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I never used to but in the past few years sometimes. I think this is a result of thinking about it before I sleep....

it's not a super anology, but this is what John Harrison's take: >Why Are Speech Blocks So Unpredictable? For years, I used to bite through pencils in frustration, trying to come up with some logi...

I agree One of the best things I realized was first impressions don't matter. I'm sure you also did the thing where you go around in a circle and introduce yourselves. When it got to me I was so shy...

I realized that my blocking stems from anxiety and anticipation. What I am trying to figure out now is what triggers the anxiety and how to override it. In the meantime Mr. Roboto allows me to "have a...

In my early years of elementary school, I had psychologial counseling - didn't help at all. I suffered from stuttering a lot until high school, then I've enrolled in drama classes. I must say **tongue...

This is probably the most helpful and valuable post in this thread. You need to overcome the fear of saying your name. It is the negative perception w.r.t. your name that feeds your stutter. The reas...

The reason why almost all stutterers have trouble saying their name is because there is no alternative for it. Some try to come up with nicknames or take on an entirely different persona, but the init...

I hate saying my name now !

I hate saying my name now ! Some times sutter and some times I don't. It's strange. Whenever I have to tell someone my name, I freeze. I suddenly lock up, I know my name, but it just doesn't want ...

Anticipation is a huge trigger for me. If I worry about a particular speaking situation coming up I often have trouble. ...

Yeah. I almost always stutter when ordering food. I expect it's anticipation breeding anxiety, which in turn causes the stutter....

Have you tried medication for your anxiety? I know when I'm not as anxious I stutter way less...

Indeed. Unfortunately those safe situations will become less and less frequent the more you experience a stutter during said situations. It's a bad spiral....

> I've always had a very minute stutter Right here. Most don't realize that everyone has some degree of disfluency - 99% of the time it's unnoticeable. Anxiety and being tired are two of my big t...

I had a job interview

I had a job interview I had a job interview for a Tier 3 Technical Support position with a major telecommunications company. It was my first interview since graduating college. I have been stuttering ...

Very well-written! I could see so much of my own story in yours. Thanks for sharing. > The actual incidence of it is bad enough, but the dread it creates in you is far worse. That is something I...

Welcome to the hell is more like it. I take it your impediment is blocks like mine. When I was a kid and teen I had a repetitive stammer and in my adulthood it evolved into this. If I get stuck I have...

Interviews with a Stutter

Interviews with a Stutter I am currently 17 and already in college with a fully-paid college scholarship. I am enrolled as a dual enrolled student meaning I only take college classes which count as bo...

I dont stutter very much when answering questions etc, but whenever i try to tell a story i block on almost every word, so i can definately relate to this....

I was at a job interview yesterday, where every time I was trying to get a point across and was hampered by my stutter, I could feel the flow sort of slipping away. It's strenuous....

Everything. As someone who also has a severe block stutter, I'm the last person who is going to tell you it doesn't affect my life. I don't go a day without thinking about when I am going to block or ...