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Yeah. Same. I wonder how much of my personality is molded by, not necessarily my stutter, but how I *perceive* my stutter. The shame, guilt, and embarrassment that I’ve attached to it over my 25 year...

I can relate . To the point I am thinking of pathetic ways to get my words out . Like writing my thoughts on my phones note and show it to the other person. I feel like less human when I do this...

a memory i look back on and physically cringe is my still best friend and i were at starbucks years ago when we were still new friends and i was telling the barista my name and, for context, i'm both ...

Asked for a Diet Coke, the person was getting the drink and asked me what I wanted and I blocked on "diet" so instead just said "coke is fine"...

Asked for a Diet Coke, the person was getting the drink and asked me what I wanted and I blocked on "diet" so instead just said "coke is fine"... It sucks that a speech impediment can effect your life...

Teaching the mental health of Stuttering is very important. Growing up in the late 1970s, 80s and 90s, speech therapy focused on fluency so I always believed that I was broken. I wish my speech the...

I truly hope you seek help suicide is not the answer to stuttering! I’ve stuttered my whole life so I get the Bullying and the low self esteem I still have my days! But there’s more to life then your ...

I'm really not a fan of labeling a stutter as something like just stumbling on my words. My stutter is something annoying that I was born with and have to deal with, it's not a mistake that I've made,...

Should i feel nervous when i stutter during presentation?

Should i feel nervous when i stutter during presentation? I think i need some inspiration I do stutter. I get scared of stuttering during presentations. Like i start out not stuttering but then i do....

This was very traumatic for me and that's why I missed the first 2 days of school plus when I had to read out loud, I would excuse myself and go the boys restroom and hang out in the stall. For me,...

This was very traumatic for me and that's why I missed the first 2 days of school plus when I had to read out loud, I would excuse myself and go the boys restroom and hang out in the stall. For me,...

Yes, the “cleaning the wound” exercise really helped me. Understanding what your biggest fears are around speaking and writing down every time you were embarrassed or botched a speech and or social in...

imo you’ve got everything you need to affect positive change a few things that helped me ... a) talking openly about my experiences with stuttering, b) facing my fears and allowing myself to experie...

I used to be right in your shoes. At 17 I too struggled hard with self acceptance and confidence with my stutter. One of the most humiliating moments of high school for me happened in 11th grade, when...

I would absolutely be better off without it. It's destroyed my life. I can't talk to people and it's on my mind 90 percent of the day. I won't have children because of this and wouldnt wish this pain ...

Would i be better without stuttering , fuck yes i would...

This exact same issue is happening to me right now! And I don’t know whether or not to bring it up in work when no one has asked me about it .😫 I would just rather not bring any attention to it. But...

W’s sucked really hard for me as well! I also remember T’s and oh my god I HATED R’s! Every day I used to dread when the teachers had us read aloud to the class. I literally wanted to vomit because I ...

MINE IS SO STRANGE! Some days I can speak and some days I can’t. Others r slow to start but when I keep pushing myself to talk more then words start to flow more easy. I just hate it being on my mind ...

Go for communication or you let the stutter prevent you from pursuing something you want....

It really depends on the situation. People who make fun of a person who stutters by mimicking the stutter, or by saying things “can’t you just say it normally?” Is really offensive. Your professor is ...