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Yea, that's called word substitution. It is an avoidance behavior I am trying consciously to get rid of because there are some things, like your name, that you cannot substitute. ...

If you are a "hidden stutterer" the mcguire might not be 100% for you though. If the problem is that you are afraid to show you stutter then the problem isnt the stutter, its the fear. Its like treati...

Introducing Broca Brothers: Empowering fellow people who stutter to fully express themselves!

Introducing Broca Brothers: Empowering fellow people who stutter to fully express themselves! Hey guys! I would like to introduce you with a project me and my younger brother are working on. It's call...

Same here man but with my dad. He hit it on the nail with one having to decide between being a fake so you can be assured with not risking your loved ones & respect or being yourself and possibly ...

Success story: Best man speech went amazingly well.

Success story: Best man speech went amazingly well. 2 months ago my brother asked me to be the best man at his wedding. At first I was shocked as he and I are not really very close. I'm his oldest bro...

Reversed stuttering?

Reversed stuttering? I'll keep it short. I am 19 years old I started stuttering in my primary school, mostly because I got teased for it and didn't have many friends. Now I only stutter in front of pr...

New here

New here Hai, I'm new on this forum. First, my English isn't so good, sorry for that, it's not my main language. I'm a 42 year old (or young :) ) women from the Netherlands. And I also stutter for ...

Here's a long excerpt from "Redefining Stuttering" by John Harrison: > This is what happened to the young man in the following story who had spent his entire life living conforming to an image of ...

I'm past the point of being socially shy about it. I don't have a problem making friends at new places. I do find that I've become very crass and out there, to almost "make up" for people having to li...

Hey man, we've all been there. Most people who stutter dont have a problem when we're by ourselves, or talking to children or animals (I still have a problem with children). I dont know a single perso...

If you live in America, the best piece of advice I can give you is to find and attend an NSA support chapter (http://www.westutter.org/find-an-nsa-meeting-near-you/). You'll meet people who stutter an...

Hello! As a fellow stutterer and hopefully future SLP, I think that fluency shaping techniques can be very helpful in your situation but I have a feeling that you might have to deal with that dark si...

Im 18 years old, and stuttering is ruining my life. Please help me!

Im 18 years old, and stuttering is ruining my life. Please help me! I want to come in contact with people that has tried speech theraphy. I have stuttered since i was a child, but nobody knows i have ...

I'm an extrovert forced into being an introvert because of my stutter. People that actually take the time to look past my speech know that I'm really fucking obnoxious....

Extrovert! I haven't let my stutter get the better of me, yet. Always been an outgoing person, but I know how you feel. I've had phases where I keep to myself because I become more conscious of my stu...

Stuttering has almost certainly greatly contributed to my introversion. But I've been a stutterer (in the sense that I recognized my disfluency in relation to other kids) since first grade, so it's im...

Definitely an extrovert. Ive been working on being more like I am, just with a stutter...

I think it's hard to tell. Stutter definitely leaves some marks on you that you are not aware of. I think that I am mostly extrovert person. I like going out and talking to people, though in some mode...

I don't like the dichotomy (intro/extro). It's gotten very popular, though. Apart from that, I think I'm like what you describe (but I don't define it in terms of intro/extro). I think a lot of us ar...

Behind your stutter, are you an extrovert or introvert?

Behind your stutter, are you an extrovert or introvert? There is a common assumption that all people who stutter are naturally introverted shy people. However, I don't think this is the case. Personal...