Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Stuttering Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Anonymous Posted at 11:34 pm on July 19, 2008 I learned to control my stuttering sometime around 6th grade (also due in part because reading out loud wasn't such a big thing anymore) so I haven't been humiliated since then, but I still always get these moment where I just can't say ANYTHING. It'll be like, "I went to the mall yesterday and bought a pair of ................ shoes." And it's awful. I've got a mandatory public speaking class this coming fall for my first year of college and I hear how there are timed speeches and all that. I'm so scared. What if I get blocks all over the place? What if I can't control my stuttering because of my nervousness? These days, whenever I slip up and I have a block and people have to try and guess the word or when I do just stutter outright, I always think of those times before 6th grade when everyone would laugh and make fun of me and my teachers would tell me to slow down or get this impatient look on their face or skip me to read the next part in the story. I don't want that to happen in college. I couldn't bear it.

Replies JuggaletteBaby Posted at 11:37 pm on July 19, 2008 Quote: from mattchew at 11:35 pm on July 19, 2008 In college ideally people would recognize stuttering as something you cant really help and probably wouldnt laugh. agreed mattchew Posted at 11:35 pm on July 19, 2008 In college ideally people would recognize stuttering as something you cant really help and probably wouldnt laugh. All 2 previous replies displayed.