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Should we as stutters rehearse converations in our minds that we might encounter in the future?

Should we as stutters rehearse converations in our minds that we might encounter in the future? This has been a very prominent habit of mine in past years. I put myself into a situation in my mind in ...

Shower Thought: I will never be able to say, "Did I stutter?" if someone were to question me.

Shower Thought: I will never be able to say, "Did I stutter?" if someone were to question me. One less way to be an ass because it would be ironic :(...

These very brief interactions are probably the easiest type of thing to tackle, quickly. All I've found that I have to do, if I feel that I am about to stutter in a situation that's coming up... like ...

One thing I've found seems to work, although it's also common sense... is when you feel like you're going to stutter in a casual social situation which is coming up soon, you can center yourself in th...

Stuttered as a kid, and now it's back.

Stuttered as a kid, and now it's back. I had a stutter when I was a kid but grew out it of by the time I was in high school. For years, I had no problem with talking on the phone, job interviews, or ...

Mate it's hard not to get depressed when speech / communication is letting you down - such a critical aspect of life. I have been in your situation, like it's not even worth communicating any more. I...

I do the same. Since I am doing that, I can say my name fluently, but I am still very nervous when I know its going to happen because you never know, and saying your own name is the most embarrassing,...

I sometimes start stuttering again if I believe myself to be in a context that will eventually involve listeners - like, recording something, or praciticing something to be spoken....

Promotions and the stress that comes with it.

Promotions and the stress that comes with it. Hey everyone, This is my first post in this subreddit. Much love. I've stuttered all my life and I just turned 29. It didn't really bother me until goin...

Just stutter. It'll get better. It's all about confidence. I do the pre-sentence thing like you. I say "like" a lot before stuff or just "errr" kinda like I'm thinking. But it gets better. You just ne...

I do the same. I know what I'm going to say then I end ups starting to stutter. I then go to a period of silence. I start to feel like an idiot, and I think others feel the same...

And I thought job interviews were the worst part

And I thought job interviews were the worst part I thought I would never find a job. After dozens of interviews I was sure that the problem was my speech impediment, not the speech impediment itself, ...

I think part of stuttering is all this extra overhead pertaining to our anticipation and perception of words. Many of us are easily able to discern another stutterer (however covert). We pay a lot of ...

Kinda but it's more of me watching a video and hearing some phrase that, as they said it, I can recognize as something I would block on. i.e. " I would just love to have some fresh air right now" I wo...

Yes. When you hear someone say a word you are wanting to say, does it suddenly become 100 times easier? Like they've broken some sort of special seal?...

Can you hear someone say a word in context that you know you would block on?

Can you hear someone say a word in context that you know you would block on? Sometimes when I'm watching a video or talking with someone, I hear a word spoken in a context. I can "feel" that if I said...

That feeling of adrenaline after a presentation is amazing!

That feeling of adrenaline after a presentation is amazing! So I just gave this 5 minute technical presentation for my undergrad engineering course that I've been dreading really badly for a couple we...

Just cannot do presentations

Just cannot do presentations Conversationally, I would say that I have a mild stutter. The moment I have to do a presentation my stutter amps up to moderate to severe. Whenever there is a possibility ...

You would *hope* it would be an easy thing to say, but it really isn't surprising. It's impossible to fall back on word substitution and there's a ton of anxiety and anticipation surrounding the poten...

Any tips on how to stay cool during an interview?

Any tips on how to stay cool during an interview? I have an interview tomorrow morning and I think i'm ready, except for my fluency. It's pretty unpredictable (sometimes it's perfect, sometimes I can'...