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She probably hates her job meaning she doesn't enjoy doing her service job. She clearly doesn't want to be doing her job meaning her heart is elsewhere. She probably hates her life in general and wish...

Your first problem would be ordering coffee in the public bathroom that is also known as Starbucks. but real talk sorry that happened to you. People don't get it, and most of them assume we're baske...

I know it feels bad, but don't beat yourself up for it. You had no fault whatsoever. Also the lady might appear to be a jerk, but maybe it was at the end of a long shift and she was tired. Look at ...

Time and exposure is how to overcome your stutter. I hated high school. Sweaty palms waiting for my turn to answer a question every day. Horrible experience. Adulthood is way better. You've just g...

Yeah not able to exchange pleasantries whenever you want is one of the worst parts of being a PWS. Using smiles as a substitute can help in some situations though. ...

I feel you. It sometimes sucks when you have to say "thanks for the ride" to the bus driver because you want to say something but there's people behind you so you just give him a look and keep on walk...

I can't see any easy solution to the phone situation. That's why I really like e-mails or chats. I guess maybe if video calling got more common, we could use hand signals (or at least, there'd be a vi...

Hey, welcome to the club ;) You might find it helpful to browse some of the threads here, a lot of useful advice and motivation from fellow stutterers. Life with a stutter in a society that is increa...

Hi there, nice to meet a fellow Indonesian here. Didn't expect to meet one on this sub haha. Personally I prefer gojek over angkot, because with gojek at least I don't need to raise my voice. Having ...

I don't have any suggestions for how your daughter can improve her speech, as nothing has worked on me so far. But as a parent, you can instill confidence in her and her speech and her ability to take...

It simply cannot be cured, as hard as that is to hear its true. I'm 19 and have stuttered for as long as I can remember. My stutter is much worse in certain situations such as phone calls, ordering ...

For the past 2 years i've been going out with my friends for almost every weekend, as i don't drink so i can get to be the sober driver. I have realised being social is everything. I'm not the type o...

The effects of stutter on health and life expectancy

The effects of stutter on health and life expectancy I searched the web for any information on how long term stutter affects one's health. Did not find much. So I wonder: Do PWS suffer from higher rat...

Anyone here from a third world country?

Anyone here from a third world country? Since most of the posts here seem to be from the US or Canada, I think it would be nice for us that come from third world countries to share our experiences, as...

I ordered at Chipotle today (NOT ONLINE)

I ordered at Chipotle today (NOT ONLINE) Normally, I order Chipotle online to avoid any stuttering that may or may not happen. Today, I walked in to the store and saw a lot of people in line... I le...

I was in your spot a couple of years ago. My stuttering was THE determinant of basically how my life went. I realized I couldn't do anything else until I put speech front and center to address it. I t...

I'm an interesting guy. If I'm going to make a post that I can read a year down the line, or when ever I'm feeling "off", might as well make it entertaining, you know. The finger-breaking is true th...

If we were to give into every fear or stuttering premonition, we would be severely debilitated. Instead, there should be a propagation of stuttering awareness wherein hospitality industry workers are ...

Yeah, I was just going to suggest that you might not have been 100% serious about this. But I kind of think it's cool that a place like this exists. I mean, when I go out, I generally do want to h...

What I meant by greatly appreciate were the "self-seat", "fill-in-menu", and "refill button". I personally wouldn't want to eat by myself and would rather face my fear and stutter through my order bu...