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It’s not about wanting to fit in…

It’s not about wanting to fit in… It’s the consequences of not fitting in that bother me. It’s the fact that I’ve been unemployed for over 6 months and nobody wants to hire me. It’s the fact that m...

Don't worry about the rant! Most people here love reading about various perspectives and are constantly trying to learn new things. I'm in my early twenties and it's good to know what the possibiliti...

How do you make friends in your 30s?

How do you make friends in your 30s? I think most people in my shoes are usually younger people in college or high school. Mine is different, I had friends from high school and college by the virtue o...

The entire museum/science education industry doesn't care one bit and neither does academia in my experience. I stutter in a public facing role and they are fine with it....

If he's stuttering at 18, he probably will for the rest of his life. As long as it doesn't stop him from pursuing opportunities, it shouldn't be a problem. I'm a planetarium director and professor in ...

This is so amazing. I love hearing it. My stutter came back around out of the blue when I was about 23, I was working at a funeral home and my boss belittle me constantly about it. I feel it just made...

That was the complete opposite for me at my old job lol. My boss was clearly annoyed by my stutter. At my current job though, my Dad is my boss, so he supports me :)...

My boss lets me stutter freely at work

My boss lets me stutter freely at work I work for a small creative agency in a big city and we are moving locations in a few months. Since we are a small team, I'm tasked to make and answer phone call...

I could transform my life with that kind of money and never had to worry about my income again. Ask teenage me this question and he would take never stuttering again but older me has learned to manage...

Here's the thing.. Stuttering doesn't bother me that much anymore. And thankfully was never a huge issue. Is it frustrating? Yes. But being able to invest a million dollars.. leaving a chunk to remode...

Reading this post super anxious from a work presentation in front of about 120 people (half online). Stuttered more than I usually do and was definitely nervous. Was my first presentation in person si...

Here is some truth for you. Tech jobs are the best jobs for people with a stutter. If you're not hired, then you are probably not good enough. It's a hard pill to swallow. Stutter is 100% not the reas...

I go through the same thing in my life on an almost daily basis, I just recently quit my job with a well respected company due to having to make phone calls, In my mind, when i stuttered while i was o...

I quit my previous job of years due to this, for a job that’s tougher on my body but i don’t have to talk as much. The anxiety of talking on the phone for a nice company was killing me....

I have no idea why, but I'm in the most extroverted job given that I am so introverted. I am a national trainer for a large medical facility, and I train medical staff (doctors, nurses, social work...

Anyone else keep ending in jobs that require a lot of talking/client interaction by chance?

Anyone else keep ending in jobs that require a lot of talking/client interaction by chance? This is just a random thought that I had but I somehow keep getting jobs and roles that require a lot of tal...

Honestly whenever I’m in a new crowd of people, I just go about things as business as usual. I’m 30 years old and I’ve learned to accept how things are. My stutter is usually the last thing I think ab...

Life long stutterer here. I would say I was on the level of non verbal when I was a kid as every word I spoke I stammered on. Now 40. I only stutter when I’m really nervous or mad. 99% fluency any ot...

i always hoped it could just be crying, unfortunately it drives me more weak and miserable, also cold feelings afterwards, can’t feel excited for something or sad about other thing. i’m 25 years old a...

Yeah I'm in the same boat that you was in, i don't really go outside (except for work or when i need something to eat) i'm overweight don't really exercise at all and living paycheck to paycheck i was...