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I stutter at my office job

I stutter at my office job My stutter really affects me at work, I’m an assistant in an office. I can usually avoid stuttering in casual conversation by moving my words around and phrasing things dif...

As a child no one cared about my stammer, every one just thought I was very shy and anxious and would eventually grow out of and failed to recognise I needed therapy early in my life. Even though one ...

I consider myself very lucky. My childhood was very happy. My speech was actually not much of a hindrance to me. I had friends who lived nearby who didn't mind my stutter. School actually helped. I wa...

No. In junior school I was naturally shy and just had a few very close friends. My stutter didn't fully develop until age 7. Then I began trying to hide it by speaking incredibly fast. So I thus also ...

I agree with what you said, in school I was not only mocked by students but openly had teachers mimic my stuttering. In middle school people would assume me to be a “quiet kid” which I’m not trying to...

Yes, the school system only offered speech therapy for the first two grades. I was never offered any additional help even though I clearly had a major speech issue. It really affected my self confid...

I can understand about kids as they are dumb and do not know what is stuttering, so they mock. But elders? I my school time, every teacher of mine was always rude to me, infact hate me, because of stu...

Yes, I also have the same problem. As a severe stutterer, it makes me feel even worse....

Once again my stuttering has driven my mental health to the floor

Once again my stuttering has driven my mental health to the floor I got assigned a three day job in college helping with a fair. In my work group there is a girl, she seemed pretty interested in me, w...

Not more than 2 weeks ago, i was having coffee with my colleagues. One colleague started talking about dating. So i asked him "so, when are we gonna hear about you finally getting a g-gg-girlfriend?" ...

Pathetic

Pathetic Can’t say my actual name at times without stuttering, have to resort to my nickname. They both start with the letter M… Why god why ...

I’m so glad you brought up fanfics and stuff bc that stuff actually makes me cringe so hard like why r u doing that 😭...

Why is stuttering so mocked?

Why is stuttering so mocked? No but seriously, it’s so mocked most people makes it a normal thing. Shown in so many TV shows, and in fact how it’s usually portrayed. Like they are dumb, nervous, or as...

This is the evil voice in your head telling you that, which self-reinforces and just compounds this distorted self image. Believe me, I've been there too. But what I learned is that anyone who wou...

I just need to vent about it

I just need to vent about it I went to vote today and they always ask you to state your name. My name is what I ALWAYS stutter on, it starts with a B. I couldn’t get past b-b-b-b for so long. It made ...

When I block I look horrible... I squeeze with my whole face. Im a good looking guy but my blocks ruin my chances of ever finding a new gf or even friends....

Yes, only we know how this has affected our lives in every area. If you aren't a stutterer you can't possibly understand. I think parents minimize this may be out of the desire to help us feel better ...

Yes, even with my relatively mild stutter the internalized lifelong stuttering has caused my stigma to remain. Even at At the age of 77f, I'm still embarrassed by not being totally fluent. Its a thing...

Stuttering and professional career

Stuttering and professional career Hello everyone How do you deal with your stuttering in your professionnal life ? Personally, I'll have to go for interviews in a few weeks to find an internship to ...

Yeah, I feel the same way sometimes. Every time I talk about it with my parents, they tell me it's no big deal and that it's all in my head. But they don't get it. No one does except us people who stu...