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I don't like it and I have learned to live with it. I've dealt with it for over 25 years as well. I mean I wouldn't have accomplished the things I have accomplished in my life if I couldn't live with ...

I like the hiking analogy. It sounds like you look at the bigger picture. It was painful on the hike but you saw some great sites so it was all worth it. I don't necessarily think the same could be sa...

I totally feel this. When I was young I stuttered really severely, to the point of an adrenaline rush of fear, making it feel like it lasts forever... Those sensations, ticks, gasps and sore muscles...

Sometimes I dip out of being actively communicative. I think it can be just as therapeutic as engaging with others. Talking can be exhausting for us, so if you need a break, take a break. You don’t ha...

Yeah, totally. It's hard to engage in a real conversation for very long without becoming exhausted, and it's easier to just avoid conversation altogether than trying to duck out at some point. I fee...

It can definitely be really effortful with a moderate to severe stutter to even communicate, like I'll have phone calls with family and after like 20-30 minutes I'll just be gassed. On the other hand...

Would you change anything in your life if you woke up and your stutter was gone?

Would you change anything in your life if you woke up and your stutter was gone? I know quite a few people here seem to mention having or looking for jobs that don't require speaking or using daily/ro...

Talking to people in public

Talking to people in public I always try to have someone with me that im really close to when i order food or need to talk to someone i dont know. You know so i can have someone help me communicate to...

IT’S ME

IT’S ME The worst: when someone over the phone is verifying your information and asks for your social. S-iiiiiix “ma’am are you calling for someone else or yourself.” Then they proceed to ask you a ...

I agree, it takes such a toll on us mentally and no one gets it.. even if the few of us do, it's impossible for a non stutterer to really get what it's like to have a obstacle to get over when orderin...

Need help getting worse

Need help getting worse I honestly don't know why. I've had a mild stutter my whole life but I feel over the last couple years it's gotten worse. I now dread talking to people and avoid talking as muc...

Disability is a spectrum. A disability does not have to be so extreme. Tourette's Syndrome is also considered a disability, even though a person with tourette's may not have any physical limitations s...

>Not to mention how powerless you feel when trying to deal with assholes. Waiter give you terrible service? Good luck explaining why you're mad. Some jerk on the subway says something racist to yo...

Okay, so you gained some respect amongst your peers, I understand that. Although, as you stated yourself, communication can be a nightmare. As social beings almost every aspect within our lives is det...

I don't think 99.5% of fluent people out there should be aware and understanding about a rare and odd speech disorder that only 0.5 % of the population has. We just gotta learn how to deal with it thr...

All speech impediments are disabilities. People with Lisps and Rhotacism usually can continue life as normal. The might get teased but ordering food or calling a taxi is no where near as difficult. ...

Everyone stutters in their everyday speech. Whether it impedes your life in anyway shape or form is another matter....

I don't feel like a part of society.

I don't feel like a part of society. I've had a mild stutter my entire life. I don't really define myself as having social anxiety because of it, but I definitely avoid certain social situations. I fi...

Going out of the country

Going out of the country I’m leaving for France in less than 3 weeks. So, now I’ll have to worry about my stutter AND my French. I’m hoping to make a daily overview of my speech on this subreddit once...

First Concert Alone

First Concert Alone I’m going to my first concert by myself tonight after weeks of deciding whether to go or not. I’ve booked a ticket online so I have to collect it when I get there. Shouldn’t be t...