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What your colleagues feel isn't your fault, nor is it your responsibility to shield them/make them feel better. If they feel embarrassed or nervous, that's their problem. Try not to burden yourself ...

Embarrassing others is the worst part :/

Embarrassing others is the worst part :/ Without fail, every time I have to pick up the phone, my co-workers will find a reason to leave the room and if they can't, they VERY clearly try to busy thems...

when your stutter ruins an argument

when your stutter ruins an argument this is probably the biggest thing i hate about having a stutter. i'm generally a very kind and patient person and i'm definitely not the type to get into arguments...

I shall not be turned in to a mechanical speaker! I’d rather stutter and feel the shame...

Thank you for advice bro. I tried to be hygienic since I was a kid. I always tried to practice reading even in public at school. I try to be in football team, but students cheated on me, just wanted m...

Thank you, it's really difficult. I'll try my best, so that it doesn't get me. But when people look at me, as if I'm a dumbass who can't even speak - I can't help, but feel like shit. But I'll try. &...

I have a stutter and when I was a kid, my neighbors were standing on the balcony mocking and imitating my stutter. I grew up without telling anyone. Now, I hate the street where we live or even the city, sometimes the country. The worse is texi driver doesn't waits for me to pronounce full words!

I have a stutter and when I was a kid, my neighbors were standing on the balcony mocking and imitating my stutter. I grew up without telling anyone. Now, I hate the street where we live or even the ci...

I've been advised to do the same but I can't see the point. I clearly stutter and there's nothing they can do for me other than pity....

Why do ppl act like we are dumb

Why do ppl act like we are dumb all my life ppl act like i’m slow or something just because i stutter, some of my own family and friends have told me they thought i was special ed or something was wro...

it is much harder to live with stuttering when your parents start offending you about your stuttering, it is exhausted and in those moments I feel very bad and they do not even change, extremely tired of that situation

it is much harder to live with stuttering when your parents start offending you about your stuttering, it is exhausted and in those moments I feel very bad and they do not even change, extremely tired...

Thanks for sharing. Exactly! No matter how much you do it, it still is difficult I can't utter anything for almost 10s, by which time the person on the other end disconnects. :( I feel bad. They think...

I used to go for tuition classes (none of us went there for learning anything, all we did was play) where the teacher asked me to write answers of a few questions of the book which I did. He couldn't...

How should I tell my coworkers?

How should I tell my coworkers? Lately I’ve been feeling judged over my stutter at work. Could be paranoia but my intuition is rarely wrong (plus a certain thing I overheard per my last post). With th...

“She needs to work on her talking skills.”

“She needs to work on her talking skills.” Overheard a coworker saying this. I’m not totally sure if it was about me but I don’t know who else it could be about. Anyway, I was so hurt and angry that...

Does jumbling my words together count as stuttering??

Does jumbling my words together count as stuttering?? It happens a whole lot, especially when I'm talking animatedly or just talking to people. Sometimes I have to backtrack and repeat my words more c...

Venting

Venting I've been stuttering since I can remember.Not a single day passes without me stuttering, I feel embarrassed, I feel guilty for stuttering, I am supposed to be excited for an internship like my...

Thank you! Yes, honestly I stopped thinking about whether or not I’ll stutter in certain situations and now I primarily focus on my confidence and anxiety as I’ve notice that those two things effect m...

Oh yeah, I don't really feel ashamed just annoyed but every time I block hard I look away the same way I look away when I think,,, maybe I'm unconsciously trying to jumpstart my brain by forcing it to...

Yeah, I do that too, I'm so embarrassed by it. Most times I also grab the nearest object really hard, and end up breaking stuff...

I'm so sorry. Things like this just ruin your day. I still cringe thinking about certain bad phone conversations I've had....