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i had a similar situation in english class during freshman year on the first day where the sub told us to write things ab ourselves and we had to say it aloud. when it was my turn, i was so nervous bu...

Unfortunately stuttering is pretty easy to make fun of. It’s rare to run into another person who stutters. Heck, even if you did you may not even know it. Many of us get very good at hiding it and unl...

We should have cards to give out - “I stutter. You’re an asshole.”...

Stuttering has turned me from someone who was once shy, to someone who is still shy around new people, but someone who has a backbone. If people say something derogatory to you, say something back to ...

We are not born social anxious, our experience make us so,i will describe it as ,it's in a head but from other people ,like we get negative approval from people , it makes us feel bad and we don't wan...

Absolutely. I relate to this so much. Seeing peoples faces when I stutter or have a block is literally unbearable. Like, they’re uncomfortable with my struggle to speak but I have to live with this 24...

But still stuttering come under common speech disorder,people should be educated and cooperative , if they would be patient listener then we wouldn't be so much anxious before speaking , it's like we ...

OMG! This is a groundbreaking concept I have previously never considered. I wonder if we ask people in wheelchairs to, you know, just try walking, if it would change their lives. Clearly I dislike i...

Do you remember when your kids first noticed you have a stutter?

Do you remember when your kids first noticed you have a stutter? I’ve been stuttering more lately I think due to a tooth infection or who knows. Last month, my 7 year old son caught on that I was stuc...

I'm sincerely happy for you that you've reached a point of self acceptance. We could all do with more self love. But this- >The older I get (24f) the more I’m realizing how cute my lil stutter ...

Stoked for you that you’re at a place where you feel good about your stutter! You’re allowed to use whatever words you want to describe it; I just know that both myself (27f) and many other stutterers...

22F here and I’m also glad you’re happy. However you gotta understand that most stutterers(and people in this subreddit) are men. Therefore, they don’t even remotely receive the same treatment as us a...

It’s different for guys. Being seen as not confident, weak and strange. For me personally, it’s ruined my life. It may be cute quirk for some but debilitating for others. As long as your confident i...

If I can add to this. OP, I agree that I wouldn’t choose to stutter. I’d get rid of it in a heartbeat if I could. BUT, I can say it’s given me more empathy to people with speech impediments (after all...

I still struggle with it more than I'm willing to accept, so at the moment I would say yes. I have had many good things come my way because of my stutter however and I do think it's made me a better p...

Stuttering and social anxiety

Stuttering and social anxiety Are you struggling with social anxiety? I would love to hear your experience on this. How does it influence your stuttering and/or vice versa? ​ I've been st...

I’d prefer people make fun of me to my face rather than behind my back. And all of what you said is true. I’m fine with jokes as well, but it’s when it’s just straight disrespectful and not funny. My ...

I mean 18 year old me wouldn’t have but in the long run, it says more about them for being literal bullies than it does about you. And that’s coming from 24 year old me. I like to look at it as how sa...

I wanna take this job but idk if it’s a good idea

I wanna take this job but idk if it’s a good idea My dad and brother work at a factory and my last name is very respected there, so I know I’d be hired if I apply. I’d be doing computer stuff and not...

While I was being born the umbilical cord somehow got wrapped around my neck. I was loosing oxygen(hypoxia) and blood to my brain, as the doctor tried to yank me out with forceps. I was also slamming ...