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It's only a disability if you let it be one ... you all want help but you don't realize you are in control of your destiny not outside forces , truth hurts your feelings so dislike to agree 💪...

I've had a great deal of friends through out my entire school life. One of the things I found is dressing better and playing sports. When I play soccer I almost do no talking and I just play to a very...

Most people I've met in the improv community seem to be introverts overall. A lot of people go into an improv class to "get out of their shell" like you said. It helps conquer stage fright too. Improv...

Dang, I have never thought of that. Thanks, that's a great idea. Like it or not, I'm going to have to get out of my "shell" and this is a great idea. Everything is about mindset I suppose and this mig...

This might scare the hell out of you, but consider taking an improv class if they are available in your area. I started doing improv several years ago and love it. When I get into a scene, I basically...

Exposure. Let yourself be burned. You've got to build up the scar tissue. The fire stops hurting after long enough in it. You've got a good attitude, so you're already making progress. Just don't shy...

Confront the things that scare you & stress you out. Think about something that makes you uncomfortable. Something that stresses you out a little just thinking about it, like maybe calling someon...

Stop seeing yourself as a stutter and anticipating that's your problem ...

I personally don't believe in speech therapy. I think fighting the stutter will only keep the fight going longer. That said, everyone's different and I encourage people to explore their options and se...

There will be plenty of other opportunities. It helped me to change my perceptions of interviews. Previously I viewed them as a nerve wrecking, scary situation where I was convinced I would stutter ...

In the spirit of motivational quotes or what have you, a book I enjoyed is Nassim Taleb's Antifragile. The concept is that instead of pushing the idea of weathering a storm or enduring a bad period,...

It's not the stutter but a pretty normal battle with anxiety you're going through at your age. It seems like most early 20s people go through it, and I did too. You're figuring out who you are as an a...

Your stuttering might stick around for life but it doesn't have to ruin it. The downward spiral is tough to break out of. I myself was at the bottom of one, but my latest strategy to reverse it was to...

> From experience, when someone brings up my stuttering, it improves a lot but I don't know how things will work the other way around. I think you'll see it works similarly the other way around. ...

> I don't know why I'm so passionately angry about it. I think I'd be passionately angry too. For me, not having my feeling understood, especially by those closest to me, is something I can barel...

Something stood out to me, reading your text: >I want so much to sit down with some pills or vodka and just BE NORMAL. If you break it down, there are 2 things that aren't "normal" there. One, wa...

As a stutterer my whole life, I know these things can be tough. I'm 22 and been down a road of a self medicating myself. The reason that I stopped, and I hope this reaches out to you as well; I stop...

It's not easy, it really isn't. But please, please be conscientious of your emotions. Once you understand the interdependence between anxiety and stuttering and begin teaching yourself techniques and ...

I've almost eliminated it out of my life by not giving a fuck about what other people think about me.

I've almost eliminated it out of my life by not giving a fuck about what other people think about me. A lot of what this sub preaches is to stop caring what other people think about you, learning to a...

Your happiness is dependent on what kind of thoughts you have about yourself and your outlook on the world. Yes, you can simply decide to think differently and I can guarantee you'll be more happy. ...