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When you were younger, was your stutter ever a big deal? Did you ever go through speech therapy or anything? I’m sorry that it’s starting to be such a negative thing with your new career. I wonder i...

Lifelong stutterer, haven't really tried to address it for 20 years. I'm thinking about trying again

Lifelong stutterer, haven't really tried to address it for 20 years. I'm thinking about trying again This will be a long post so thanks for bearing with me. I haven't really talked to anyone about thi...

Whenever I stutter and I’m looking at their eyes I can see them physically cringe and that makes me worry and stutter more so I’m normally just staring into their eyes while not being able to remember...

I just made a similar comment above. I believe the SLP made my stutter worse due to increasing my being self conscious about it. I’m now 28 and I believe that being forced into speech therapy as a kid...

I agree 100%. I believe SLP’s made my stutter worse. I started stuttering when I was maybe 4 or 5. My parents made a massive deal about it and forced me to go to speech therapy. I absolutely hated it...

I guess it's because we always think in our mind prior to the situation and it's a huge mistake, but can't help it seriously....

Just another day of stuttering

Just another day of stuttering This is my first post here and I think I need to vent.. sorry :( I'm 21[M] and studying in a university. Yesterday we were sitting for a new class. The professor was n...

Rejected for having a stutter - right or wrong?

Rejected for having a stutter - right or wrong? I am on my way back home as I type this out. I’ve just wasted an hour travelling to an interview that was listed as a ‘technical analyst’ role where the...

Tips for Phone Interviews

Tips for Phone Interviews When I started my first "real" job hunt a few years ago after graduating from school, I got multiple job offers despite my stutter. I disclosed at the beginning of the interv...

What are your goals in life? How do you think stuttering will affect them?

What are your goals in life? How do you think stuttering will affect them? ...

Sudden Realization

Sudden Realization I was on the school bus going home today and I was talking to my friend and then they ask me, “Why do you talk like that?”, In which I replied with:, “Talk like what?”, “Like you’re...

If someone got a slightly delayed audio feedback of what they’re saying, apparently it messes up their brain and they can’t process their words. Is this related to stuttering?

If someone got a slightly delayed audio feedback of what they’re saying, apparently it messes up their brain and they can’t process their words. Is this related to stuttering? I feel like I can hear w...

What do you think is your most annoying thing when you stutter

What do you think is your most annoying thing when you stutter For me it when you are talking and you get that feeling your gonna get stuck in that word, and you can’t do anything about it. Except for...

long post but i feel so grateful for you guys helping me through final presentation :)

long post but i feel so grateful for you guys helping me through final presentation :) **For whoever needs reassurance on their stuttering, this is a long read for you but I feel like I can relate.** ...

Vent: My boss and the world are so clueless about stuttering....

Vent: My boss and the world are so clueless about stuttering.... Sup lol, just a random rant to reflect on my speech as of late and how it makes me realize how uneducated and misinformed *most* people...

Yo Anthony my name is Connor and I’m 21 years old. I have a pretty bad stutter but I have ways of helping it like every other person. I’m on track to get my associates in the spring and my major is ge...

speaking without thinking definitely reduces stuttering but i dont think its because we forget that we stutter . I think if you speak quickly without thinking you are just feeling comfortable which re...

I've had that happen to me before too, especially in spur-of-the-moment things with strangers like you said. Just another reminder to not make stuttering your identity! Also like u/randomalt9999 said,...

Presentation Advice? 20 y/o college student

Presentation Advice? 20 y/o college student Hey! First time post here- little background info about me: I'm a 20-year old junior in college. I've had a stutter for most of my life, mostly blocks on h...

It helps to not focus your attention on the fact that you have a stutter. I know it sounds weird because chances are you think about it all the time, (everyone probably does) but if you instead focus ...