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>*"I don't have a fear of social rejection"* I agree! Most of the time—especially around friends and family—we don’t actually fear social rejection.. and that makes sense. But what happens if we reve...

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Question The past 5 months of my life I’ve spent battling my thoughts. I’ve wasted so much time and lost out on a lot of opportunities because I cannot seem to find a solution to dealing with my stutt...

In India we don't have clubs. It's only in high end private schools. I'm preparing for JEE, and wouldn't be probably going to school anymore so it doesn't matter anymore. I don't have good ponds over...

Sorry to hear about the traumatic event. I’m on bupropion and have had the same stutter / jaw tremor. It was awful! I cut out caffeine and it has completely stopped....

I always wondered if as I hit a stutter it kind of interrupts me but like a hard interrupt to make me drop the attempt entirely with a funny surprise ya know. A much more practical version of hearing...

30F, have stuttered since I could talk! I still have lots of ups and downs, but I feel strongly it is all about confidence. Once you decide to not give a heck if you stutter on a word or if you don’t ...

haven’t really noticed this but i’ve gotten so used to stuttering it probably just doesn’t register in my brain i’ve been stuttering all my life but i’ve never looked into it until recently ill def ke...

As many have said before, stuttering is a neurological thing. I always hated it when people made any assumption of what it was… anything from the aforementioned useless advice to the suggestion of a w...

I did presentations in high school, sort of. I was a marshal at laser quest and had to "teach" people how to play but it's in quotes because I pretty much had a rehearsed speech memorized. I never t...

Job interview tomorrow

Job interview tomorrow Guys pls help I have a job interview on Monday and I don’t know what to do. I just turned 18 last month and I have no work experience, I also have a blocked stutter and I’m nerv...

Thinking about what you’re going to say makes it worse. Haven’t you ever wondered why you were able to speak a word you usually block on fluently? It’s probably because your brain didn’t think about i...

Maybe he has a very debilitating stutter and has learned habits to make it less impactful?...

I can usually sense them ahead of time so I’ll work around it, word substitution is my usual go to. I also do a lot of pacing and breathing so my speech comes out in a uniformed way (it helps to reduc...

Not sure if this will help. but here’s what worked for me—I started paying attention to what triggered my stuttering: What is the common denominator in stutter triggers? For example, we might speak f...

Found a cool hack for fluent Presentations! - Just need a week preparation!

Found a cool hack for fluent Presentations! - Just need a week preparation! **Have you ever felt more fluent when speaking along with someone, pronouncing the same words at the same time?** Hi everyo...

Oh I know that!! And the anticipation of knowing they’re going to get to you just makes it worse! I’ve come up with some very weird rambling things sometimes that I’m sure made no sense just to get so...

Yeah, I can plan around most words if I anticipate a block coming but not a lot of options to replace your first name! Haha I have several tricks I try but it just was not happening no matter how I tr...

I can almost always “plan around a word” if I anticipate a block coming but it’s really hard to substitute words for your name! It’s either your name or it isn’t. I can even fake my title but I can’t ...

Three Options to Prepare for Big Presentation in 45 Days

Three Options to Prepare for Big Presentation in 45 Days Hey all, I need some outside opinions on my situation. I've narrowed my approach down to three options to prepare for a make or break presentat...

You aren’t alone, I’m 22 and I can’t say my name at all. I think it’s a mental block for me. I be nervous I can feel the stutter coming and of course I stutter....