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Happiness is the most difficult part with speech impediment. Having a relationship or eventually getting married is something that I honestly think will never happen and that has always been the mos...

We're all in different stages of our stuttering journeys. Some of us are just starting to really address it and how frustrating it can really be. I think this is better than trying to ignore it like i...

The worst part about stuttering is people telling you to suck it up

The worst part about stuttering is people telling you to suck it up Imagine being depressed and contemplating suicide because of your shitty miserable life, then someone tells you "you have two choi...

Is it though? I dont know about you but I can directly attribute my depression and anxiety to stuttering. I can also confidentially say that it is the main reason why I am a loner and will never have ...

I shut up and die like this I guess, any alternatives?

I shut up and die like this I guess, any alternatives? You know I thought one day I would be someone, do something, I really really had the drive and I believed it. But I guess the years of bullying, ...

Walking around alone, can really open your mind too lots of old memories and painful thoughts. This isn't bad it's just hard and hurts but it can be the first step to you learning to stop hating yours...

It robs me of all joy due to severe anxiety - drugs have shown me how AMAZING life could be

It robs me of all joy due to severe anxiety - drugs have shown me how AMAZING life could be Hey guys, 18 year old girl. This is a bit of an odd one, but I'd really appreciate you reading this as I ha...

I'm 31 and feel the same way, dude. Not ever really happy, but not ever really sad either. My speech, and my experiences around my speech I feel have made me numb. It's really interesting. I think it'...

Hey! I had the same sort of thing after moving back from university. A strange sense of detachment from my memories and experiences. I felt numb. I went to the doctor and he gave me anti-depressants....

Hey! I had the same sort of thing after moving back from university. A strange sense of detachment from my memories and experiences. I felt numb. I went to the doctor and he gave me anti-depressants....

Mate it's hard not to get depressed when speech / communication is letting you down - such a critical aspect of life. I have been in your situation, like it's not even worth communicating any more. I...

I became clinically depressed for the first time two years ago. Of all the shitty things that happened to me as a result of my depression, having severe speech blocks was one of the worst.

I became clinically depressed for the first time two years ago. Of all the shitty things that happened to me as a result of my depression, having severe speech blocks was one of the worst. I just stop...

My dad stuttered. My eldest brother doesn't stutter at all while I and my middle bro do. 1/3. Dude got lucky. :I I am personally terrified of having kids of my own even though I am amazing with kids...

You know, I feel the same exact same way with alcohol. It reduces my stutter, and the people around me generally care less. It's a catch 22 though, I also have depression and alcohol triggers it. Also...

Same here, my family is most of what is keeping me alive. Otherwise I would have checked myself out a long time ago. Whoever said that no one is judging you for stuttering has to be a fucking moron. ...

I made the same decision when my group of friends fell apart, but now I'm 30 I regret it deeply. I feel that if I had made more of an effort when I was younger I would now have a bigger circle of frie...

I always feel inferior because of my stutter causing me massive depression. how do I get over this?

I always feel inferior because of my stutter causing me massive depression. how do I get over this? Fuck this shit. I know it's true so don't tell me it's a feeling of inferiority, it's a fact that I ...

Nope. I can't think of a single positive thing about stuttering....

Yup, I do. I come here regularly in the hopes that someone found that magical cure that will eliminate my stutter. That one thing that eluded scientists and thousands of dollars in research. I fucking...

That's how those people feel. Those feelings aren't "wrong", they're honest. Commiseration and empathy for with negative experiences make people feel less alone and less unique to their situation. I ...