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postr/StutterSep 25, 2024
15 points

I have to give a presentation tomorrow. Any tips?

I have to give a presentation tomorrow. Any tips? I have made an a project in my university. Tommorow I need to explain the working of the app, and the features. Any tips on how to give a good presen...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Public SpeakingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 21, 2024
273 points

I did the presentation!

I did the presentation! It was a moment in history. I went after the 2 girls in the pic. It was my first time ever speaking infront of people. I presented with someone else but i made sure to do most ...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Public SpeakingHope & MotivationAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/overcome_stutteringSep 19, 2024
3 points

Similar situation. I’m 38 and my stuttering has held me back in so many ways. Been on 100 first dates and still single because my confidence is low from always thinking I’m going to stutter and look b...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerPublic SpeakingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2024
11 points

Hey there! First of all I wanna express my support to you! Starting a university, especially with a stutter, especially law school is a big step! You have a lot of courage and determination. I also ju...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifePublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2024
1 points

But some situations are demanding, Like I was in theatre class, and have to perform in a group for the final assignment and There was a girl in the group she told me more than 10 times before our play...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2024
2 points

I would get so nervous and also know that I would fuck up my name and embarrass myself in front of all my classmates and teachers....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2024
0 points

I’m a stutterer I start school really soon and all I can think about is the presentations and saying my name to teachers in front of the classmates. When I know I’m going to stutter I feel my heart ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2024
2 points

Same here… tmrw is my first day and I stutter. I have the same issue saying my name it’s the worse and I honestly have no idea what to do about it. Even worse is presenting and just standing trying to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2024
2 points

Lean into your stutter at court. Turn a weakness into a strength. You might elicit a little sympathy, which could work in your favor....

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
0 points

THIS! I’ve always had a stutter but I never let it bother me. I’ve known perfectly fluent people who were far less comfortable with public speaking than I was. I still stutter all the time when public...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking
postr/StutterAug 28, 2024
110 points

I did it. It gets better.

I did it. It gets better. Hi everyone, I used to be absolutely terrified of public speaking due to my stutter. I get pretty severe blocks and/or caught on one syllable for an eternity. I remember how ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2024
1 points

For me personally, trying to be fluent was the worst way to live my life. Once I realized that I can show my stutter to others, a huuuuuuuuge burden lifted off my chest. Nowadays I stutter confidently...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
postr/StutterAug 22, 2024
5 points

Tomorrow I have final thesis presentation and its getting me anxious

Tomorrow I have final thesis presentation and its getting me anxious This is Live long stutterer of 24 year old, and I dont know how I survived till now being elder child and a cronic public speaking ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2024
1 points

I can neither agree or disagree with you because after reading this subreddit for several years and having met many more stutterers at support groups, I would now say that there are most likely many d...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
0 points

Mine has gotten better with time... I had a severe stutter resulting from a traumatic event at the age of 5. Years in speech therapy without effect. I think the negative impact of my stutter peaked in...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Trauma & PsychologicalSeverity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
3 points

36M here who has had a moderate stutter as long as I can remember. My main struggle is with blocking on sounds and words and it can be dehabilitating at times. Despite that, I have managed to gradua...

Speech & StutteringSchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & CareerPublic Speaking+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2024
2 points

What worked best for me was breathing and drawing out sounds or tying one word to another (if I had to say bald, is say he's bald trying to tie he's and bald together). There was a video about stutter...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2024
4 points

Really? I think what helped me and maybe others was that I had a really tough English teacher my junior year of HS and she would only make us do presentations and several other public speaking assignm...

School & WorkCommunity & Support
Public SpeakingAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2024
3 points

what i realized in college is everyone is going thru shit, hard shit. college shapes you to who u will be in life. so power through, visualize success, visualize yourself leading clubs and giving spee...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationSchool & Academic LifePublic Speaking
postr/StutterAug 11, 2024
12 points

Feeling inferior than others

Feeling inferior than others I am someone(19m) who stutters.Now I am at my college but I feel way inferior than my peers due to my stutter.I try to interact with others as much a possible like indulgi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more