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I'm 28 and can't say alphabets let alone words and I've taught in schools before, just let it rip but don't let it diminish your worth, easy to say I know, once in a while greeting a passerby is impos...

I live my life in constant fear of stress and conflict

I live my life in constant fear of stress and conflict The title explains it but it’s actually ruinous because I can’t do anything that puts me even slightly out of my comfort zone without fearing exp...

Holding Back

Holding Back Stuttering is holding back. Immediately you ask youself: ¿Holding back WHAT? ¿What is it we do not want to experience that we hold back with all our strength? I think is our feelings. O...

Oddly enough my brother in law (33) also has ADHD and was recently prescribed Ritalin. In terms if helping him focus he said it was amazing and he loves it. Speaking to my mother in law recently she s...

I'm miserable

I'm miserable I have been stammering for years now, but it's been really affecting me this year. I've been losing relationships at work and school because i can't say anything without struggling for a...

Funding Support for PWS

Funding Support for PWS Hello everyone. I am sorry to digress but I had a situation last week where I was invited to do a business pitch for my business so that it can be selected for funding. I did 2...

My internal dialogue is soooo much better than my speaking it makes me sad

My internal dialogue is soooo much better than my speaking it makes me sad Im funny asf but i have to change 75% of the stuff i say or not say it at all, it fucking sucks man...

Feeling a little nervous

Feeling a little nervous Received a call for an interview. I've to travel quite far. I've not travelled that far and I don't mind doing it but my speech blocks make me anxious and turns me into a diff...

I'm my experience they do not understand. I don't think any fluent person unless someone they know has struggled can overcome the ignorance fluent people enjoy. (This comment turned into a VENT hope...

¿Do we fear autorithy?

¿Do we fear autorithy? Today I went to a shop to deliver some samples of my business. A nice lady attended me. Everything went good. Not completely fluent because I was nervous but at least 80%. Sud...

Hey buddy. I agree. Traditional Speech Therapist are usually not the prefer way to go for what I have encounter. There are some exceptions of course. There are even some therapist that stutter themsel...

I think I’m at the end of my rope

I think I’m at the end of my rope I’ve been feeling extra hope less lately. Like my life is just a shit show of social anxiety and not being able to speak like a normal person. I’m only 21 but someti...

1. This is blatant misinformation and an OPINION. There is quite a bit of research on stuttering. We have a lot more now than we ever did and a great deal of success in treating stuttering throug...

Basic terminology that we must learn.

Basic terminology that we must learn. Hello ppl, I've been stuttering all my life. A few things I have learnt from my experiences (& from the internet recently) that I would like to share with AL...

I get that it would be WAY easier with a keyboard, and WAY faster. In my opinion though, using a keyboard puts a barrier in that 'face to face' scenario. This is how I usually go about it. First t...

Not knowing how to handle this

Not knowing how to handle this Being a teacher with speech blocks is such a difficult task. Especially, teaching English, it's impossible to go on in the midst of so many people who don't have any iss...

i can’t do this anymore

i can’t do this anymore my stutter is ruining my life and my mental health… i thought i could just accept it and try to embrace it but i just can’t anymore… i’m at a point in my life where i don’t eve...

Speaking From The Heart

Speaking From The Heart It is hard to describe what "speaking from the heart" means. Maybe is better understood this way. ¿What is the opposite of speaking from the heart? Surely it is to **speak wit...

courtship breakup

courtship breakup Man 27 years old Colombia sorry for my English I recently broke up with my girlfriend. I have several thoughts that make me nervous. \- how difficult it is to meet women because of...

Has " trying not to stutter " ever been a technique that has worked for you?

Has " trying not to stutter " ever been a technique that has worked for you? I find that the best/smoothest conversations I have are spontaneous ones. Where someone will suddenly start talking to me, ...