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I certainly know what it's like to anticipate a stutter, but that's in the performance of it - this is not something I associate with outright abandoning the process. Moreover, if it's fear pushed way...

That's awesome!!!! I have a similar phenomenon with prepared speeches, where you're nervous as frig prior to giving the speech and then the words just easily glide out during the speech....

New to Reddit - Job Interviewing Tips? SOS!

New to Reddit - Job Interviewing Tips? SOS! As many fellow stuttering folks might agree, job interviews are the worst, truly (for me, it's the in-person ones). At least you don't have to introduce you...

Starting a new job on Monday, dreading introducing myself

Starting a new job on Monday, dreading introducing myself So after nearly a year of being unemployed, my stutter has gotten a bit worse. I’m starting a full time job on Monday and the part I’m dreadin...

Acquired adult, highly situational stutter?

Acquired adult, highly situational stutter? Hi there, I'm hoping to find others who can relate to this and possibly shed some light on what is going on. I don't recall ever having issues with stutter...

Not being able to say my name is making me very depressed

Not being able to say my name is making me very depressed I'm really tired of people treating me like shit because of my speech disability. Just today I was at a resteraunt and placed my order, they a...

Late onset stutter

Late onset stutter Hello, I’m new to this community and have been reading a lot of your guys posts on stuttering. I am 20 years old and didn’t start stuttering until about 2 years ago when I was 18 an...

Is it with all sounds? I know when I was younger, there was a particular sound I had difficulty with, so they had me start the word with another sound. Have you been very stressed? I know my blocks ge...

I'm a student, I tried debating today and I can really use some moral support.

I'm a student, I tried debating today and I can really use some moral support. Where I live there is this debate competition that is huge in my country, for the first time they are hosting an English ...

I have two presentations on Monday

I have two presentations on Monday Like the title says, I'm gonna have to do two presentations in one day. I'm trying really hard to be confident and not let the anxiety get to me but everytime I reme...

It's due to past experiences where you got stuck on the same thing. Once you have good experiences with those questions it'll become easy...the problem is getting the good experiences. I know it's har...

I GAVE A SPEECH! My story.

I GAVE A SPEECH! My story. Today I finally did it! I public spoke for the first time in a long while-5-6 years. I used to be a good speaker in my middle school. I had a little stutter back them but i...

I was asked to speak at a conference in March 2020

I was asked to speak at a conference in March 2020 I work in tech and I am a woman. My career really took off this year and I have been asked to speak at a fairly large conference in Budapest in March...

I could speak fluently for 6 days (So there is hope for you!)

I could speak fluently for 6 days (So there is hope for you!) Here's a bit of hope for my fello stutterers. I am a stutterer, and I get blocks very very regularly. But last year, I had a week of pure...

Panic attack at the post office.

Panic attack at the post office. Went to the post office, 1 till open, there was a short line infront of me. No worries. I wrote everything on my package- it was international so I had to pay for spec...

I did feel the same every time I had to do a presentation. But it was all gone after I’ve done it. The source of my stress was mainly the anticipation, since most presentations were by alphabetic...

The hand over the mouth has a positive intention. Is it intended to conceal your mouth mid-stutter? Do you also look away from your listener at the same time? In learning from your 'brain shift' I ...

Sometimes I wake up and my brain goes “Get ready to stutter all day!”

Sometimes I wake up and my brain goes “Get ready to stutter all day!” Typically I stutter 2-3 times a day, it doesn’t bother me. I usually self correct by placing my left hand over my mouth for a seco...

Project

Project I usually get stuck while talking with my friends but they can still understand me. Yesterday, I had a project to do and for my surprise I didn’t stutter while the teacher was calling names ...

Is it too late to fix?

Is it too late to fix? I am a teenager who has been stuttering for as long as I remember. It has definitely had its ups and downs, but I was wondering if it's worth the effort of trying to fix at this...