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I need help im tired...

I need help im tired... I have been a stutterer since the age of 5, since then i have been dealing with mental issues, anxiety, people laughing at me... Ive been with several speech therapist, i took...

There’s a miscommunication when people say to “accept your stutter”. What they mean is “you have hard silent blocks and many uncomfortable and bizarre avoidance behaviors (see below) because your bra...

People saying words for you

People saying words for you Does anyone else secretly enjoy when the person you're speaking to just says the word when your very clearly blocking? Obvs this is context dependant, but a lot of the time...

People saying words for you

People saying words for you This is defiantly controversial and goes against what I've thought for years, but recently I've been so relieved/ more comfortable if the person I'm talking to just says th...

2 things holding you back

2 things holding you back Summer is here so I suspect a lot more outdoor activities and therefore more possibilities for social interactions. We all know this is often the times when the stutter gets ...

Is there hope as an adult to *stop* stuttering?

Is there hope as an adult to *stop* stuttering? I am an adult who has stuttered since childhood. Unfortunately, I never had speech therapy as a child. I want to start now, but I am put off by the emph...

I can’t hold a job

I can’t hold a job I’m no call no showing today at a new job cause they said I’d work the counter and ask people what they want I’m down a bunch of money and need this shit so bad. All jobs end with ...

New onset stuttering age 55, bipolar medication related Tardive dyskinesia???

New onset stuttering age 55, bipolar medication related Tardive dyskinesia??? This is long but the first paragraph sums up the essential information, read the rest if you want the in-depth details: I...

Getting anhilated in interviews

Getting anhilated in interviews So I (23M) have been working for 2 years in a business role and getting good performance ratings, however due to a low salary, I have been looking for a switch. Have ap...

Disclose your stutter, and then, this is very important: voluntarily stutter in the beginning. Once you voluntarily stutter, you should feel yourself easing up and your speech flowing better. Start sp...

My stutter is all that I think about

My stutter is all that I think about Hey everyone! Feeling pretty defeated today from my stutter. I think about it all day and I feel like it’s controlling my life. I am super afraid to apply to new j...

Sometimes. Definitely dependent on situation. People I barely know and will probably never see again - yeah I try to hide it. Other than that, I allow myself to stutter....

I hate stuttering

I hate stuttering Need advice from people who also stutter, how the hell do yall talk in conversations and not get embarrassed when you stutter. I usually stay quite and to myself even tho I’m not tha...

Haha! It happened to me many times when I think about it now. I instinctively show my phone, even my watch, as I tell them the time. I've never stuttered so bad, so it seemed normal but incase I stu...

I have a very severe stutter so hiding it is impossible....

I edited it for clarification. Also, read my post explaining it in more detail. But ultimately, before I allowed others to hear my repetitions, I did tons of hiding and had literally written my res...

I try to hide and actually that is the real problem. Stuttering is not the problem. The problem is I try to avoid situations amd opportunities that demand talking and talking well...

This makes a lot of sense and it’s also terrifying. I’m a fellow covert stutterer and I can feel the tension building up as I read! 😀 But I also know that all you mention helped me in the past to get...

Around good ppl I let it out, but I still try not to stutter too much bc even good people can get fed up with it eventually... But around strangers especially other young guys under 40 I try my best t...

Do you allow yourself to stutter or try to hide it?

Do you allow yourself to stutter or try to hide it? I always go ‘human-thesaurus-mode’ and try to skip around the words I actually want to say (often leading to me saying things in weird ways I think)...