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Crazy how this disease, condition, manifest so randomly. The phone, if I had to follow a script, I wouldn't be fluent at all. This is so difficult. Even when requesting help from medical providers is ...

Scientist here. I’ve given hundreds of scientific presentations and I have a fairly severe stutter. I always struggle in first 5ish minutes then usually hit a grove and speak better. Ive also have ...

Your mental health is more important than anything else. Peace of mind over anything. Your partner should understand the situation. There’s no magic cure for stuttering, if you don’t have a technique ...

Job offer but speech impediment holding me back

Job offer but speech impediment holding me back Im 27 years old and have always had a bit of a speech impediment/ stammer, I often get blocks on particular words or trip over my words when speaking, ...

Hi! I am almost 50 and still have this same problem answering the phone. When I’m not expecting a call it’s totally fine. But, as you said, when I am thinking about it and expect to not speak, sure e...

Did a presentation today, did not go as planned. I hate them.

Did a presentation today, did not go as planned. I hate them. Hello everyone. So today I had a short presentation. I was very nervous. I tried to prepare ahead but it just didn't go as planned. I stru...

That makes sense. I also realized that not too long ago, people can have a fear of talking without being a stutterer....

Hey! Some of the nicest people in the world stutter. Everyone, stuttering or not, gets nervous talking to a crush. Just be yourself. There’s absolutely no problem putting it out on the table by saying...

It’s so difficult because they don’t want to embarrass themselves. When I was in high school there was an assignment to learn a specific poem and recite it in front of my class. I knew that would doo...

I also struggled to get a job in finance. I had some social benefits that made me able to look for a job and get the benefits for a period of 2 years max. I finally got a job on my last month of benef...

*When I go to Mcdonalds and i am unable to say my order, I am angry because I cannot say the words for my order more than I am about what the random person thinks of me.* Where does that anger come f...

Speak slow

Speak slow So I have a stutter, I stutter almost all the time anyways but I’ve noticed it’s very triggerd by anxiety or being exited, I’ve only had it for a few years but I still feel like I can only ...

Well to me it's a little annoying that almost all of them say they found their partner by online dating and have been "married/together for 7+ years" Dating apps were drastically different back then...

Whether there is stigma or not wasn't the point i was making. The point is that the feelings associated with stuttering from stuttering matter a lot more than perceived stigma. When I go to Mcdonalds ...

Hello friends, I am 43 years old, Persian and I recently immigrated to America (Los Angeles). My English is not very good and the main problem is that I don’t dare to speak English and I feel like eve...

Honest question here..you've never had a whole room of people laughing at you and bullies target & abuse you or beat you up because you openly stutter in front of them?.. I've had so many hardships p...

100% agreed. If the societal expectations weren't there, the only negative feelings associated with stuttering would be because of the physical sensation of not being able to get your words out. The...

Can I still get better if the cause of my stutter is a genetic factor?

Can I still get better if the cause of my stutter is a genetic factor? My stuttering is mild, it’s usually just the beginning part where I stutter, pronouncing the first letter when I begin to talk an...

There is a huge stigma in relation to stuttering. If stuttering itself were only included, we may get emotions of anger and frustration for not being able to say something when we want to say it. ...

I think that with my stuttering atleast it might be caused by a neurosteroid imbalance. I notice as I got older into my 30s I stutter alot worse..which sucks because I thought it would get better with...