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Late to the train but this happend to me at work. I am a waiter/bartender/host at a local restaurant. I have to pickup the phone with the usual; “Hello this is [restaurant] you are speaking with [name...

Oh yes, the kicker is getting asked to repeat something I normally would actually stutter trying to say but managed to fluently say... 😩 So it turns into me getting blocked and making those awkward m...

Seriously.. people think I'm rude because I'm not like "HI! My name is Ricky what is your name? Nice to meet you! how long have you worked here? yadda yadda... like look if i could say all that and no...

yeah but if you get frustrated at your stutter the you stutter more, so it sucks...

How can I give effective support to a stuttering partner?

How can I give effective support to a stuttering partner? I don't stutter, but my boyfriend does. He gets really upset and frustrated with himself and quite often will just apologise and give up tryin...

Cluttering, stuttering, and muttering

Cluttering, stuttering, and muttering Does anyone else have a problem with cluttering? I don't think it's as well known as stuttering, but I think I have it on my bad days, especially when I have trou...

Stuttering and PTSD

Stuttering and PTSD If you think about it, stuttering exhibits many forms of PTSD. It could also be the other way around, where PTSD can cause or worsen a stutter. Anyone have any thoughts on this? ...

All my life I was told to get noise out anyway I could when I get into a hard block. After 15+ years of therapy I have finally started doing it. And its for the worse.

All my life I was told to get noise out anyway I could when I get into a hard block. After 15+ years of therapy I have finally started doing it. And its for the worse. I have always had really bad blo...

I’m okay around the people I’m usually around but I have the hardest time around my dad. I grew up with him paying so much attention about my stutter, and he is where I got my stutter from. Stuttering...

How to Unblock ?

How to Unblock ? The worst thing about having to deal with stuttering are tonic blocks. Sometimes , i get these "micro" blocks. They usually last for half a second or 1 second. But some of the time ,...

Gosh I relate to this so much. I hate it so much and it makes me want to rip my throat out of my neck...

Honestly, one of the worst parts of having a stutter is when people refuse to take you seriously because of it.

Honestly, one of the worst parts of having a stutter is when people refuse to take you seriously because of it. Like, if you ever get into an intense conversation or you need to stand up for yourself,...

i agree with your views. for us all speech is the biggest issue.. it will stay with us forever even we think of all the positives about stuttering..... now and than everyone of us gets frustrated with...

Thank you for sharing this thoughtful piece. I vaguely remember myself not stuttering when I was in my early days of school. To be frank, I exactly don't remember from when I started stuttering, but...

I understand your anger at other people. We are all often caught up in our own lives to notice what is going on in others, especially when so many of us try to hide our problems from each other. Stutt...

So true. Its okay to feel what you're feeling right now. Cry it out, we have all been there. But know that it'll be better one day. You'll have days like this but you'll realize that life is not all a...

I beat myself up, tell myself I am never going to achieve my dreams or goals. Act like I am total failure and just negative self-talk myself to sleep. If anyone talked to me the way o talk to myself, ...

I feel you brother. I have a mild to moderate form of stuttering and it has effected my daily life and made even simple tasks challenging and have thought about suicide every now and then especially t...

For real. Playing drums let’s me express things precisely without having to use my mouth. It’s so fun and a great stress reliever. ...

Its okay to angry sometimes. Its Ok to be envious of others. Its ok to be sad, its ok to cry and let it all out. The only thing that is not ok is to get stuck in that anger and envy and sorrow. But ...