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Its hard to not let it define me, when In certain situations I literally cannot talk. I wanted to be a pilot, but thats impossible....

Oh, you are definitely not alone. My wife helps me a lot too. But I really try to go thru day-to-day social situations by myself....

This is what worries me the most. Stuttering has taken over my life and I can't fuckin stand up for my self. I've got no confidence, even stopped taking phone calls etc altogether. I'm graduating from...

How do you reconcile stuttering and being a man?

How do you reconcile stuttering and being a man? As a man, I’m expected to be the “protector” in a relationship. Masculinity is embodied by confidence, charisma and and assertiveness. As a moderate t...

Hi, as a 43m. I can relate to a lot of his behaviors and sympathize with your situation. There are times when my stuttering is so severe that I have to rely on my wife for a lot of the interaction...

I really just want him to live in the way that makes him happy and at ease, but it seems that for him that is becoming an urban hermit, which unfortunately places all the responsibility of adulting so...

Yeah, his Dad in Fall of 2018 and his Mom in the spring of last year. I agree that it's more than stuttering alone. His behaviour hasn't really changed since the loss of his parents, it just happens...

Advice

Advice Hi, I hope it’s okay that I am posting this here. I (36F) don’t have a stutter, but my partner (45M) does. We have been together for almost a decade, and ever since we retired 8 years ago, he ...

> So I wonder: Should I have stepped in earlier and "protected" my friend? I don't usually see him as someone who needs protection, actually the other way around, but this time it was different som...

I’m not sure if I’d say I’ve been suicidal, but definitely felt (and continue to feel) hopeless & depressed a bunch. My living situation doesn’t help either. Trying to get a job (which is made har...

Disability Insurance?

Disability Insurance? Hi all, I live in Los Angeles and I’ve lost both my freelance gigs because of California’s new AB5 law (it is a total shit show that has cost thousands of jobs across the state)...

i feel this entirely. not being able to express myself, and socialise with people, leaves me with an abundance of sorrow and rage. i hope you find the strength you need soon.❤️🤞🏾...

Alcohol Dependence

Alcohol Dependence For me, alcohol is the only true relief I get from both the mental aspects of stuttering and the actual stutter itself. It truly helps. But I've gotten to the point where I literall...

Can I Reach A Stage Where I can Have Deep, Complex conversations with People?

Can I Reach A Stage Where I can Have Deep, Complex conversations with People? My stutter is pretty bad and it prevents me from connecting with people and having conversations with them. As a result I ...

Sometimes even now, and I can talk most of the time fluently, I keep feels myself like an observer... Be a stutterer leaves scars... I think it's the lack of control of the situation that hurts more...

> I constantly dwell on my blocks and the reactions of others, and it destroys my relationships. I feel so much anger and pain because of my stutter. I feel angry that it won't ever be possible to ...

I agree. I think it goes deep deep down to the core of our self belief and confidence and... at the end of the day I know I just don’t have a strong foundational belief in myself or, to be honest, eve...

Honestly this post hit me like a fucking truck man, especially the "You'll never understand' know what its like part" I've tried speech pathology from about 7 to 18 and I honestly just couldn't be ask...

Maybe we need more people who stutter to go into the field of speech language pathology. I haven't been to speech therapy, I'm saving up some money to afford it so I can at least try and see if a SLP ...

I feel this so hard. The constant fighting I/We have to do everyday is starting to weigh on me lately. It's got me feeling like "what's the point in saying anything at all?" These days I much prefer t...