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What made you stopped caring? Was it a specific event or did you gradually stop caring?...

Logic tells me that I shouldn't give a shit about what people think. Unfortunately when it comes to my speech, logic doesn't win out, my emotions do 100% of the time. It's very confusing for me to ta...

The thing is with me is that after an embarrassing moment I think about it quite a bit afterwards....

Hopefully it just gets better. I'm 38 and I'm way more fluent than I was 15 years ago. I also stopped caring as much about what other people think and I think that that helped, but of course it's no...

I only stutter on a minor basis now but my worst was in middle school and high school and I didn't really get better until I had jobs which forced me to talk. They were sales jobs and If I wanted to m...

You don't become used to embarrassment, at least I don't think, you accept and attempt to conquer. Don't be a slave to your voice and disfluencies. I have a feeling you're feeling so down because youh...

that's so it can be covered by insurance here in the US. There has to be some ICD10 code or DSM diagnosis in order to get reimbursement. It always comes back to money. ...

Why do you consider it embarrassment? Sure, people will notice, and some might get annoyed or something, but biggest impression that people will end up having is your attitude. Try not to give a shit....

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I was just wondering because I found it on the DSM-5, the bible of psychological disorders. ...

Talking can be embaressing but as soon as the conversation is over I completely forget about it. It is daunting speaking to people I don't know but I'm just used to it I guess. Think of it this way......

How do you do it?

How do you do it? I've been stuttering for as long as I can remember and my speech and feeling towards it is hitting rock bottom. I do not enjoy life anymore. I often wake up thinking "great, another ...

hope I am not too late everyone as everyone in here has said, everyone is different. For me, i dont mind other finishing my words as long as A) it is an attempt to help and not an act of impatience...

Stuttering in itself isn't a psychological disorder. But it certainly can affect the person psychologically due to experiences with stuttering....

I'm sorry, but I laughed a lot at 'I blink a lot.' So here's the deal. I'm 26 too, I have a block as well. It gets in the way of work sometimes (bartender), but, like you, I try not to let it *get in...

Np. Good luck!...

Thank you very much for the input! I think I'll look into other disorders for the project ...

Good point! Psychogenic stuttering I believe is a type of stutter, but it is exceedingly rare. I believe most stuttering is developmental. ...

No I think schizophrenia is an actual psychological disorder with a psychiatric nature. It is essentially a disorder in the brain. Stuttering is different. Psychological and emotional factors affect a...