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It requires money and I'm financially down at the moment. I did go to a therapist when I was little but that didn't work out as expected. Now, I can't even open up to my family as they're all extrover...

Has " trying not to stutter " ever been a technique that has worked for you?

Has " trying not to stutter " ever been a technique that has worked for you? I find that the best/smoothest conversations I have are spontaneous ones. Where someone will suddenly start talking to me, ...

Presentation tomorrow

Presentation tomorrow I’ve pretty much practiced all week and practised with someone from this community online yesterday. I have no idea if I will stutter or not (hoping not). I did not stutter yes...

It sucks, I know. But people just don't know. Most people have never met someone who stutters, so they have no idea what's going on. They try to make light of it because that's what people do when the...

Stammering at school

Stammering at school An excerpt from a memoir called 'Don't Be So Sensitive'. This relates to when I was 15. "In my ‘O’ level year the problem peaked because I did so many subjects involving readin...

can i please practise my presentation with someone

can i please practise my presentation with someone on discord , zoom, anything ! i dont stutter by myself or when comfotable with people... so i really want to overcome this because i know i can , i ...

I'm in the same situation and I understood a bunch of things. First of all, you'll stutter a lot in front of certain people, who generally have a lot of authority like your boss for example or people ...

Lifelong stutterer who's stutter is getting worse and worse by the day

Lifelong stutterer who's stutter is getting worse and worse by the day I'm 24 years old, computer science major, lifelong stutterer. I'm not exactly sure what to do. I have tried speech therapy befor...

Anyone want to practice tomorrow ?

Anyone want to practice tomorrow ? We can talk about anything. I have a presentation next week (I haven’t planned it yet) But I just need to exit my comfort zone and speak to strangers. With can be ...

Hé c'est moi , je bégaye en deux langues Français y compris l'Anglais. Mais je pense que car je suis nerveux quand je rencontre avec des nouvelles personnes....

This is relatable to me, the more you think about it, the more nervous you get. When I just say stuff without thinking ahead, It just flows smoothly most of the time...

The more I prepare, the possibility I will stutter.

The more I prepare, the possibility I will stutter. I know, it contradicts with what the strategy should be. In my case, I would let the brain flows whatever it wanted to spill. According to my presen...

Sometimes the anticipation of stuttering is worse than the actual stuttering....

This is correct. My brain knows (or thinks) I’m going to stutter on a word. My brain blocks the speech at that word or a few words prior. It’s a habit that is gets constantly reinforced....

I’m sure it was all the anticipation that tripped me over, (I had about 20 minutes where I knew I would have to say my name) usually when they ask my name randomly and I’m not expecting it I can say i...

It happens when you really want or need to say something, but you equally really don't want to stutter. So you have one intention to say the word (approach) and another, usually unconscious intention ...

I know what you mean!! If I try practicing talking yo myself, I don’t stutter at all. But if I’m around people and tell my self “I’m gonna talk right now without stuttering” it usually fails horribly....

Technically, blocking is considered a type of stutter. Your situation sounds very similar to me. I don't stutter that much either, but sometimes I will anticipate a block. It will either take me a w...

it always seem to me, that when I'm speaking with someone else I'm constantly thinking about what word is coming up that I'm going to get stuck on, like my brain is way ahead of my speech. If I'm by ...

Fluvoxamine’s often talked about in terms of awkward drug-drug interactions and the few side-effects it does have rather than benefits in terms of what it can do for the body (treating lung fibrosis, ...