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Your story really speaks to me. I suffered very similar trauma when I was in school. Having to read aloud, getting stuck, and having the whole class turn and stare at me while I struggle. It was humil...

Elementary school. Kids are ruthless. I was an outcast lol I had friends towards the end of it but man. That legit scarred me....

Stammering at school

Stammering at school Hey everyone, First of all of Like to give you a little background of me first. I am a teenager in secondary/high school with a stammer. I’ve always had a slight stammer however a...

>Basically fulfilment and happiness should be intrinsic, not extrinsic But that's the whole problem. It mostly is intrinsic! I hate myself, I hate what this stutter has made me become. A jaded, bi...

what was the worst age in your life that stuttering hurted the most?

what was the worst age in your life that stuttering hurted the most? Young stutter here....

I would be more confident and wouldn't hate myself I wouldn't have gotten bullied and feel alienated from my peers in my youth This led to me hating school and underperforming. I dropped out of col...

How do you envision your life would be 10X better? There are plenty of people without a stutter having a shit life....

I’m so sorry to hear you are struggling. I’m 32 and stutter as bad as I did when I first started at 4 at times. But now I don’t hit myself, hate myself, look for approval or understanding from others,...

I know exactly what you mean. It's such a bittersweet feeling saying something perfectly because that means you can physically say it but for some reason our brains won't let us do it like that all th...

I hate this

I hate this It might sound stupid, but I hate it when I manage to say everything I want to say without stuttering. When I say everything normally I feel happy, but when I think about it later, I get a...

Alternative ways to say thank you

Alternative ways to say thank you I personally have a hard time saying th words like thank you. So I’m wondering if there are any alternatives to saying thank you. There are times that I tried to say ...

I want the world now, damned be all Damned my heart, I'll do without I will sacrifice my heart For an iron tongue, fresh start To you, God, I cry out loud But you don't hear my wretched mouth; Why sho...

Lol yeah I can't even fathom stuttering being in the top 10 humiliating disabilities. Annoying and sometimes embarrassing, yes. Not trying to play the disability olympics, but I would rather stutter t...

I don't know about the benefits except I am a people pleaser and always nice to people. Can't even defend myself or place my point if there is a verbal conflict because i end up stuttering so bad that...

How to cope when stuttering is “new”?

How to cope when stuttering is “new”? I’ve been off work for 2 months (call centre/customer service) due to a breakdown which has since left me with a bad stammer, particularly when on the phone. I’ve...

I don't know.. stuttering is definitely embarrassing, but have you seen someone with tourettes? Sometimes they say just random shit or stuff that could really piss ppl off on accident. I don't know If...

When I used to have these terrible bouts earlier in my life, when stutter was almost always severe, there was never a more worse feeling than that. In such stage we can't even claim disability, we ar...

After reading your words I can relate in a sense. It took me years to realize that I had so much fear left inside me. Towards the end you mention that you are desensitized to peoples reactions and t...

Stuttering is the most humiliating amongst all disabilities

Stuttering is the most humiliating amongst all disabilities Hi, can i vent for a moment? First, my stutter is bad, it’s very bad I can’t make a phone call with a stranger without getting hung up on. I...

I think its out of pity and will differ from the type of stutter imo. When i cramp my whole face together as a i stutter, some think it hurts. Maybe thats why....