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>"change the word" Firstly, I want to mention that if you substitute a word, then you are telling your body that your anticipatory anxiety is real in your mind. This is the opposite of your go...

This is reinforcing avoidance behavior which only reinforces fear of stuttering. There are some words you can't ignore. You also want to be able to say what you want to say and not limit your expressi...

When I use to go on dates from tinder I never use to talk much I would just go off my looks, but I wanted to say so much but the fear of stuttering held me back so much. Most relationships didn’t last...

“Hold yourself back” as in not wanting to communicate or express your feelings in fear of stuttering infront of them. In general don’t let stuttering hold you back in like you deserve to be happy and ...

I wasn't able to develop a dating life because of it. I never heard a "no" or a "yes" from a girl, even tho I perceive some looks sometimes, I am too afraid to enter any situation where I could stutte...

Like others have said, it should not let it affect you in your dream career. As for me, it did prevent me from getting the job that I wanted. As a kid, I always wanted to be a police officer. Recentl...

I once did a presentation infront of my class in Uni. I could hardly get 5 words out and guy after me had to finish it for me. Killed me on the inside. But we have to move on and develop a really thic...

Yes. Many jobs. Special Forces. Astronaut. I have had to shelve many dreams in this life. But life also has a way of presenting you different opportunities - especially if you are patient and work har...

Talk about the stuttering with the parents

Talk about the stuttering with the parents Hi Sub, my parents love me in every way, no matter what, but sometimes they even think that I don't have speech problems and can do anything. For example, wh...

> every single thing i do is a decisnion of my stutter, not me. One piece of advice I regularly give here is to never let your stutter make your decisions for you. Allowing your stutter to dictate...

Just a rant, does not contain useful information

Just a rant, does not contain useful information Most nights I fear the future, mostly I fear the part of growing. I look around and see my friends growing up, becoming an adult version of themselves....

Even if you’ve accepted that you don’t want to improve your public speaking, you’re still giving out bad advice. A person is asking advice on how to become better at something and your advice is essen...

I don’t expect the general population to accept us. Many of our own family members don’t even understand stuttering. I didn’t mean he’s incapable of doing the job. I meant he (and many of us) are in...

We are our own worst critics, and make our fears and frustrations way bigger when they’re about ourselves. I promise you, people don’t care about how you speak as much as you do. Once you finally ...

People Uses us...Makes fun of us and it just breaks me Friends are Fake... it's just drama and fake support... They just Throw up their Beliefs and Opinions and shit on us because they know that we ca...

Should I have kids if I stutter? because I am afraid of passing the genetics.

Should I have kids if I stutter? because I am afraid of passing the genetics. My stutter is genetic and a few people in my family stutter. I suffer from it daily and i wouldn’t want my children or gra...

"Anyone else find their mind go blank sometimes and not knowing what to say? Is there anything that i can do to improve on this." I experience something similar. For example, in my experience, "my mi...

Yes, but was also diagnosed with a severe anxiety disorder right before turning 18, failed attempt at dying. Years of drug abuse, currently a little better. Currently am 22 stuck working in family bus...

Yes. I just feel like I'm half a person and I have some hidden talents/qualities that I will never find...

Similar experience, but thankfully my family can understand me. If I’m outside and have to interact with strangers, I ask my brother to do it instead - feel super incompetent about it...