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I would advice just push yourself when you need to speak with someone, don’t try to avoid it. And more practice with people, I prefer 1 to 1. It’s hard and scary yeah What about the future with stutte...
Can someone explain what happened?
Can someone explain what happened? Something super weird happened. It was a normal day, I had an exam. During the exam, my teacher was taking attendance, and I was nervous. When it was my turn, I didn...
Right now, I am trying to speak as natural as possible. I mean, not using the speech therapy techniques for every word and speaking in the natural speaking pace. When I speak natural I don't focus on ...
feel in this way So may times . Hoping to get rid of this curse . But the only way is no trying to think less about it...
Not a Christian but this bit resonates: Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ...
How public speaking club cured my lifelong stutter
How public speaking club cured my lifelong stutter ***Disclaimer:*** *This is a translated and adapted version of a personal story originally published on a Russian website. I am sharing it because I ...
No problem at all, thanks for the story! If you need any recommendation or anything: try to be as honest with yourself as possible, for your natural thoughts and speech to flow better...
Well I had quite a severe stutter up until the age of 14, then I hit puberty and it went away a bit. I also got a lot of confidence from being fit again after being overweight my entire life. And I ju...
People like my close family, because I don't care if I stutter and I'm comfortable with them, that makes me not stutter at all. But people I'm trying to impress and trying especially hard not to stu...
As someone who has stuttered their entire life, I have done numerous presentations whether it for work or school...some great ones, some not so much. Aside from practicing over and over, here is the b...
Every single day, I stepped out of my comfort zone and did something that scared me (asking for directions, asking for help, asking about a restaurant, etc... ). I failed so many times, but I learn...
Things I wish I new earlier about developmental stuttering
Things I wish I new earlier about developmental stuttering 1. Stuttering is 100% curable IF you are a child and the right speech therapy happens. 2. In the US it's considered a disability. In othe...
This is my outlook: no one can make me feel bad/offended etc... I am the one that interprets the world. This is not just some theory: time and again I've turned upset into joy just by recognising this...
Practicing speech therapy irl has done me wonders
Practicing speech therapy irl has done me wonders I’ve been going for speech therapy since August of last year, all the way up until May. I began my master’s degree this year, so I decided that inste...
If someone asks a question and the response is very unexpected, the asker may be nervous/confused and may accidentally blurt out something awkward. Similar to laughing at a funeral By gently disclo...
Did we just become best friends??! Honestly, now I’m in my 30s I’m starting to approach life like I don’t give a f anymore and if people want to make fun of something I can’t control, then it speaks ...
Round of applause for showing up and bravely facing your fear! You'll now realize it was never about how others felt about your stammering, but rather how you felt about it. The fact that you managed ...
I was incredibly anxious when I was in my late teens. I dropped out of school because of fear of stuttering and completely withdrew. I didn't understand how I could do anything or find a way forward. ...
Bravo!!! See, when you overthink something, you’re only putting more fear and anxiety into yourself. Do not believe everything you think! Well done!...
I thought this for all of my teen years and early 20s. Eventually i realized I was creating a self-fulfilling prophecy, and that I only had 1 life, so I needed to live it....