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Mild stutter that is now pretty invisible to others (it’s still there though). Had speech therapy when I was younger but nothing since before high school. I read up on different experiences with stu...

Thank you! I always get so down whenever I stutter so I’m working on just letting it ago and accepting it...

I really feel your pain. However, watching yourself presenting can be really helpful. It's painful at the beginning but the more you do it the easier it becomes. Don't forget that's how everyone else...

Recently realized that me fumbling over my words constantly is actually a stutter

Recently realized that me fumbling over my words constantly is actually a stutter I’ve always been really self-conscious about the way I speak, but I didn’t realize it was a stutter until… literally y...

I had a pretty severe stuttering condition from the age of 3 to 14 (I still stutter sometimes, but this age range was the worst in my life) and had trouble even finishing sentences. The constant mocke...

I wouldnt say I totally 'dont care' I still get very anxious, but I have stopped avoiding speaking situations. Basically, I was 21 I was very very depressed. Depression typically makes people care les...

I found this really sad to read to be honest. If you like the guy, why should you let something that he cannot control, get in the way? ​ For me my stutter is phycological, if I feel comf...

I can only speak for myself, but after having a long period of barely being able to get past a sentence, when I have something to say, I say it. I always want to make sure my point is understood and m...

Successful communication in a relationship is about so much more than fluency. If he's confident and willing to speak his mind and voice his thoughts and feelings despite the stuttering, that's great....

Disclaimer my stutter use to be moderately severe, but its getting better and its now mild most of the time, so I'm not sure that people with a more severe stutter would feel the same in this situatio...

No, actually stuttering will always hinder your ability to self-express and to connect with others (e.g. most people will feel uncomfortable around a severe stutterer). I see this new trend in stutter...

I am stuttering openly now, this time last year no one heard me stutter

I am stuttering openly now, this time last year no one heard me stutter Hello fello stutterers. I want to share the progress I've made over the past few months. This time last year I was finishing co...

cheers mate! speaking fluently as a stutterer is like breaking free everyday...

How about not indirectly telling yourself that stuttering is bad

How about not indirectly telling yourself that stuttering is bad When people talk about speech victories in stuttering communities, they often celebrate random moments of fluency, during a phonecall ...

My greatest piece of advice

My greatest piece of advice My greatest piece of advice.. Stop focusing on improving fluency. That peice of advice has allowed me to live the life I have dreamed. And that's not an exaggeration. I...

Stop telling yourself lies

Stop telling yourself lies As the title says.. There's probably no help for us, we'll stutter (in my case-speech blocks) for our entire lives, sometimes we'll be fluent, sometimes not.. We all know th...

Thanks, appreciate your comment! The thing is, it is still theory and although I believe that it is true, it is quite hard, honestly for me right now impossible to be myself with the stutter, because ...

It all boils down to fearlessly accepting and or owning the fact that you stutter, and also accepting the reality that not all social interactions will be great ones. (There’s many external factors th...

My stutter is certainly part of who I am. Despite any fluency I have achieved, my stutter is an integral part of who I am. I understand the concept of "if only X was different", but that's a cop out....

Everyone at home knows I have a stutter, so there's never any tension/nerves/embarrassment with blocks, so I put less energy into avoiding them....