm opening my mouth,or it doesn't matter opened or not,firstly I analize the letter of all words in sentence I wanna s...

I think it’s a great way to get into deeper conversation quickly. Most times when I tell someone about my stutter they get more comfortable talking about their own issues, etc....

I have the same kind of block that you mention. One thing that has helped me is trying to change my intention when approaching a speaking situation. Instead of trying to worry about not being fluent I...

hey! I struggle with the exact same speech pattern you’re going through now. When I was younger, my stutter was repetitions, and it was significantly better than it is now. Fast forward to now, and my...

It's impossible to stutter when you sing the words or talk in a funny tone

It's impossible to stutter when you sing the words or talk in a funny tone It's like the random speech blocks made up by your brain completely disappear. It's almost like Stuttering is a state of mind...

I don't see what examples/answers here do not fit my definition that stuttering is likely the same for everyone but their feelings, fears, doubts, etc in a given moment in a given situation and so on ...

The Key to Escaping Our Lifelong Battle

The Key to Escaping Our Lifelong Battle **© \[Austen Siegler\], \[2025\]. All rights reserved.** This document contains proprietary intellectual property and original material developed by the au...

Stutter might not be about anxiety

Stutter might not be about anxiety Hey! I have a really strange stutter. I talk fine then randomly at the beginning or middle of a word I just start repeating a syllable so much I can’t finish the sen...

A question for reflection

A question for reflection Based on what I know and my own personal experience, many or most of PWS or PWSS have found themselves to be fluent in one or multiple of these situations: * When whispering...

The way i see it the block just comes and goes but how we feel about it lasts. There's this onset and what happens next is easier to see as a mental game. The less we care the easier, like a finger ...

I'm 40 and stuttered from 2 to 3 years old. I made a post about my mindset changes and a little on not worrying or getting too addicted to a technique that may not be working here [https://www.reddit...

Hey! I experienced something similar but with a remission period of almost 15 years. It comes as a shock. It will take time to make peace with the identity of a person with a stutter. In my case, I lo...

I have a situational stutter as well and I find it difficult to get techniques to stick. I have this quirk where I don't stutter at all in therapy so I find it hard to learn things like fluency shapin...