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I can't give advice, but I can share the frustration. My verbal brain is like an engine that has trouble starting. Once it's puttering away, I have the momentum to ride over blocks (or evade the words...

NGL man but I used to try this exact thing of reading out loud as well and unfortunately it doesn't really help that much. Stuttering is very unpredictable in general and I used to think it was caused...

how to beat blocks when try to initiate speech ?

how to beat blocks when try to initiate speech ? i speak almost perfectly with relatives, doctors, on the phone and in circumstances that i can take my time and the topic of conversation is predictabl...

Do you have any advice on how to overcome the anxiety that comes before stuttering? I’ve noticed that when I am aware that I’ll be speaking soon (at a meeting for example) the stuttering gets much wor...

I think it’s all the do with confidence. You aren’t confident when talking to other which creates anxiety, resulting in your stutter. When you’re alone, that anxiety is gone....

I think it’s a mix of calm emotion and the brain knowing it’s not being judged by someone else so that fear that’s triggered by another persons presents isn’t activated which enhances the stutter. I h...

Yeah we actually don't stutter when we forget that we have stutters, stutter is caused when try not to stutter...

I have a theory that we tend to stutter more whenever we know we are being observed. Or being seen/watched by someone else. Though not sure if anyone else can relate, but my stutter is practically gon...

Try reading aloud (slowly) for 30 minutes every single day. Try to take notice of what foods/drinks make your stutter worse. For me it’s caffeine and sugary drinks/foods. Do box breathing techniques...

Just want a brake man...

Just want a brake man... I feel like if I never started stuttering I will be the most confident funny guy. Like at school when we have to present something I shake because of stress, but if I didn't s...

It is neurological, but it doesn’t mean it isn’t also affected by your mental state. Stuttering is primarily a motor control issue in the brain. Research shows that people who stutter often have disru...

why did you stop taking escitalopram? was it related to your stuttering or something else?...

super bad stuttering moment

super bad stuttering moment basically i have to take a financial literacy class for a graduation credit, and everything has been fine except for recently i had a mock interview i had too do. i was a l...

Same with me :( the anticipation and anxiety is really hard for me...

Rightttt??? And it becomes worse if you haven’t slept enough the last night. It is like your mind knows that you will stammer here, and when that part comes, you actually stammer there. I think this i...

I definitely think so. same when being asked my name, if I know someone is about to ask me what my name is I stutter but if it catches me off guard then I can say it cleary...

In 2024 I participated in a university study that was trying to discern a connection between stuttering and lack of rhythm. I listened to a beat and tried to replicate it. ...

I've spent years like this, I have always known ahead of time when the block will happen, Many people never knew I had a speech issue because, I just don't talk at all, or just try to say short easy p...

Tips to Reduce Stuttering Before School?

Tips to Reduce Stuttering Before School? Could you suggest any exercises or techniques I can do before school to reduce stuttering during the day? For example, if I wake up earlier, are there any spe...

\> I still don’t know my trigger yet Saying your own name does not trigger your stutter? This is a high-stake situation: usually a direct question in an unavoidable public setting (everyone else p...