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😔 My stutter

😔 My stutter I’m just so angry and down because of my hat happened today. In a new school and we were introducing ourselves and of course I can say what I like doing, what I’m studying and more but c...

Happened to me in chemistry, my name is Arabic and begins with "K" so it's hard to say it. Teacher asked for my name (I'm a twin and we're both in the same class) and I couldn't say it so I straight u...

She looks me in the eyes and tells me she loves. That there’s nothing wrong with me. That I’m a beautiful person. But scorns me for being socially inadequate. For being dumb about not knowing things. ...

I always wondered about this too. I just had a virtual interview and was fluent for the first 15 minutes but the last half was bad. Hard blocking and feel like I’m choking on air. Went from feeling co...

I want to accept stutter as a part of me

I want to accept stutter as a part of me Hi, please do read if you have time. <3 I've been stuttering since I was a kid. It held me back a lot of times. When I know the answer on my teacher's que...

oh i’ve tried this after hearing variants of it for my whole life, it just doesn’t do anything to make me feel any better! i don’t get how it Works, but also i have a personality disorder so that migh...

Thank you! Yeah I used to be terrible and so shy. I’ve gotten better tho even tho I do get embarrassed still. It’s slowly getting better tho...

Thank you!! My parents are not that supportive, they think if I tell everyone that I stutter they gonna think I am mentally disabled and no one’s gonna take me seriously because they will think I am s...

Introductions

Introductions Today was my first day of school and we had to introduce ourselves as always. The teacher got to me and I said my first name with a subtle block but I was still relieved that it wasn't t...

I've come to realize attempts to completely eradicate it are too forceful and short-lasting. You may reach a new high, but you also get a new low. If you were to accept it, chances are you would stil...

Advice about portraying someone with a stutter in a tabletop RPG home game

Advice about portraying someone with a stutter in a tabletop RPG home game Someone in my D&D game is creating a character who is extremely high powered but stays out of the spotlight, using an emp...

John Harrison has written about this many years ago. If you haven’t read it I think you’d enjoy it as articulates some of what you’re getting at here https://www.stuttering-specialist.com/post/underst...

I told someone, a 'friend', and because he didn't notice he flat out said I shouldn't tell anyone because it's 'not that bad' and disrespectful to people with 'real speech problems.'...

Stuttering during presentation @ work

Stuttering during presentation @ work Today, I stuttered during a presentation at work over Zoom. I felt rushed because my presentation was at the end of an already long meeting and we were overtime. ...

I completely understand you, my dude. People need to stop saying "it's gonna be okay" because it's never going to be okay. I am 17 and I am crying like 2-3 times a day. When I see my friends cracking ...

Rereading my post, I can totally see how it came across as "stuttering isn't all that bad. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get your shit together!" and that's totally not how I meant it. If yo...

Masks and stuttering

Masks and stuttering Has anyone found the whole Covid situation and wearing masks with a stutter really difficult. I have had a stutter since I was 7, now 40 and despite being really supportive of wea...

One thing stuttering has done to me is humble me. The pain got too much one day and I cut all connections with everyone I had met except one friend I respected because I wanted to leave behind my past...

I feel you 100%. Sometimes when I talk to someone, I'm trying to say something important but then I do a big pause because I know Im gonna stutter and the person thinks im done talking and just moves ...

I am 39 years old, 40 in couple weeks and I’ve struggled with stuttering since I was 9. The thing I have a hard time doing is letting go. I can’t just be ok with it. It’s like I know the answer and ca...