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When I was a child I'd tell my mom I'd trade a hand for free speech. Just because you have a stutter doesn't mean you can have any of the above you mentioned. To be fair, you are both more likely to...

Just please know— You are not alone. We are going through this together. Have you tried /considered looking into stuttering support groups? I spent my whole life feeling all alone and hopeless. I sta...

What are the consequences of not giving an F?

What are the consequences of not giving an F? Basically the question. What will happen if I don't care about my stutter, no matter how long a block might be (I'm talking about 40 secs of silence block...

I understand how stutters can become self-denying, and thats a good thing but it also depends on the intentions that you have. Is your intention to just give up? If thats the case, you are your own en...

Why do I stutter

Why do I stutter I’m 18 M and I started stuttering about 3 months ago randomly. It’s mainly when I know what I want to say and wait until I can say it then I can’t even say it at all or just the first...

I know the struggles. I had the same situation 2 years ago around the same time of year. I was working all through the Easter holiday as a delivery driver and couldn’t say ‘thank you’ when I got a tip...

Frustrations and Worries

Frustrations and Worries (I’m sorry this is so long I just needed a place to get this all out) I’m a freshman at college right now, and I’m going through a bit of a transformative period of my life....

It’s hard to be optimistic about the future

It’s hard to be optimistic about the future I try so hard to be optimistic about the future but everyday I grow more and more tired of this dreadful affliction. As of late, nothing has been working ou...

This was my life for 35 years until enough was enough. Once I stopped caring what other people thought of my stutter, something changed in me and I began to live my life on my terms, not anyone els...

Worn down, unable to achieve self-acceptance

Worn down, unable to achieve self-acceptance Now I am older, I don't have any interactions that feel like big traumatic wounds to be replayed over and over again as a result of having a speech impedim...

should i drop out of nursing school ?

should i drop out of nursing school ? I have been so sad and dead inside for couple of days, i’m rethinking my whole career and my life. Im literally crying while typing this. Im a mild stutterer and...

Trying to read aloud and the words won’t come out

Trying to read aloud and the words won’t come out I consider myself to have a mild stutter, lately it’s been severe. It usually comes in waves, sometimes it’s hard to get some words out, but I’m prett...

To all those who don't stutter anymore

To all those who don't stutter anymore Have you reached a point where you don't even think about speaking anymore. Like when you don't even think about you possibly stuttering ?...

Yep, i tend to delude myself sometimes that i can do certain things just like normal. I appreciate the kind words...

>It's like we can't have our full potential because of this stutter. We probably never will....

I agree. It's like we can't have our full potential because of this stutter....

Hopeless

Hopeless Hello, so I had made a post a couple days ago but I feel that it is important for me to just vent on how I feel. This may come out as negative or hopeless but this is the state I am in. I hav...

I mean, that sucks, your mother sounds callous, and obviously anyone with a stutter can empathize, but it sounds like the stutter and its consequences -were- the reason why you left. There’s nothing w...

Being bullied for being quiet is worse experience than being bullied for speaking and stuttering. People who don't stay quiet have easier time gaining allies to support them, in school and outside sch...

Asking this years ago I would’ve had an answer but today looking back truly nothing. As I’m well into my journey I’ve learned every opportunity I’ve let go because of my stutter forced me into a direc...