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Has anyone else gotten used to people thinking that they're stupid?

Has anyone else gotten used to people thinking that they're stupid? I think most other stutterers out there can relate to this. But the fact is that the majority of people I meet think I'm stupid beca...

Fuck no. I bacame an ophthalmologist, I daily talk with around 15-20 patients. Operate around 20-30 patients weekly. In 1 year of practice just one elderly and kinda crazy woman comemented how I am...

Early on when things were going bad job-wise and social-wise I let it limit my options and I dropped out of school several times to save my ego from perceived embarassment. Perseverance and a FTW atti...

"I didn't even notice!"

"I didn't even notice!" Hi everyone, I've been stuttering since I was 7, and began speech therapy a few years ago in my early 30s. My stuttering has become drastically more manageable, to the poin...

My advice to everyone who is in university is do not drop out until you did enough presentations and have a classmate in the back row film you speaking so you can review it later. It's an opportunity ...

No, why would I? I just ask for extra time during presentations. My parents forced me to live my life mostly just as someone who doesn't have a speech impediment, and I did lots of presentations at hi...

Interview help.

Interview help. I got rejected every interview I attended. They think Iam nervous. But when I say my problem to them then they rejects saying my communication skills are not good.How you guys handle t...

I did not. My courses didn't require lots of presentations. I skipped lots of the presentations I had (losing their grades). The few I did went horrible, all of them. I was stuttering like never befor...

Did you drop out of university or college because of stuttering?

Did you drop out of university or college because of stuttering? I personally was studying paintings and visual arts, when we had practice that only deals with drawings and paintings, I managed to suc...

I've been speaking english on discord and noticed a few things.

I've been speaking english on discord and noticed a few things. Hello guys, to start off.. my first language is spanish and i've been studying english seriously 2 years ago. I can say that my speaking...

Right. This is one way of being a covert stutterer. Some people can live ok with that. Some feel like they never say what they really want to say, are constantly scanning ahead for trouble, feel ex...

From stuttering badly as a kid, to it being non-existent going into college, to now me freezing up and it being my worst ever.. I feel so defeated

From stuttering badly as a kid, to it being non-existent going into college, to now me freezing up and it being my worst ever.. I feel so defeated Hello, I feel so damn defeated and helpless it's unr...

We too make a habit to give weird answer

We too make a habit to give weird answer To escape saying more words , i kind of made a habit of giving weird short answer and make people assume i am weirdo Like my roomate asked why you switch off ...

Has anyone ever been able to get a support job (tech support, customer service) after telling the company you have a stutter?

Has anyone ever been able to get a support job (tech support, customer service) after telling the company you have a stutter? Ok I know there are people on this sub with varying intensities of stutter...

This is so right, to others I've always been the "shy" or "quiet" one, but in fact I have plenty to say, but I just can't say it! A life of no proper conversation is a hard one to have...

This is so right, to others I've always been the "shy" or "quiet" one, but in fact I have plenty to say, but I just can't say it! A life of no proper conversation is a hard one to have...

Living on a cabin in the woods ALONE

Living on a cabin in the woods ALONE Hear me out. I don´t live on a cabin in the woods by myself. But I always think that it would give me tremendous benefits regarding my stuttering. My problem has ...

It's not, and that's why my communication is limited to a few words or sentences when I meet new people. I might come across as aloof or disinterested as a result, so I always put on a smile and seem ...

Is it even possible to enjoy interacting with people while pushing through blocks?

Is it even possible to enjoy interacting with people while pushing through blocks? I just can't connect with people its so painful. Its like i'm severley disabled, both mentally and physically exhaus...

Interview

Interview So i'm at a job interview and this is the first time i've disclosed my stutter to an interviewer. I also made it a point to say EXACTLY what I wanted to say. I thought that in doing this, it...