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For the most part I enjoyed uni. I could mask it for most situations. They only parts I hated were presentations and one presentation specifically where I got completely stuck ...

I totally feel this. I’m good at hiding my stutter but when I have a bad moment, I’ll be so upset at myself and embarrassed for the next few days and I’ll replay that moment over and over again ...

Presentation - Speech feedback

Presentation - Speech feedback I just currently did a presentation of showcasing some requirements for a job role and i was contemplating all way through but decided to do it anyway, i cant watch the ...

I used to have those issues, especially when I was overcoming my stutter. But I would practice my speech very hard during those times and eventually those went away. But I still feel that heavy presen...

New worrying reaction

New worrying reaction Stammering all my life, the usual story, dictated my life but hands mangaged to gain a bit of control over it over the last ten years. I'm now 50. Lately though, the last year o...

This was about 12 years ago now and I wasn't the man I am now. I kept it a secret and assumed people wouldn't notice. They did aha...

Any help appreciated

Any help appreciated Hi, I am a 19-year-old male and a first-year university student. I've found that my fear of speaking and low self-confidence are quite pronounced. I've always had a slight stutter...

I recorded myself a few times just speaking but it was so cringe that I deleted it straight away. I sometimes record myself for vlogs though ...

I feel like your experience is shared amongst many of us. It’s a life of silent struggles and looking like we are socially anxious ...

Overcoming stuttering in a nutshell + my journey

Overcoming stuttering in a nutshell + my journey If I had to pinpoint where I was in my stuttering journey, this is the picture that I would use to sum it up. I know that there’s a way to overcome stu...

I’ve been trying to imagine myself being recorded while speaking so I can keep up the act, but most of the time I’m so into the convo I forget ...

Recording yourself for fluency

Recording yourself for fluency Does anyone get more fluent when recording yourself? Like taking a video and talking? I feel like I speak more fluently because Im more focused on how I sound because I ...

I didn’t know there was names for this sort of thing. When I hide my stutter I’m also avoiding interaction with people because I know what I’ll have to say or bring up so I avoid everything entirely. ...

blocks like that are super common actually, its called a silent block versus the repetition type. my coworker wont shut up about Better Speech since they have stuttering specialists apparently. anyway...

Do you know any tips for silent blocks and prolongations?

Do you know any tips for silent blocks and prolongations? My whole life i avoided hard words.i have never able to stutter infront of someone..if i feel like im gonna get stuck,i will use another word ...

I have the same..no one even know i have stuttering.but it is invisible struggle i have to carry everyday.i mostly have blocks and prolongations..Could you please tell me how you cope with them?...

I want to get a different job because my current one is toxic, but I wouldn’t have to be a sales person

I want to get a different job because my current one is toxic, but I wouldn’t have to be a sales person I need your advice, cause I’m gonna kind of tough situation and if you all have any words and en...

Yeah, it’s ok to be vulnerable and let your guard down around those closest to you. You’re only human and God knows how exhausting it is for us to focus hard on fluency in social situations. Be strong...

I’m definitely a covert stutterer. I am very good at hiding my stutter and most people don’t even know I have one. It only comes out in certain situations like when I’m stressed or have to read out lo...

This is very similar to me! The majority of my life when I tell people I stutter they say it's not bad at all and they can't tell but little do they know it's all cause of covert and I stutter alot lo...