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Stuttering When I was younger I had many speech issues while I have overcome many of them I still have issues like with my articulation stuttering has always been normal for me I never felt different that was until my sisters made fun of me whenever I feel emotional like happy or sad I stutter a lot more and one day I and my sisters were arguing is sure what it was about but they told me something around learn how to talk I was upset by this for a long time I missed days of school and I cried a lot and I had trouble sleeping my parents weren’t much help my mom seemed to not really care she talked to me some but when it came to confronting my sisters she changed tunes saying if I slowed down talking and if I tried different things it would help my dad who stutters just like me was a typical asshole telling me to basically get over it and that it is what it is this was my first time having an issue with my stutter and it affects me still. this all when I was in middle school I’m 18 now and I still have an issue with my younger sister, who is 15 and still mocks me whenever I stutter. She also has speech issues, but mine are worse. I’m not saying this to downplay her struggles, but quite literally, mine was worse. One day I was fine, the next I wasn’t. I was in speech therapy until high school, starting when I was around 1 year old. I even went to a therapist that helped stroked victims because no one would take someone my age and I had to go to specialty doctors to ensure I hadn't had a stroke. My speaking changed literally overnight. To give you an idea of how I sounded when I was younger, it was like a mix of Scooby-Doo and Piglet from Looney Tunes. My speaking is much better now. If you have a degree in Speech Therapy or if you can evoke some true emotion from me, you wouldn't be able to tell I have speaking issues. I do stutter at times non provoked, but not frequently. However, when I do, she always mocks me. It’s annoying and hurtful, and she knows I don’t like it. I don’t know what to do. (Side note: When you stutter do you feel like you’re out of breath)