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My mom literally says this to me every day, and if I stutter too much she’ll get angry at me…...

I need advice

I need advice I had the confidence back when I was an elementary student to always raise my hand up if our teacher wanted someone to read a text on a book. Now, I mostly try to avoid speaking, and wh...

Does anyone here stutter frequently?

Does anyone here stutter frequently? And I mean VERY frequently as in almost every sentence. Even if you’re not nervous at all? I have this massive stuttering problem when trying to speak. Whether it’...

Brother, I feel you my man. I’ve only taken jobs in a social setting. Currently a bartender at a high end golf club, kills me every day and have atleast one crying fit a week in the bathroom. I try da...

i hate this take as there are many levels and severity of stutter. For my case, my stutter is so severe that a word doesn't come out for more than 30-40 sec just for me to be stuck on the very next wo...

When someone's stutter is so severe as to be disabling, as mine was for many years, then it is akin to a physical disability. The advice to 'just' whatever completely ignores context like state of mi...

Growing up to a father that would point to my speech every time I was fluent and say I wasn't a stutterer but it was just my overthinking that made it worse ranks up there. He was well-intentioned, b...

I know mate, it can feel restricting. Don't feel envious though, the feeling of envy is just one of pain and no gain. You gain nothing, no good feelings, in exchange for a miserable time....

The more relevant types can be summed up by this example from Mark Irwin. Please carefully pay attention to the repetitions/social impact. 3 men chat in a bar. Tom's stutter is more obvious. TOM: I ...

I completely agree with you. having my stutter mimiced makes me so angry, like im at 10 on the anger rating lol making people feel guilty is something ive only recently just learned i could do haha...

I'm at a point where I stopped talking almost entirely because I simply do not enjoy the constrictive feeling of stuttering, let alone the facial expressions of the people listening. Have you just got...

So you know your own suffering and struggles from your own situation. Why would you consciously give it someone else, knowing very good "I make you suffer? Who am I to decide who deserves what? Dude...

That's a beautiful thought.. I hope readers can find my answers easily though my wording below. Started stuttering when I was seven yo (I'll share the story in another post later). But yes, stuttering...

That is sooo crappy omg 😱 I’m a cashier too like we really don’t deserve it! We all ready have to go out of our ways to do much more because of r stutters. Can’t believe she fired you 😭 😭 hope you’...

I literally cried on the job. The other job a customer made fun of me and I quit the next day. My next job my employer mentioned it in a job interview and she fired me because I was “underperforming” ...

MY MANAGER MADE FUN OF MY STUTTER TODAY IN WORK! I’m so upset :( how do I even go about this ! He’s a grown man and I’m 23 working in retail.

MY MANAGER MADE FUN OF MY STUTTER TODAY IN WORK! I’m so upset :( how do I even go about this ! He’s a grown man and I’m 23 working in retail. ...

i need advice

i need advice I’m in year 8 (12/13 years) and i’ve developed a stutter about 6 months ago, but it was very mild, but in the last 2 months its been getting worse and worse. i’m embarrassed to speak in ...

Your father has apparently his own problems in life, a normal happy person would not mock his son for some disability. I am sorry for that. Tell you dad again how you felt and talk about it with him. ...

You make a very good point about not jumping to conclusions that it's speech related. I tend to instantly jump to the worst possible conclusion. It's just that I'm frustrated because my supervisors te...

I'm a dad of 4 kids (1.5 - 11) and my 11 year old has a stutter that I posted about to get some advice on how to best help and support him. I'm sorry you have a father who treats you like that - not ...