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I have a memory I can't shake from Grade 7 of a jerk kid making a HUGE deal about how I "forgot my name"....

Right! I always know exactly what I want to say, and have strong opinions. However… people automatically interpret my stutter/block as I’m not confident/an idiot, etc. It really sucks....

All your life you were called a "Genius" and a person with a high IQ .. and in a random moment of blocking while you trying to introduce yourself , someone with few brain cells approach you with a mal...

Being someone with a stutter means…

Being someone with a stutter means… Ordering something different on a food menu than what you really want out of fear you will have a stutter or block. Any other shares?...

I hate having a stutter

I hate having a stutter So Today, I was in a Queue in a Takeaway restaurant and I was nervous thinking the workers are gonna get pissed off, and then when it was my turn, I asked what I wanted, I had ...

Eh, it sucks, it’s more in my head that people care, made life harder growing up. For the amount of bullies I educated on the laws of physics, if I was in school today I’d be in trouble....

School was always the worst especially if you get called on or have to say something in front of the class. After the first "uh uh uh" I'm completely shut down and feel like a fool. Always sucked beca...

Stuttering in college

Stuttering in college I’m just exhausted. I’ve (F20) had a stutter pretty much ever since I could talk and now that I started my first year of college, I’ve noticed how much it has worsened. Even at h...

tbh I am very sensitive to stuttering, I HATE hearing myself speak so much...

Poem

Poem Stopping Me from Being Me The words are stuck They won’t come out What shall I do I’m freaking out ...

It’s just because they feel awkward, for the most part. Even I laugh sometimes when it happens to me at a particularly inopportune time (which is often enough). I think there is a clear line, for me ...

As an adult who can go a long while before stuttering, the few times someone has laughed, they didn’t realize it was a chronic thing. They just thought it was a normal trip up on my words which can so...

What's so funny about stuttering?

What's so funny about stuttering? Just a rent but I genuinely wanna know what's funny about it.. is it repeating word or letters? Or do ppl think the faces we make when we block are so funny and hilar...

Today someone make fun of me.

Today someone make fun of me. I think I am just venting. Today someone make fun of me. He did the typical impression of someone stuttering in front of me. I told him I have a interview in english (not...

Thank you for the kind words and encouraging words. I don't want to face the embarrassment that comes from the blocks. I can present or talk to people no problem but having to say my name is my bigges...

Need to go to the doctor and I'm trying to avoid it, all because of the speech blocks

Need to go to the doctor and I'm trying to avoid it, all because of the speech blocks I hate going to the doc or going places where I'd be asked for my name. I don't want to feel the anxiety that come...

I definitely feel the exact same way as you do… but I’m not brave enough for self-harm. 😔 It hurts me that I can’t even say “thank you”, even when I feel the most appreciated, over a really nice comm...

You will have good days and bad days. It’s like a rash. Sometimes barely noticeable other times it’s flaring up and on fire. Most important is to daily edify yourself and after an embarrassing or hard...

Same here. It makes me uncomfortable to hear someone stutter. I know that sounds bad, but it's jarring. I imagine that that is what I sound like....

Im 22 and im the same. Thanks to my stutter I avoid people and get mostly awkward situations. Idk what to do and how to fix this...