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Registered nurse 30 f single i’m anxious every day I go in, but somehow I get through it. My patients speak highly of me. Also, somehow, I’m enrolled in a masters program now. I was told by a speech t...

I have to speak in meetings and when working with other people. In my experience, trying to avoid speaking has only made my stutter and my fear worse. But again, no one has ever cared about my stutter...

I get it. I work as a cashier and at least once a day will have someone laugh at me after stuttering when saying the price or asking if they want the receipt. I just stare at them like nothing happene...

To further complicate the discussion, antipsychotics can actually CAUSE stuttering; it is considered a form of Tardive dyskinesia. I recently developed this condition along with some of the more stere...

People that say “no one cares if you stutter” is absolutely BS

People that say “no one cares if you stutter” is absolutely BS I started working as a bank teller and I’ve been nervous to do drive thru transactions because for some reason it makes me nervous, and t...

We’re in the same boat

We’re in the same boat My younger brother who is about ten has a severe stutter. He’s told my dad he’s getting picked on at school and the school isn’t very helpful with the bullying. My dad has told ...

Catfishing on dating apps

Catfishing on dating apps I feel like I am a catfish on dating apps, in the same way as if somebody hid that they sat in a wheelchair. I like talking online (for obvious reasons), but I know that the ...

I get you, I'm only 18, and my mental health, self-esteem, and outlook on life are already fucked to be honest. I'm leaving school forever in the next few days without a job lined up and no ambitions ...

Been stalking to forum for a while and this is the first post I comment on. I want to tell my story and how I view my stuttering A bit of background : 26 years old, been stuttering for most of my li...

Damn protective behaviors hit home. Im so bad with it. My typical response to an awkward social experience in order to block out the bad feelings is to leave or avoid having to face that person again ...

What do you think? Does identifying ourselves as a severe stutterer, reinforce it? (Everyone, join the discussion)

What do you think? Does identifying ourselves as a severe stutterer, reinforce it? (Everyone, join the discussion) If children (or adults) constantly focus on obsessional doubt and possibility to fail...

My local KFC has a big touch screen, I don't always want KFC but that touch screen makes it so easy!...

Just my story in how I found a public/speaking career and KIND OF overcame my stutter (but still stutter all the time)

Just my story in how I found a public/speaking career and KIND OF overcame my stutter (but still stutter all the time) These posts are mostly therapy for the OP but maybe someone will get something fr...

I don’t have social anxiety

I don’t have social anxiety One of the most frustrating things about being a severe stutterer is knowing that your speech impediment is the sole thing that keeps you from talking to people. I would c...

That’s the main reason I miss high school. People know who got good grades and who didn’t so everyone knew I wasn’t an idiot. Now I have to prove to everyone I’m not stupid before they’ll treat me lik...

I think people who don't stutter have no idea what's going on and they think slowing down will help. We know it won't....

side note. Im pretty sure my google home has helped with my fluency to an extent. When I first got it, I always got the "Im sorry, I didnt understand that" response. Now I almost never get it. Having ...

I started my summer job at 16 and jumped into customer service at a beach cafe. I was able to learn and train my brain on what I was going to say to people. a lot of the time, I was on till so I found...

worst for me was in my school years. i would be so afraid of stuttering i would not speak in class and when i had to it was a disaster with everyone laughing at me. around high school time i couldn’t ...

As you become older, you start to care less about others opinions, as a result your stutter passes away. I hope it will be gone for you...