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It's not the confidence. I mean I can go up and talk to anyone and even hold a conversation sometimes. It's just the fact that I come off as a retard to other people when I do so. Blocking and making ...

I feel absolutely zero pressure. I just think that it is a complete waste of time to try to date. The juice just isn't worth the squeeze. ...

New Year's Resolution?

New Year's Resolution? I'm curious to know if anybody here has made any "new year's resolutions" going forth into 2017? Whether that is to do more of what scares you; make x number of phone calls a we...

Stuttering is a very personal experience. I for example do consider my stuttering a disability. It affects my ability to socialize and to do my work. But I have a severe stutter and also moderate soci...

My Story and How My Stutter Improved (a bit long)

My Story and How My Stutter Improved (a bit long) **My Story** Stuttering began to take control of my life starting in about 8th grade. It was very severe throughout all of highschool (getting progre...

I think stutterers are better at being loners than other people. It takes alot for me to be lonely, I'm never bored. I generally like time to myself. But there's still that emptiness that comes wit...

I'd like to talk to you, in fact i would very much like to have a friend that i can relate to. Stuttering ruined my school life and now that school is over i'm stuck home 24/7. I play games to pass ...

I found that I was able to speak fluently in a therapy session, but as soon as I left the building it was like I had never made progress. Stuttering for some is very situational. For me, 10 years of...

Not sure where to go from here

Not sure where to go from here Sorry for the long post, but I have a lot I'd like to get off my chest. First, I've had a stutter all my life. It comes and goes, and I can even remember days where I di...

Stuttering effect on social behavior

Stuttering effect on social behavior I became a member of Reddit just so I could find a group like this and maybe reach out to people who feel similarly and offer support! I've been stuttering since ...

Got discriminated against at a club and they broke my phone. Uk

Got discriminated against at a club and they broke my phone. Uk Don't really know what to do next. So I wasn't let into a popular local club. Now let me tell you this isn't unusual: they assume peop...

On especially difficult days in regards to speech, I like to order food to-go on the way home from work and have a movie/netflix bender for the night (with/without friends depending on my mood). Its n...

Yes I am in my early 20s but I am missing out on so much fun unfortunately. It's not always a matter of not talking to people for why you miss out on fun. If you have a severe stutter people are simpl...

Something I've been noticing for years...sugar

Something I've been noticing for years...sugar Hi all. Longtime lurker first time poster! A little about me: I'm 25 and have had a mild stutter my entire life. I would say my stutter is maybe a 5/10, ...

How does one 'live' with a stutter if it has real big time effects that stop me from doing just that?

How does one 'live' with a stutter if it has real big time effects that stop me from doing just that? Personally it would not be a problem for me if it didn't effect my life. I wouldnt care about it e...

I think people are always surprised when I explain in detail how exhausting normal conversation can be. I mean, they can see/hear me struggling with the words sometimes, but they don't pick up on stu...

your life is what you make of it

your life is what you make of it Over the past 2 months I've: - knocked on doors for politicians I supported (I'm a democrat living in a red state) - Made telephone calls for said politician - v...

Depends on how severe your stuttering is. When you stutter severely it impedes your ability to communicate, which has a negative effect on the jobs you can do. Which makes you lose opportunities which...

Life with a bad stutter is playing life on hard mode. You need to stop comparing yourself with fluent people, because having a bad stutter is quite a disability. First try to do everything you can to ...

Great post. I still get embarrassed by my stutter at my job (I.T. service desk) but it doesn't bother me later on like it used to. I'm still incredibly far away to where I want to be in life but at le...