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Same here. Any lengthy conversations (when I'm lucky enough to get one) leave me feeling like I've just been waterboarded. Just watching that video was exhausting! It seems so dumb that he (or *we*) c...

Stuttering has ruined my life

Stuttering has ruined my life I've never been able to do any activities I otherwise would have done if i didn't stutter as I was afraid of embarrassing myself or being asked for my name which i strugg...

I don't want this to be a pity party on why me and why I have to deal with this. Communication is such an essential part of everyday life and it's holding me back! I don't want to be this way anymore...

From crying so much this morning, my eyes still hurt

From crying so much this morning, my eyes still hurt Hi all. Thanks for your replies in advance. I posted a while ago on here detailing my situation but I need some more advice. I had a mental breakd...

I kind of understand what you mean. It might be similar to what I was taught - easy onset? Have you heard of that? It's like saying the first letter in a very loose way but to me, it doesn't sound nat...

Speech is taken for granted, everyone assumes, which is not wrong or rude though, that everyone can speak. Can be really frustrating and awkward in public...

How I felt/feel

How I felt/feel I told my my ex girlfriend when we were still together that I was going to cut off my tongue semi jokingly.and she started to ball her eyes out and said don’t because then you couldn’t...

That's my point I don't appreciate stuttering been brushed over as 'just a little stutter' for me anyway I think it's a pretty big deal, my speech is always on my mind, go traveling the main think I'm...

Stuttering and substance abuse

Stuttering and substance abuse Any studies on these two things having any correlation? 20 years old. Been stuttering my whole life. Discovered at the age of 17 - oh hey - when i'm drunk I don't stutte...

Honesty I always think that as far as difficulty in life goes a stammer isn't actually that major, we don't look different, sound different or have any obvious signs of a disability. We just have a ha...

I feel you 100%. If I have to hear "are you still there?" one more time.... and then you get your voice back and interrupt them in the middle. The whole conversation is out of rhythm. Website schedule...

I don't understand this line of thinking. To me, stuttering is much more inconvenient for the stutterer, than it is for the person he or she is speaking to....

I have good days and bad days! I normally just try and think about the positives, that some people have it a lot worse! Some people will never be able to see, some people have terminal cancer, some pe...

Why are you telling us on reddit??!?! Go out and spend time with friends and go do that thing you always wanted to do or buy that thing you always wanted to order ...

Anyone got any tips or tricks for ordering at cafes or restaurants?

Anyone got any tips or tricks for ordering at cafes or restaurants? The place I have the most trouble with my speech is ordering at the counter of restaurants, cafes or fast food places. I tend to get...

Telemarketers are great practices for improving speech

Telemarketers are great practices for improving speech Today I received a call from an unknown number, answered it and it was someone who wanted to invite me to attend a networking party in downtown L...

I think it's good practice to try speaking and I've personally never used text-to-speech to get by, but I also think stuttering is a real life-affecting disability that amounts to muteness at its wors...

Taking L-Theanine fixes my stutter

Taking L-Theanine fixes my stutter Background - I'm a 23yo white male, and I've had a stutter since around age 13-14. It's gotten a little easier to manage as I've become more extroverted in the past ...

First time posting on here - advice on situation or your tips/tricks on going through life

First time posting on here - advice on situation or your tips/tricks on going through life A little background about me - I'm a female in her early 20's who has a mild stutter but it's quite obvious w...

Bookmarking this for future motivation.Thanks man! These days I am going to mall alone and enquiring about prices of shoes,bags etc;I also made an phone appointment with the beauty salon;and I plac...