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it is much harder to live with stuttering when your parents start offending you about your stuttering, it is exhausted and in those moments I feel very bad and they do not even change, extremely tired of that situation

it is much harder to live with stuttering when your parents start offending you about your stuttering, it is exhausted and in those moments I feel very bad and they do not even change, extremely tired...

Stuttering is an invisible "disability" - people think we're just nervous. In most cases (I say most, there are assholes) someone would never tell someone in a wheelchair "you need to work on your tal...

Well it's normal to get really emotional when you don't feel understood. Situations like that still frustrate me to no end, but I have to remind myself that they just don't know, and why would they. T...

Should I quit my University debating team because of my stutter?

Should I quit my University debating team because of my stutter? (I originally posted this on r/Advice, but I though it'd be better suited here) (New to reddit, apologies if this is in the wrong plac...

I think I would explode if I was told that directly. I almost wish someone would tell me it to my face so I could stammer out “do you know what a speech impediment is?”...

Something important we need to understand is that most people are ignorant about stutters - or really any speech impediment for that matter. Because stutters are uncommon, most people never come acros...

I understand how you feel. I have been in your shoes several times in my place of work. Every time I have a one-on-one with my team lead, there’s some version of “you need to work on your communicatio...

“She needs to work on her talking skills.”

“She needs to work on her talking skills.” Overheard a coworker saying this. I’m not totally sure if it was about me but I don’t know who else it could be about. Anyway, I was so hurt and angry that...

I'm 18 and I'm pretty young, but throughout my life and when I was younger, I was bullied because people thought I was disgusting and that I picked my nose that one time in primary school, after that ...

People always assume alcohol or "drugs" is the cause of my stutter. Or the famous, "you must be cold." "How do you forget your name?" So many "reasons" and everyone has the answer....

I fucking know right, most of these motherfuckers who keep saying "oh i have social anxiety no one likes me let me take a quick selfie so i can let every single person know about it" are just pretendi...

Beginning to hate “socially anxious” people...

Beginning to hate “socially anxious” people... I know this isn’t right or fair- it’s a vent if anything. I just need to get this out. So I see all of these social anxiety memes, i relate 100% (after...

Thank you for sharing this, Mine has too and led to me being scared of going back to irl school. I wont get bullied but I dont want ppl to view me as slow...

Hey man, if they make fun of you for something you can’t help... that frees up you to do the same to them. I’m very against making fun of people for stuff like that, but you get what you deserve....

Most people don't really mind, and are in fact very patient and understanding.. but then there are few a$$holes that'll give you a hard time regardless. The trick is to not let these a$$holes keep you...

Haha, same!! If I'm angry, I don't usually stutter. I remember reading a story on here from someone who overheard a customer service rep making fun of him and I even think they called him retarded. He...

Yes. Stuttering is considered a legal disability in the US, and employers are legally obligated to provide any reasonable accommodations you might need in the workplace. It’s also legally considered d...

lol never said you were always wrong. your way doesn’t work for everyone, which is something you can’t seem to grip. you can be honest without being a douche bag, easy as that. unfortunately, i don’t ...

i don’t know, man. i’m a brutally honest person myself, many people and all my friends can attest to that. but i’m not a jerk. there’s a very fine line between honest and jerk. you’re not honest, most...

This is ridiculous, like one of those motivational speakers just bragging about how successful they are while giving out bullshit advice 😂 Sure, confidence plays a big role in stuttering but it's ne...