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New here.. I'm 34 years old and have been stuttering since third grade elementary school. Before that I had no issue talking except a lisp when I was like 7 years old. My oldest sister stuttered also quite badly (she needed speech therapy) and my father told that he used to stutter too as a child, he told that it was very bad. My stutter started after I was s*xually harrassed in third grade by older boys. I never told anyone. Third grade was afwul also because I had a very severe OCD and was bullied because of it. My stutter sometimes is worse, sometimes mild and sometimes I can speak without stuttering at all. I don't stutter if I talk to myself or to my cat (yes, I do talk to my cat 😅) I'm still very embarrased when I stutter in the company of others, especially when I get stuck in some word. I have been to speech therapy and it did help a little. My older sister also sometimes still stutters but not as often as I do. My stutter has caused me not to have a relationship. I have been diagnosed with mental illnesses which also affects me but the stuttering is the main reason why I have never had a proper relationship. I'm too scared that I will meet someone who will laugh at my stutter or just be annoyed by it. (in case there is a spelling error, English isn't my mother language)