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The one that you’re perfectly qualified for but pass on because you’re afraid you’ll stutter...

I agree. Spanish is my second language and Iv had multiple instances where I had to translate in real time…. Lucky for me I tend to not stutter as much in stressful situations 😅...

I have severe stutter and it lowers my confidence alot idk what to do...

With me, it is just certain situations that are worse, but these situations were never a problem before. The work/meeting ones are hard to overcome, but I am trying to work through it Then I have si...

Yea I used to really think bad about myself especially years 18-21.. Never seen myself doing anything in public. Just had to keep going and putting myself out there...

Oh man. I’m 33 now and my fluency comes and goes in waves (which is pretty common). I’m not going to lie, it’s been HARD. I used to avoid situations where I had to speak in public like the plague. I’m...

Absolutely - I've found that socially dismissing my stutter, in practice, working towards the speech being fluent/flowing even if the speech includes stuttering, This can look like being nonreactive t...

In 2021, I was in a recovery room after an ablation procedure and nurse forgot to give me a call button. I was instructed to lay perfectly still to avoid bleeding. I had intense blocks when trying ...

I don’t care about the stuttering part but I do feel my aura decreasing if I stutter in front of my younger cousins.

I don’t care about the stuttering part but I do feel my aura decreasing if I stutter in front of my younger cousins. Just the title. Nothing much. ...

It might be fear of judgement that’s causing your subconscious to go into freeze mode. It might’ve started because of the perceived importance of the speaking situation (meeting or presentations at wo...

Future nurse here who also stutters. Has any worker or patient brought up your stutter as a negative ? I’m pretty confident but my stutter brings it down soooo much. Just saying patient names and med...

Comparing to school: If a child in 4th grade sees a small harmless ant (or other insect) in his classroom, then he will most likely stay in the classroom and continue listening to the subject that th...

Honestly for longest time assumed that women that stutter had it easier till I started reading more about their experience The vibe I get now is a lot of submissive traits that are all ready assumed...

I'm 40 and I've pretty much stuttered my whole life. It's definitely not been easy. I'm a nurse and I feel like my professional life is stalled where it is. I've been essentially told I don't have the...

I have generally had a pretty unpleasant experience with others, people often assume I am incompetent and quite slow. I am often treated like a child and called 'cute' or 'just a bit withdrawn' by acq...

I feel like I’m never taken seriously. People seem to doubt me and my abilities at times and it really irks me. Just because I stutter doesn’t mean I’m less capable By the way, the national stutteri...

>If you have a mental breakdown or a panic attack or feel ashamed and guilty about it every time you try to speak, it’s only going to regress your progress This is the billion dollar statement that y...

I agree. Once I accepted my speech impediment, my mental health became a lot better. No longer did I worry about what people think of my speech. Instead, I surround myself around people who don’t thin...

hi! sorry to bother you, I know I'm replying to an old comment. But as a speech therapist, could you share some tips on what to do to overcome/reduce stuttering? Have you overcome your own stutter? Wh...

The only improvement I saw was once I accepted my speech. Anxiety can play a large role in stuttering and the "accept your speech" discussion can come from an honest-good-faith attempt to reduce anxie...