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What I've learned about stuttering since I've overcome it.

What I've learned about stuttering since I've overcome it. (What I mean by "overcome" is broken down throughout this post)** What I’m about to share with you is something I wish I knew 5 years ago ba...

I'm not a therapist. But after receiving speech therapy (over 20 years ago), I certainly recognize his blocks and his techniques. I'm actually surprised with the number of times I've observed him dro...

How do you feel?

How do you feel? I feel as if I don’t belong anywhere. I’m not meant for anyone or any thing. That being stated. I know many of you were able to overcome this and have productive lives with support ...

Anyone else ever completely shut down and not talk?

Anyone else ever completely shut down and not talk? (18M) Lately, my stuttering has gotten so severe I’ve just completely began to isolate and not use my voice at all. Hell, I kind of forgot what it s...

This subreddit has helped my confidence so much.

This subreddit has helped my confidence so much. I only started looking at this subreddit regularly 2 weeks ago and it already has made me more confident. I felt so ashamed of my stutter and embarrass...

If someone is making effort to accommodate your stutter, I'd say they're trying to accommodate it and they have good intentions. I understand that it might seem like they're pitying you, and it can hu...

I would hate to disagree with Norman Doidge. He is a brilliant guy and definitely on the right track. Was Doidge specifically discussing stuttering or was he speaking in general? People have all so...

My experience with prescription pills and stuttering (Cautionary Inspirational Tale)

My experience with prescription pills and stuttering (Cautionary Inspirational Tale) I would like to share my experience with prescription drugs and stuttering. It’s a bittersweet cautionary tale typ...

I think I would definitely try this, but I’m nervous about it. I think my teacher would view me as not as smart or lesser. I know this is just in my head, but the way People view me is a wall I have t...

I’ve thought about this before actually, and I don’t know if I can’t do it. I’m really concerned with how my teachers view me, and pretty much everyone for that matter. I think it would lower their op...

it constantly feels like my stutters a secret...

it constantly feels like my stutters a secret... My stutter is usually in the form of blocks usually when I’m starting out in my sentences it feels like I’m not breathing properly. So I block or pause...

I’m so upset right now

I’m so upset right now I hate everything about this stutter, it ruins my social life. I never talk in class or ever try to socialize because I’m always nervous it will activate. And it only activates ...

100%. So much of a stutter is in your head, over thinking, avoidance (anxiety), ego, being hyper aware to it etc. Its that internal dialogue you have with yourself, putting yourself down and worrying ...

Stutter causing depression.

Stutter causing depression. Hello all, I’ve been stuttering since I was 3 years old and I’m 19 now. It’s always been super difficult for me and it’s starting to take its toll on my mental health. Over...

Adult onset stuttering

Adult onset stuttering Hey guys, I've started stuttering basically out of the blue a year ago at 22 years of age... I don't really know the cause of it, It could be drugs, medications I take (Valium ...

Anyone over 17+ have success stories?

Anyone over 17+ have success stories? I have a breakdown about my stutter every week. It seems like an endless cycle that I’m never going to get out of. Everyone undermines the severity of having a s...

It’s helped me a ton because idk I feel like people stare at my mouth when I stutter and just geeks me out. The mask has helped my Confidence a ton, I’ve worked at subway and a green house during covi...

You will have only the best of friends. All those followers on social media people have are never real friends. If you can get over the self consciousness and remember that everyone is too busy thin...

Im 23 and have been stuttering since youth. Ive never come across another stutterer ever. I was reading local Indeed reviews and one said he/ she had a stutter and the manager was cool about it, almos...

It's okay to stutter, it's not a crime, and famous people don't let it hold them back, but it only becomes a problem when it begins to really be impacting your self-esteem which it clearly is by the s...