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Keep going! I have been reading out loud to myself in the morning 5 days a week for 30 mins for the last 6 months. I also talk to myself as I drive into work every day (most days anyway, sometimes I...

Classic chicken or the egg dilemma. For me, I don't know whether the stutter causes the lack of confidence, or vice versa. I find on my fluent days, I am more confident but, again, am I fluent becau...

Stuttering in PhD

Stuttering in PhD Hi! Does anyone here is in PhD and also stutters? In my case I have to do lots of presentations (some of then in italian, which is not my mother-tongue), so I try to speak as much as...

My stutter is the same as yours. I can say the same word without any stutter at one time and then at another time, the fear of stutter just grips me and I start stuttering on the same word. This...

Just a Rant

Just a Rant Bombed another job interview. Playing dumb to avoid saying a word can work, but that’s not the time or place. Oh well. I had a stutter growing up, but I had more or less grown out of it b...

The loss of confidence comes from, of course, the stutter. To gain confidence, you could do a few things. The one that everyone hates is to try and have a positive mindset (with a stutter or any dis...

I'm the most unlucky person on earth

I'm the most unlucky person on earth Only 1% of the world has a stammer when god loaded the world 99% of people loaded correctly but I had to be on this 1% well if I'm not the unluckiest then what is ...

Share a common interest, rather than starting with your name. Comment on something happening at the party. It might start up a conversation. They’ll ask you for your name later. Hopefully, you are cal...

viva tips for a stutterer

viva tips for a stutterer i have viva tests coming up and i need some advice to speak fluently and without hesitation in front of some students and a teacher...

Job search is so difficult with stutter (I'm losing hope)

Job search is so difficult with stutter (I'm losing hope) I've always been a very good student and graduated last year from a reputable university with a computer science degree. ​ I'v...

What helped me

What helped me I am currently 45 and have stuttered my whole life to some degree. As a child it was intense. Often i would sound like a car turning over "rrrr-rrr-rrrr". Getting pulled out of class fo...

Theory

Theory Why is it we get blocked more on the phone , or when talking to people in general, when alone i almost never stutter when talking to myself and could say anything fluently but around people I h...

I worry too much about what other people think.

I worry too much about what other people think. I'm currently a college student and this is my second semester at this college. Last year, my speech was nearly fluent. I did start stuttering more towa...

Yep, that's a stutter. To me, your phrase "I knew how to say it, but at the same time I knew that I would not be able to get the word out." is the essence of stuttering. Welcome aboard, I guess?...

You're right. It is very useful to know your triggers when stuttering comes into play. ​...

Told a very long and terrible joke to a crowd of over 70 people, impromptu- KILLED IT!

Told a very long and terrible joke to a crowd of over 70 people, impromptu- KILLED IT! So in anticipation for my big speech I have been really getting out of my comfort zone to build confidence. On Mo...

Stuttering has made me fall to my knees, I'm 100% hopeless

Stuttering has made me fall to my knees, I'm 100% hopeless So I'm [19, M] currently in my first semester at a reputated and one of the leading universities of my country. There's a club in my uni that...

It's quite normal to have your name be your #1 stuttering word. Most people report that the sound of their stutter is only a small component of the experience, and the dread and worry in anticipation ...

What is the chance that I will stutter on a word?

What is the chance that I will stutter on a word? I used to always think that the words that I have to say, I have troubles on. Then I looked at which letters I have troubles on in the beginning of th...

Help can't say name

Help can't say name I am seriously struggling to introduce myself to people. It's so difficult i don't even engage with people, I just take orders and have 1 word replies. I don't even talk to anyone ...