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Great post. This is my attempt to summarize your triggers. Triggers (of stuttering): * Being terrified by stuttering * Thinking: “I'm not able to get that the word out” * My entire body gets tense *...

I want some advices regarding my stuttering

I want some advices regarding my stuttering The thing is. I found out about myself that my stutter got worse over time because my dad used to highlight the moments when I stuttered. Then as time passe...

I’m not a pharmacist but I started lexapro 10mg about 2 months ago for anxiety and my stutter has decreased by around 80%. So although I don’t have the education to explain it, I do have anecdotal evi...

Worst day and experience of my life

Worst day and experience of my life So today i went for a job interview, it was my dream job and had been nervous since i got the interview, today was the day i went for the interview. i feel like i ...

It imitates reality where PWS usually dreads and starts stuttering....

presentation

presentation i have a presentation tomorrow and i am insanely scared if anyone could give words of encouragement or advice that would be sweet!! it's just that this presentation is my AP exam (for AP ...

And if the person gave you unlimited patience and you didn’t focus on what else to say differently, and you just intended to say the first syllable of the word you want?...

That's the 1 million dollar question. Should we or shouldn't we aim for stuttering recovery or fluency? Often, if we desire more fluency, we'll stutter more \[fluency is a **trigger**\]. Traditional ...

Does it get easier?

Does it get easier? 29 F here I’ve had a stutter my whole life, but recently maybe due to stress it has increased especially when I have to give presentations at school. I’m about to finish get my deg...

Stutter, Software Engineering, and System Design Rounds

Stutter, Software Engineering, and System Design Rounds Hey guys. I’m a software engineer that was laid off in February and have been grinding leetcode and system design like normal. I have been d...

I hope you found the courage to go in today. When really bad you can always ask a friend to introduce you. Potentially inform the lecturer that you are finding this very difficult. Many will provide s...

Every day is a war within myself

Every day is a war within myself Sometimes it's hard to live like that, thinking every possibility of word combinations which can be said without stuttering... I feel like I am using 100% of my RAM al...

We are on the same boat! Every time when I try to introduce myself to someone, I would say hi my name is I——Irene. Feel really relatable about the stutter blocks you mentioned , which always freaks me...

I’m just saying that, outside of uncommon situations, the academics who study this very specific topic have learned there is a universal cause for stuttering that has evolved into blocking. They’ve ...

I’m a field where I interact with a lot of people everyday so I do understand some days my stutter gets so bad that I can’t be introduced myself properly...

What makes you say there’s no universal cause or trigger? I’ve been reading this sub for over a year, and see many here have extremely identical experiences or behaviors. Most blocking happens on y...

Yea it's possible we can tell when we're going to block even before it happens. It's more of a premonitory sensation in our bodies. People with tourette's can report having the same thing, they can fe...

That is really fascinating. I wonder if it can explain how a lot of times we know we are going to block on something well before executing it so to speak....

I think initially we have a problem saying the specific word or sound which then creates the anxiety around said sound or word. I think most of the time in normal conversations, stutterers even aren't...

practice practice practice-- a lot. this way you can know ahead what words you might stumble on and how you can rephrase them / employ a technique that might help...