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Something that has helped me is being more open and honest with my stuttering. Talking to your superiors, being frank and discuss your struggles. Just getting it out in the open took an enormous amoun...

I casually, self-deprecatingly mention my stutter on my Tinder profile....

How to stop stuttering

How to stop stuttering Hi everyone I have had a stutter since I can remember and not being able to get my words out has played a major part of my life I'm now 37 and have just found by vaping CBD oil ...

Do you advertise that you stutter? Putting it out there beforehand or near the start of an interview may make it easier on you and also make them more comfortable with it. It’s a bit like removing the...

1. Relax and enjoy yourself! Just focus on that 2. Taking someone out for coffee is probably the best for a first date; it’s nice and informal and not too much of a commitment 3. Just ask! Don’t bu...

How many people have you talked to about being a stutterer? That'd probably be a good thing to focus on too. Unless you're taking it in small steps, sort of....

I met my wife the old fashion way though friends but she knew i stuttered beforehand, since our friend told her. We talked a lot about stuttering on our first few dates. I thought her interest in it w...

Please share your dating experiences, tips and advice

Please share your dating experiences, tips and advice I'm in college and never dated before in my life because of the fear of the impression my stutter would create. However recently, I've been overco...

Really depends on the context of the phone call. Usually if I have to make an appointment or do something with insurance, I just tell them that I have a speech impediment and it might take longer tha...

Outing myself

Outing myself I’ve been a PWS since I was around 3 years old. I’m now 26 and, while my stutter is very mild, it still deeply affects me emotionally and limits the things I allow myself to do. I’m not ...

Yea I feel bad I had to tell people in the past I had a concussion and brain damage which is my excuse. It's unfortunate for the most part when people learn you stutter specially as an adult they thin...

How do you deal with your stuttering when talking on the phone?

How do you deal with your stuttering when talking on the phone? 19M Hey guys, so I have been stuttering all my life (with it picking up in the past couple years) and while I took therapy, feel more c...

I think talking about stuttering, self-disclosing, whatever you call it takes time. It should be hard at first but it should get easier and easier as time goes. I know that's cliche, but it's how it h...

Is it people you know or people you don't know or both? Maybe try and say 'I have a stammer' if their reaction is off, will often relax the situation! I'm not sure where you live but there is stamme...

I understand your urge. But I think we have to temper our goals with practicality. As you say, you can't explain it all to everyone. My goal is more like "this is serviceable - now they have a basic i...

I think that's very fair. And, usually I say less rather than more. But, I guess what I'm trying to say is that I feel pulled in two directions at times. On the one hand, I want to educate someone abo...

I hate it when talking on the phone to a stranger and they think there is a bad connection

I hate it when talking on the phone to a stranger and they think there is a bad connection No, I’m not in a bad area, I’m not breaking up I have a stutter. Please don’t shoot me down by saying I’m bre...

I don't really need them to know anything other than that for stutterers, sometimes words don't come out right, and it's not fully known why, and it can come and go at the drop of a dime. If they tak...

Good point. I guess I want people to know something about stuttering other than just that I do it. Usually this takes the form of talking about ways people stutter. So, I'll talk to someone about that...

How exhaustive* is your "educating"? I've just taken to quickly describing what stutter is about. Doesn't require much effort, really. *: Can't be complete, I know, because stutter is still not compr...