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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2025
1 points

You just inspired me to look into my local Toastmasters chapter. I’m gonna go check it out this week. I think that would be a good way for me to build some confidence. Public speaking is one of my big...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2025
2 points

I joined Toastmasters as a way to build confidence with public speaking. I’ve stuttered since 5 years old - started talking at 2, so had some natural fluency for a few childhood years and then started...

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Public SpeakingFluency TechniquesDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2025
1 points

I keep seeing people recommend Toastmasters. Is public speaking really a good way to overcome stuttering?...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
3 points

You need to find a local toasmasters. The only way you get over this is exposure. https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club Once your brain stops telling your body to clench up from fight or flight, i...

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
School & Academic LifePublic SpeakingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2025
25 points

I 100% did not expect this scene from the series at all! Very well represented. Story time! ~ Im in the US Air Force [13 years next month!] When we are in training at our first base, we ha e to read...

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commentr/StutterJul 12, 2025
5 points

I was petrified of college and doing class presentations. I voluntarily took a public speaking class my second semester and learned that speaking in front of a larger group can actually be easier than...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic SpeakingMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2025
1 points

So you wish to be more comfortable speaking with others? Honestly the only way to do this is just to get out there and do it. It sucks, and sometimes it's really, really hard, but you just have to. T...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationPublic SpeakingMindset shift
commentr/stutteringJul 7, 2025
2 points

I’ve had blocks since childhood. My adaptations include thinking of other ways to say it, or other words. It’s helpful to develop a robust vocabulary for this. I’ve also supplemented magnesium and th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityEnergy & Biological Rhythms+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
8 points

Kinda similar. When I talk to myself, no stutter. When I talk to an attractive girl on a date, barely any stutter. It appears that I stutter the worst when I’m talking to people that I know. However...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2025
2 points

It is not easy to live with stutter,we all have been through that phase.You feel you are less human and all,but that is not who we are.Don't let stuttering define you.I am a Highschool teacher and i c...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career+2 more
postr/StutterJun 22, 2025
4 points

Public speaking video. stutter

Public speaking video. stutter I hate posting these but maybe it will help someone. Thank you ...

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Personal StoriesPublic Speaking
postr/StutterJun 22, 2025
6 points

Please help

Please help I have an issue, I have an issue saying works like "thread" "electricity" mostly when I'm around people, because of "thr" in "thread" and "e" in "electricity". I usually I use a filler wor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2025
3 points

Fellow stutter here who did 8 years in the US Army as a Combat Medic/Paratrooper. Its going to be hell, but you can do it. Its going to involve alot of talking on radios, alot of public speaking, and ...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/FlightPublic Speaking+1 more
postr/StutterJun 21, 2025
7 points

I want to apply for a job in the police sector but.......

I want to apply for a job in the police sector but....... "Hey guys, I’m your fellow stutterer. I’m 20 years old, male, and I’m trying to apply for a job in the police force. Right now, I’m working o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+2 more
postr/StutterJun 19, 2025
2 points

question for scientists/academics

question for scientists/academics how do yall go about being a scientist/researcher with a stutter? Im a fourth year undergrad who wants to go to grad school, but the idea of defending a thesis/ maybe...

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commentr/StutterJun 16, 2025
1 points

In college the teacher gave people a choice to present or do a different kind of project thats a little harder.  Many chose the harder one, so many people are scared to present.  ...

School & Work
Public Speaking
postr/StutterJun 15, 2025
10 points

Discussion: What was your worst stuttering moment?

Discussion: What was your worst stuttering moment? I once did a presentation in school and i couldnt pronounce shit 😂🙏. No one laughed but i knew what they thought...I was sweating af....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentPublic Speaking
postr/StutterJun 14, 2025
2 points

Stutter might not be about anxiety

Stutter might not be about anxiety Hey! I have a really strange stutter. I talk fine then randomly at the beginning or middle of a word I just start repeating a syllable so much I can’t finish the sen...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Trauma & PsychologicalPropositionality & WeightSchool & Academic Life+1 more
postr/StutterJun 13, 2025
1 points

Stutter on A, H, Q, H sound

Stutter on A, H, Q, H sound I really want to improve this because I want to participate in debates. Can anyone share some tips on how to make it less... ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesAdvice RequestsFluency Techniques+1 more
postr/StutterJun 10, 2025
13 points

I get more anxious about speaking when the other person is far away

I get more anxious about speaking when the other person is far away Last week, I had to let my child’s kindergarten teacher know that we wouldn’t be coming the next day because of a doctor’s appointme...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking