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I know this is only a mask technique but you can start with another word like I'm Andrew or try introducing yourself first before the other person has the chance to ask you! It works for me! ...

Definitely agree with you on making the call right away! I find the anticipation is usually worse than actually making the call. I usually build it too much in my head and think: "What if they judge m...

Thanks again for the response. I'm relieved to hear that if I had a child he/she wouldn't mimic my speech and develop bad habits or a the wrong feedbook loop for speech that I have. In regards to ...

The dreaded telephone

The dreaded telephone Being a life long stutterer, I know first hand the telephone phobia most of us develop over time. Those awkward moments when your blocking on a word and the person thinks the cal...

really interesting. I actually also have a hard time around "safe" people or environments. It's almost as if I know I should feel ok and comfortable so I stop trying and the stuttering just goes free ...

Same problem, same age, stuttering since I can remember. Fear will always be a factor in our lives. I fear talking to people on a daily basis. Not a moment goes by that I wish I could take that "magic...

I feel like I'm going to go nowhere in life.

I feel like I'm going to go nowhere in life. So, a little background: I'm 20 years old and I've had a severe stutter since I was 12 years old. Through the years it has only gotten worse. It didn't RE...

Stuttering is a physiological diorder at its core, with many psychological layers. It is a well documented fact that many stutterers do in fact stutter way less or don't stutter at all in certain sit...

Put an earplug in! I'm serious.. and remember you are your own worst critic. I have dropped several classes before in college when I skim and read the worst word... PRESENTATION. Even worse, presentat...

What gives you the hardest time with your stuttering?

What gives you the hardest time with your stuttering? I just discovered this subreddit recently. I've stuttered for as long as I can remember. Through high school and college, I had managed to get it ...

The truly happy and successful people in this world view stress as a challenge instead of a threat

The truly happy and successful people in this world view stress as a challenge instead of a threat I wish I wasn't like this. But I am. First post here so bear with me. I've had a slight stutter/...

Conquering the beast...

Conquering the beast... And by *beast*, I mean the telephone. I don't necessarily have an incapacitating stutter when talking to a person face-to-face. Yes, I do stutter and block rather frequently, b...

Yeah it is definitely speech related, i have developed a lot of anxiety around introducing myself to people because i have started to block on my own name. I've been stuttering for years but i began t...

Don't hold yourself back

Don't hold yourself back I recently built up the courage to attend a career fair at my college. I had been debating whether or not I should go for a while. However, I realized that I have to do things...

This is the day I face my opponent.

This is the day I face my opponent. Today is the day I face my stutter, head on, for a final battle against what has held me back for such a length of time. I am 18 and just nearing a half hour ago,...

Stating my name on demand was always the hardest for me! I work closely with somebody with the exact same name, and I found it ridiculous that I could say his name on demand at work, yet if somebody ...

I usually become less fluent when I am sleep deprived. I don't know much about sleep science, but when ever I pull all-nighters there is usually a period - around 9-12 in the morning - where I get lik...

That was my first thought too! And yet, there I was, bouncing around the library at 11am, red-eyed, delirious, and pretty damn fluent. It was so pronounced that I couldn't help but notice it every tim...

We hit 1000 subscribers. Let's go around the circle and introduce ourselves.

We hit 1000 subscribers. Let's go around the circle and introduce ourselves. Don't you hate this shit? I know I do. I think most people do because they're immediately met with an existential crisis. 3...

I have observed the same. I am a 21 year old computer science student, and when under the pressure of a deadline and heavily sleep deprived for a week (finals), I care less about speaking to others b...