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Hey everyone, great to be here.
Hey everyone, great to be here. New to this community. I have been having a stutter ever since I was a kid, I'm 32 now and trying to get into a healthcare career. We all know that feeling of trying to...
I'm 27 and I went to a bakery for the first time in my life,and now I'm a regular customer.
I'm 27 and I went to a bakery for the first time in my life,and now I'm a regular customer. I've lived next to a bakery for 2 years now and have never been there. Even though I really want to go there...
I've finally mustered the courage to apply for a job and I have a interview!
I've finally mustered the courage to apply for a job and I have a interview! Hey all! So I struggle really bad from a stutter, which makes me get stuck on the first letter of a word, or I get stuck a...
Sudden inability to say first name.
Sudden inability to say first name. I am a 24F in my last year of law school. I have managed my stutter to the point where I am able to get through school, however in the past couple months I have sud...
I talked to strangers without getting anxious today and I'm kinda proud of myself
I talked to strangers without getting anxious today and I'm kinda proud of myself I was at the cinema today so I had to talk with a few people and I did it without getting (too) anxious. Usually I dre...
> make you ramble or mix up names etc. I will literally create word salads of randomness while trying to avoid a word that I suddenly feel like I am going to get stuck on. I'll also make up names ...
yep. Chipotle is one of my go to's now because you literally dont have to talk to anyone. You order on the app, go in and pick up off a shelf, and leave....
O man this being back memories. I remember in high school , when I got picked to read our loud, and hearing people laugh was just the worst. Or going some place where I have to Introduce myself or an...
Tbh i think he and some of his supports give people the wrong idea about people who stutter. The guy is getting old and forgetful... nearly every time he forgets something or loses his train of though...
I hear you. It's really hard not to let it get to you. I tend to overcompensate and push myself to be the one they have to listen to but I still end up having to teach people how to listen. What I d...
I think many people don’t know he stutters. They just think he’s senile....
that happened to me. Between 14 and 20 I kind of forgot about the stutter, but at 20 at university I learned I needed to do a big presentation, then i thought "I camt do that I have a stutter". speech...
Sometimes Or I had my brother order for me lol. Though I actually built some confidence going through drive thrus. It’s one of the few things I’m willing to do now. If I cant say the item I just use t...
Anyone else use mobile orders on fast food apps to avoid talking in the drive thru or going inside?
Anyone else use mobile orders on fast food apps to avoid talking in the drive thru or going inside? I’ve started doing this a few years back. Its literally a godsend lol....
Clearly you do not have a stutter. It’s a way to cope with the stutter. Elongation (what might sound like slurring) is a strategy to keep from stuttering, as well as pauses or choosing another word al...
No, it really doesn't. You feel more shame with blocking and stuttering in the adult world. It holds you back from career opportunities, etc. A lot of people on this sub like to sugarcoat things, but ...
It got easier for me at least. I've been stuttering since I learned to talk beyond simple phrases I was about 3ish. I was basically mute from grade 8 to grade 12. Not because of anxiety but because ta...
Yup! You find out certain stuff that makes your stutter worse/better, or ways to work around it. Personally, my stutter is worst when I lack sleep. But even if I’m well rested, it can come up, so I of...
My son is a person who stutters. He’s 18 and will be going to college in Fall 2022. He’s done speech therapy when he was younger. Anyway I’ve always told him he has other ways to communicate with p...
Honestly, I have forced myself to put thoughts of other people’s perception of my stuttering out of my head for the most part. It’s impossible to completely ignore, but I avoid dwelling on embarrassme...