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Thank you! My set is actually going to be about food allergies. I have grown out of some of them but until I was 21 I was allergic to milk, eggs, peanuts, treenuts, and seafood. Ordering out with food...

Changing stuttering habits takes time, dedication, effort and a lot of other traits. It means coming out of one's comfort zone and making a complete change of lifestyle. We're all on our own journeys...

There is a lot of great advice here that touches base on how you personally can deal with your stutter, I just wanted to add that who you choose to surround yourself with plays a large role in quality...

I sometimes just wonder how good we actually have it. Considering nearly 50% of the population is living in poverty and another maybe 10-20% are somewhat struggling. Just imagine all the people living...

The simple pleasures keep me here. Food, Nature, Comedy, good tv shows. If you are gone, and don't believe in the nice lies about the after life, its over. There is nothing. So as long as my life is ...

Not being able to accomplish a simple task such as talk on the phone. Because of this I feel inferior to normal people who can speak as easy as breathing. ...

Chances are, they never will. Depending on who they are, you should just say something along the lines of "I'm glad your alright now, I'm still hanging in there" and move on with your life. They won...

So desperate to get rid of this speech problem honestly..

So desperate to get rid of this speech problem honestly.. So frustrating how this speech disorder can have such a big impact on peoples lives.. Not sure the point of this post, just feel like typing. ...

Covert?

Covert? Does anyone else here just not speak when they block and wait until it comes out without actually audibly stuttering? For example, if I'm in a group and I go to say something but feel the bloc...

See if your Uni has a speech pathology program. Go there and talk to someone about getting help. Hating the fact that you can't talk because it's so "simple" is like someone with MS complaining about ...

What did you want to do that you realized you will never be able to do?

What did you want to do that you realized you will never be able to do? Me personally: get into fields like politics or business which I knew I had the capabilities to succeed in besides the stutterin...

People don't realize how disabling stuttering can be for us. It's tough to order from drive through windows, talk on the phone, use any of those horrible automated voice recognition systems, even ask ...

Stutter is a disability. I'm really sick and tired of people telling me to just suck it up.

Stutter is a disability. I'm really sick and tired of people telling me to just suck it up. Just like someone who cannot see, hear, or walk can claim disability, someone who stutters can also claim di...

Try to find happiness in other things rather than speaking. I've accepted that I'll never be happy communicating with weird facial expressions and hard blocks. I'll continue my life only talking when...

Just think which words will give you the least trouble and use them. Since S words flow well for me I would say, "hello, I submitted a job application and was wondering what the status is?" I know how...

I disagree with the reaction part. I mean stuttering does have real life impacts externally, regardless of how I react to it. ...

Life's not going to be easy. You will be discriminated against because of your stutter. You won't get jobs and promotions because of it. People will laugh at you and think you're slow. It was one of...

It's a very long and arduous process. You may need a lot of help from knowledgeable people - social workers, counselors, and the like. They have walked through the paperwork and application process wi...

So much this. My husband's parents spent a fortune on a custom DAF earpiece for him, and it does indeed feel like a miracle, but it's nearly impossible to use in loud/crowded environments. Like restau...

:60 Second Documentary Request

:60 Second Documentary Request My name is Christopher Stoudt. I’m a doc filmmaker in Los Angeles. Seeking people with a stutter to be featured in a :60 second doc short (for the upcoming new series ...