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I know. It happens to me too. I’ve tried both routes (avoiding it and steering into it). It’s frustrating but it gets easier the more you do it. People will think more highly of you if you always try....

I am the exact same way! I avoid meeting new people like crazy. It’s really sad because my social life has suffered and same for my children. They want to have sleepovers, which requires meeting the p...

I cheat! I use my business card all the time. I know it's a type of avoidance but for me it's also way more efficient....

My take on this: When you are all by yourself and talking to yourself you don't have to prove to yourself that you can speak fluently. When you are around others we want to fight our stutter, and we w...

try your best, dont be too hard on your self. In the end, this thing is out of our control, but we cannot let it control us! remember that...

my parents are quite ableist and think ppl with disabilities or mental disorders are doing it for attention, and i think they would think im faking. I mask way harder at home because theres more conse...

i personally act the other way, i really really try to mask my stutter at home because my family is ableist, but at school im not as pressured to do so, i still mask it but not as much because masking...

Good for you!! I also took the plunge at a call center job back in 2008, it was right when my stutter was getting pretty bad again. It was rough at first I'm not going to lie! But after awhile I start...

How severe is your stutter? Unfortunately you have to live through it, the art of non communication has been the story of my life.. been classed as 'shy, a loner the quiet one' all part of my...

Definitely. I talk pretty fluently most of the time so I've been able to hide the stutter during some interviews. It caused a ton of extra pressure that I didn't need. Stuttering is something that I d...

Pretty similar to yours. But my stuttering is not that severe so in most of cases I am not willing to and not necessary to self-disclose my stuttering to interviewers....

Let them know before hand and don't care what anyone says, speak however you speak and they'll get used to it...

100% this. I developed so much shame surrounding my stutter that I am still working on it today. OP, if you can, speak to the people at the American Institute of Stuttering - they will be able to poin...

I like using _stutter_ instead of _speech impediment_. I say something like, "before we start I wanted to let you know I stutter, so you may hear me pause or repeat words. If you have any questions or...

I wouldn’t say i tackled it.i just try to be more confident in myself and i stutter less. Of course it’s different for everyone...

I really relate to having issues with eye contact. When i walk around my job through people i don't really know i NEVER make eye contact with them, i just stare into the floor or something because I h...

I used to work at a call centre. My stutter didn't come up in the interview anyway but at least in my country they would not be allowed to deny you based on that, most big companies use a score based ...

At first I thought this would be dumb, but I think it's really important to get more comfortable with it. To be honest, I was cringing while watching that and I guess that is part of my problem, the ...

Yes!!! That's what I did for years. I practiced my name , greetings, and other salutations. I desensitized myself from all the fear and anxiety because after saying all those phrases and my name f...

As someone who has a covert stammer, the effects of which are not visible to listeners, I am really heartened to see you reach out for guidance and advice. I had enormous difficulty in school and was ...