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Can't even say my name without stuttering

Can't even say my name without stuttering I'm nearly 35 and my whole life I've had a stutter since the age of 5. I've always struggled to be social as im always scared to introduce myself, leading me ...

Stuttering is a disability.

Stuttering is a disability. My opinion of myself changed for the better when I started thinking of myself as someone with a disability. Before, I thought of myself as an embarrassment because I couldn...

It's not hard to have accesses to being mute such as drinking liquid mercuries, taking in heroin and etc., then you can distinguish very clearly from being mute to being PWS. Apart from enjoying the ...

True that. I have realised over time stuttering has literally affected communication for me. I wasn't fluent but now stringing together thoughts or putting up a debate or having a serious discussion i...

Sadly we need to keep pushing ourselves forward, there's no other way to do it. I work for customer service for a big company and the telephone is my worse enemy and my daily struggle. Hang in there, ...

Minor rant about vocal disability and accessibility

Minor rant about vocal disability and accessibility It seems stuttering and other other vocal disabilities are the least recognized life impairment. The number of public organizations that do not con...

Understand you, I try to avoid talking as much as I can, I'm at home taking care of my kids that have health issues, but one day will come that I need a job, and thinking about that, I dont know if I ...

Sometimes I just think about what it would be like to talk freely without worry and exhaustion and how enjoyable my life would be. It’s like people don’t really understand how blessed they are, but I ...

Exhausted

Exhausted I’m sure I’m not alone here but I absolutely hate all the effort it takes to hold a conversation. I want to converse freely and just talk with people but because of how exhausting it is I ju...

It's been going great for me! Sometimes the stutters come up but I rarely mind it. Helps that I'm challenging myself to be more open and enjoy talking to people...

I can really only speak for myself but I don't need anyone to feel sorry for me. What I do need is for people to be aware stuttering is a thing. I need strangers in shops to give me the chance to ...

Can I get some kind of income help because of my stutter?

Can I get some kind of income help because of my stutter? Hey, my names Bri! I'm 28 and never have had any kind of government help besides foodstamps for a few months. I've had jobs in the past but th...

Stutterer since birth here. I can’t get past letter s lately. A sort of memoir

Stutterer since birth here. I can’t get past letter s lately. A sort of memoir These days, I can’t even tell people I have a stutter. When I try, I go ssssss…sssss…. I can’t make the jump to the next ...

Stutter got really bad out of nowhere and for the first time in my life its getting into my head

Stutter got really bad out of nowhere and for the first time in my life its getting into my head Hello everyone, I am a very extroverted person and I have never let my stutter get in the way of anyth...

There was a period in my life where I chose not to speak due to my stutter and I used post its to communicate. I went to the bank one day to cash a check and I wrote on a post it that I lost my voice...

What upsets me the most!

What upsets me the most! Last weekend, i went to hangout with my friends in a cafe , i arrived before him so i waited for him, Stuttering is uncommon , a lot of people around us don't know what st...

Every once in a while. I wonder if I’d have more friends, or if I’d go out more, stuff like that....

Yeah that's unfortunately common. Personally identifying info triggers stuttering in a lot of people. Picking up prescriptions at the pharmacy can be a bit of a chore for me, since I have to confirm m...

I completely understand, my friend. I am in the same exact position (nearly). I wouldn’t say my stutter has gone away, but it was fairly severe when I was a kid and is now generally only a minor incon...

Asked for a Diet Coke, the person was getting the drink and asked me what I wanted and I blocked on "diet" so instead just said "coke is fine"...

Asked for a Diet Coke, the person was getting the drink and asked me what I wanted and I blocked on "diet" so instead just said "coke is fine"... It sucks that a speech impediment can effect your life...