Not stuttering in stressful situations

[Sup2u]

Hello. I used to post on this forum a while ago.

I am a high school student who stutters but I try to not let my stuttering prevent me from doing things. Its almost like my stuttering has a psychological power of myself that makes me want to be in oral situations more often. Such as I raise my hand many times in class and volunteer and etc. It seems that if I am put in a situation where something is exepcted of me(such as answering a question or giving a report), my stuttering isn't as bad. If I stutter it is moslty if I am in a comfortable position with friends, family and my guard isn't up. Do any of you have this? Where you stutter with people you are comfortable with but don't stutter when you are under a stressful situation?


(I do stutter occasionally in stressful situations but more in average situations)

[Perad]

lol you freak you

I find that in stressful situations my stutter is multiplyed by 5.

When my guard is down i find that i stutter infrequently and i can't help it.

Can you explain to me what you do?

Is it when you are in a stressful situation you volenteer yourself to speak, thus throwing yourself into it. (I find that if i do this my speech is not as bad as when i am picked on to speak by someone.)

[Sup2u]

Well its like i know i have to do this so i just do it. There's no turning back now whats the worst that could happen. So I just do it. And to answer your questions, sometimes I stutter when I'm called upon randomly, but usually thats only when its on a word that I have problems with. Most of the time I don't though. Its very odd.

[studentdoc]

Well its like i know i have to do this so i just do it. There's no turning back now whats the worst that could happen. So I just do it. And to answer your questions, sometimes I stutter when I'm called upon randomly, but usually thats only when its on a word that I have problems with. Most of the time I don't though. Its very odd.
More proof that everybody's stutter is unique... and I think is a result of different factors (psychological and/OR physiological). Not all stutters are created equal

[Linda]

Hello. I used to post on this forum a while ago.

I am a high school student who stutters but I try to not let my stuttering prevent me from doing things. Its almost like my stuttering has a psychological power of myself that makes me want to be in oral situations more often. Such as I raise my hand many times in class and volunteer and etc. It seems that if I am put in a situation where something is exepcted of me(such as answering a question or giving a report), my stuttering isn't as bad. If I stutter it is moslty if I am in a comfortable position with friends, family and my guard isn't up. Do any of you have this? Where you stutter with people you are comfortable with but don't stutter when you are under a stressful situation?


(I do stutter occasionally in stressful situations but more in average situations)


I totally get what you're saying. I'm usually like that as well.. even thou I feel as if recently it doesn't really matter. But even when I was in a almost stammer-less period of my life I felt I could talk alot better when talking in front of a crowd.
But still its like.. with people I'm the most comfortable with I'll block alot more. When meeting total strangers I usually speak alot more fluent.

[newzen82]

My stutter is often of a similar type. I usually will not stutter when I am acting or presenting. I am learning to speak Italian and I almost never stutter in that language. I also notice that when I speak with a different accent I rarely stutter. This may be similar to many of the famous people who stutter: for instance, one reason James Earl Jones uses that deep voice is that he doesn't stutter when speaking that way. Just a thought!

[orwo]

James Earl Jones uses that deep voice is that he doesn't stutter when speaking that way.

Isn't it his real voice? I know when I change my voice I don't stutter but I don't think that he changes his voice to avoid stuttering.

[elliejelly]

well in stressful situations where i can scream - i scream my words, and no stutter. so stupid! :P

i find i stutter more when I am at home than I do around strangers. Perhaps it is a difference in environment which triggers 'behaviours' in me..

[freeflow918]

I block when speaking with friends in a small group. This almost never happens when I am presenting facts or something that I feel has a strong purpose or relevance to me.

[SELDOM]

My stutter usually varies depending on the situation. I could be in an uncomfortable situation and still be able to talk fluently, but when it comes to talking to a member of my family I stutter sometimes. In certain situations when someone I'm talking with someone, it feels like my mind immediately goes blank when they ask a question. I think I tend to over think what I'm going to say to the point where I can't construct a simple reply.

[pt9]

i just had to a uni presentation for half an hr recently.
before i actually got up to do the presentation, i felt quite nervous and scared that i will stutter and won't be able to do the presentation properly.
however, and this is not the first time too, i felt and was 99% fluent talking in front of my class.

[prg5001]

I find I don't stutter in front of large audiences and no to so much 1 to 1 but worst with small groups when i'm "competing" in a conversation. Somehow I feel I never learnt how to join in a group conversation.

If I get really nervous before a presentation then I know I'll be fluent. Kind of up-side down.

[tobeto]

in stress i do stammer. when somebody ask me a question i stammer. this is growing up with my ages.