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Literally always thinking about what I want to say, and the mental gymnastics required to avoid or minimize difficult saying it. Oh, and the anxiety that causes doesn’t help either....

Does Medication help with your stutter?

Does Medication help with your stutter? Hey guys and gals. Hope ya'll are doing fine. I was just reading an article about medicine that may help with your stuttering. The [stutteringhelp.org](https://...

Interviews and speech fatigue

Interviews and speech fatigue Just hear to vent a little bit. Feel free to read or not. Been interviewing a lot for some jobs recently. Just finished my 4th interview in 3 days. One was in person, t...

For me personally, the best way for me to start building confidence was to just jump like when diving into a pool. I’m not saying immediately start doing public speaking, but start off with little, ...

Stuttering and law school?

Stuttering and law school? My dad’s a lawyer and I’m a junior in college taking up a pre-law course + a minor program and I’m pretty much set for law school. I’ve made some progress with my stutter bu...

That's good to hear. I remember the first interview I went to, I just managed to say my name and then walked out and almost passed out from the anxiety. But it's much better now obviously. But tbh I h...

Hey fellow redditor, Not sure which profession you’re in, but I finished my program as a physical therapist a few months ago, and am currently working. I know how you feel. You have all the terms in ...

Cold approaching with a stutter? :(

Cold approaching with a stutter? :( I have a somewhat mild stutter, I get blocks every now and then. I want to start approaching women but my biggest fear is blocking mid conversation. Anyone ever col...

Is there a medication that allows one to overcome blocks?

Is there a medication that allows one to overcome blocks? In the past 4 years I feel like I’ve started to experience more blocks, and it really frustrates me because I know it’s all in my head. I’m ab...

Stutter gets worse when hearing other stutterers speak. How do I keep myself from stuttering more???

Stutter gets worse when hearing other stutterers speak. How do I keep myself from stuttering more??? I can’t watch some movies and shows like It. Being around other stutterers makes mine worse. Even w...

This can't go on anymore I'm DETERMINED to change - my story as a stutterer.

This can't go on anymore I'm DETERMINED to change - my story as a stutterer. Hi everyone I just want to share my story. I don't remember when exactly I started stuttering. When I was a kid I was ver...

Ive experienced the same thing. I would take so long to introduce myself and people would think i was a weirdo and i died inside...

Creeps up on me..

Creeps up on me.. I stuttered a lot as a child and not so much in day to day interactions as an adult. For some reason it creeps up on me at times. This lockdown has not helped. I started a new job in...

I'm really excited for you, in all seriousness. I have a massive fear about this, that one day I'll need to stand up for myself or someone I care about and I need to be assertive and I get stuck on wh...

It's good that humming work for you. I didn't try humming yet. Before speaking I usually think and repeat in my mind what I will say but eventually most likely feel that pressure in my throat and free...

Presentation

Presentation I'm going to have a presentation to give which is contains 60 sentences, and I’ve never been that scared about anything in my life before. I know that I should be happy because now we hav...

To the first point: yeah I definitely see where you’re coming from. It’s something that’s in constant work, maybe my reality of people perceiving me as a stutterer is more blown up than what would rea...

I pause before speech

I pause before speech I stutter at start of my speech and remain stuck with weird face without saying any word. Sometimes people just go away from me because they thought I don't wanna talk with them....

Stutter PTSD

Stutter PTSD Hello, Im 18 years old and have been stuttering since i was 9. Recently i went to a new school and due to 2 presentations my stutters have become worse, i didnt want to do them at first ...

My first name is Jeff, so whenever I have to introduce myself its usually a complete block or J-J-J-J-J-Jeff. I've come up with a trick that sometimes helps. Because I am a person with a stammer, I c...