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I only know my experience. I stuttered from 10 -25 yrs. old. I haven't stuttered in 36 years. I practiced a technique I believed in and joined a Dale Carnegie class where I had to talk in front of a c...

Does anyone else mainly just struggle with names?

Does anyone else mainly just struggle with names? My stutter is almost unnoticeable most of the time. A lot of the time most people don't believe me when I tell them and 99% of the time the only thing...

**You're your own harshest critic.** Think of it as a bad hair day. How often do you see someone and think, "Wow, their hair looks really bad today?"... Everyone cares about themselves to the poin...

Hey man, I know exactly how you feel. I went through all the same feelings as a teenager. Even as a 25 year old, I still struggle every day with it. Believe me the battle is 95% in your head, if you ...

I started stuttering at 12 years of age (20, now), i have gone to speech therapy (wasn’t for me), gone to counseling (helped a lot more), but what I have realized is that everybody has their flaws. Ev...

When I was 15, I moved to a new school. At first, trying to fit in was really difficult. Like you said, it's really difficult and intimidating putting yourself in a vulnerable position when trying to ...

I definitely would, even though it wouldn't be optimal. As someone else opined, one of us has to be clear and be able to communicate at all times. As someone whose stuttering has come with lots of re...

Hey, just order with your voice. It will be hard at first, and maybe someone will laugh... but overtime the lunch ladies will know you stutter, and in your brain it will get easier to the point that i...

I’m also 16 and have speech blocks. I think if you keep doing the easy route you’ll be more scared later on when you actually have to speak. I would just say go for it! Most of the times if i stutter ...

Trick I Thought Of

Trick I Thought Of TLDR; You are crazy for making such long eye contact especially while stuttering or waiting for yourself to get through a stutter or block. Making eye contact while stuttering is ...

I think she’s pretty supportive I haven’t really talked to her about it cause I generally don’t like bringing it up, it generally hasn’t gotten I the way of anything besides with strangers...

Top 3 ways to end a "bad speech day"

Top 3 ways to end a "bad speech day" Hey reddit, I took an my morning to formulate this message. I went introspective and asked myself seriously, what has helped me leave a "bad speech day"? And these...

Yeah, the confidence part is what I absolutely do not have. I go to the same Walgreens a bajillion times a day/week, and yet I walk up to the pharmacy counter (with trepidation every time), they ask ...

Taken it seriously as a problem. I grew up in the 70s/80s, when there probably wasn't as much understanding about it. Both of my parents seemed to think that I just needed to slow down, take a breath,...

I feel this so hard. I've been there so many times. I'm mostly a covert stutterer which means I'm constantly trying to find other words for the word I can't say. But sometimes there are no other words...

I feel you man. It May sound really hard but be confident, hype yourself up it really helps. Most things requie confidence so be confident and hang in there!...

This is really inspiring to see! I still struggle a lot just with the fear and anxiety of going up to order or talk....

Not at all. I'm saying it's barely a factor in my life. It doesn't come up, so why would I bring it up?...

You *can* improve your fluency. My recommendation is always (if you haven't already) find a good speech pathologist in your area. Someone trained in assisting stutterers. In my experience, there is...

I’m gonna be honest with you, I know this fucking hurts but that’s just the truth, it won’t. It took me years to accept it and it’s a part of who I am, that’s the bad news, BUT it can be controlled an...