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As someone who doesn't stutter and just found the post randomly through r/all's new: stuttering literally wouldn't even enter into the equation...

Get yourself into an organization or sport at school. This is the best way to make friends and build your confidence/social skills. I was in both and it helped me branch out more and decrease my nervo...

I actually used to feel like that and also still do sometimes, but at age of 10 I picked up a hobby which is football in my case and kept on training and as I got better and playing with other people...

Feeling lonely and feeling like a freak compared to everyone else

Feeling lonely and feeling like a freak compared to everyone else High School has been very difficult. I've had no relationships. I've had so called friends who only interact with me for answers, or i...

If I didn't stutter

If I didn't stutter I would stream and actually make money, because nothing would stop me then. I would actually engage in conversations. I would be the extrovert I was born to be. I would not see the...

Something that worked for me isn’t speech therapy per se, but it’s similar. The National Stuttering Association has chapter meetings in big cities. It’s a way to talk to people who have the same thing...

My story is similar to yours, I used to think I started stuttering when I was around 10 yo even though it started way earlier. Maybe it's because the when i became more self conscious. Tbh it gets wor...

I felt like that a lot when I was a kid. Now, I'm really making an effort to be more social. My social and conversational skills are definitely behind those of my peers. However, I have been told that...

I feel you. It's so hard for me to even initiate a conversation with someone. I'd always get jealous of people who could make friends so easily just by having fun conversations....

hey, im new here to reddit

hey, im new here to reddit iv been looking for a stuttering community for a while, so i can be around others who share the same pain of stuttering... i know this might be a rough start but... really j...

Not a fan of small talk or chit chat. I am 48 so kind of “meh” about my stutter these days but my avoidance of small talk is probably related to a lifetime of stuttering....

I don't know the relationship you have with your family but I can say you shouldn't just stop talking to them. Speaking from experience, that's not a good thing to do. The more you don't speak, the mo...

Does anyone else think they come off as “mean” or unapproachable because you don’t engage in small talk?

Does anyone else think they come off as “mean” or unapproachable because you don’t engage in small talk? At my internship I’m reluctant to small talk when people ask how I’m doing or even say stuff li...

Anyone wanna play Apex on PS4?

Anyone wanna play Apex on PS4? I have a mild to moderate block that on average is pretty good, still difficult to communicate to people online. Would be cool to play with fellow stutterers. I'm in A...

Feel you brother, have a really hard time making friends since I moved to another country. In my country, my hometown I've never had that problem because all of my friends were people I know from chil...

Do You Struggle With Making Friends The Mainstream Way?

Do You Struggle With Making Friends The Mainstream Way? By mainstream way I mean the way which most people make friends - In the classroom or in the office, studio, or whatever. Most people will make...

Anyone else decide talking is simply not worth it?

Anyone else decide talking is simply not worth it? For the last 6 months, I've been backpacking and staying in hostels so I'm constantly meeting new people. I've been trying to take advantage of this ...

Honestly i don't think most men care, i never had any issues. Its honestly with other women especially when you trying to make friends...

It might not be one to you, but it surely is to me. Mine is severe to very severe and holds me back careerwise and in social contacts....

Yeah. I have that too at work. But then again you wouldn't want to be friends with people like that. All the people I get along with at work are down to earth folk. The stuck up people I don't talk to...