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I love it personally. I just say yeah and continue. It’s more embarrassing to be stuck for who knows how long and everyone just waiting and staring...

Sometimes this is a life saver, depends on the context though. Also, how fast they complete it (how frustrated they are, waiting for you) is what can make it rude rather than helpful....

Same fear since my childhood! Btw, I tried to call a taxi on the phone once (many years ago) - I was in a hurry to go to the train station. I was very worried and was stuttering like crazy. The di...

I’m a late onset stutterer as well. I’m a 33 yo male and started when I was 28! Mine started at the tail end of a bad battle with alcoholism. My stories kinda similar to yours. It started out very mil...

For me Stuttering made me an introvert. I still try to talk to people but i can,t i face a block and i give up...

I (22F) guess it depends on how visible your stutter is and how comfortable you are with it. I prefer not mentioning it on my profile. I feel mere strangers do not have to know that. It feels too pe...

I'm 40 years old, and I've had a stutter all my life, and I know the feeling. Stuttering (the constant anxiety, grief, anger, worry and utter hopelessness about your future) are all signs of clinica...

FedEx or UPS driver isn’t bad. I just had trouble saying FedEX, so I hated when people asked where I worked. And that’s was a lot lol...

I literally just had 2 state troopers pull me over for going 10 mph over the speed limit and say the same thing to me 😂...they also asked me "no disrespect intended but I'm curious if you have any me...

But you can do all those jobs if you stammer! The only limitations are the ones you set upon yourself tbh.. ofc it depends on the organization you're working for and if you're meeting their expectatio...

I stutter any time someone asks me my name. I get the block, then the actual stuttering part Like " ___kkayla" People always joke about how I had to think about my name. I used to go along with it t...

Not a fear per se but I abhor using a telephone.  Also, ordering at a drive thru I get so panicky trying to be fast and not take up too much time that if I have a hard time saying what it is I want, I...

Any book/website recommendations that provide strategies for defense mechanisms?

Any book/website recommendations that provide strategies for defense mechanisms? **Stuttering and fear:** I think that feelings of fear, anticipation, tension, loss of control and lack of confidence ...

Bro you are still better than me I legit have never attended the first day of any class in my school / university just because on the first day every teacher asks to introduce yourself. I just comple...

And then watching videos in 2x, watching reels, all of that did reduce fluency and vocab. I guess we were focussing more on the information bombing and less on the art of presentation....

It definitely does. Comfort itself is a big factor. I never had the issue of stuttering in my entire life but post-covid I developed stuttering because I was losing fluency by staying at home and not ...

Do what you want to do, and don't let your stutter choose for you. That said, find a job where you work at a computer and don't have to take phone calls....

Regular work but I don't have anyone outside of work so it's basically home>work and repeat. Not saying it's all necessarily due to stammer but I'm avoiding a lot. If i have some appointments i will...

I'm sorry to hear about the shitty in your life, my friend. That saddens me deeply. Nobody should ever experience that. Blobfish_fun, what were the jobs you missed out on because of your stutter? I ho...

What to do with suicidal thoughts

What to do with suicidal thoughts It’s just so hard trying to speak and taking 30 seconds to speak 1 single fucking sentence at times, and even when I’m with my family who understands, it’s so embarr...