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Accept yourself and stop focusing on other people's reactions

Accept yourself and stop focusing on other people's reactions Stutterers are always focusing way too much on how other people will react, how others feel. Why? Why do you let other people's reactions ...

Rant: it frustrates me how stuttering is less accepted in society because it's not visible like being in a wheelchair

Rant: it frustrates me how stuttering is less accepted in society because it's not visible like being in a wheelchair Basicly the title. For whatever reason people just think I'm weird or fucking with...

Fuck your mom, bro. You need to set her straight. Write her a letter if you have to. Ask for love and patience. Let her know there is no "hurry up" with your speech. She can be supportive or be a bitc...

Yes, the best way to become a better speaker is to change your mindset about stuttering BUT one thing that helps me a ton is just speaking incredibly lightly. Light contact with tongue and roof of mou...

Well, for the first part, you write this: >the first thought that pops to my mind, aside from completing my sentence, is how not to loose my friend's attention You'd have to stop worrying about t...

Of course. But life is not working that way. Safespaces are good for the start of the journey, but are couterproductive for further development. i've gone through peer group hell in school myself and ...

How far do you think you will come in a world that is everything but a safe space? Losing that specific fear and gain back trust in your ability to communicate is the base for all therapies that are m...

And you are assuming that it is not debilitating for me. Don't assume things like that either. I'm not going to sugar coat things. Life is tough, the world is tough. You either grow to meet it, or y...

Agreed. But I don't think it's the sub's job to force people into a comfort level that they may not be ready for. I can appreciate that approach but it has kind of an off-putting sink or swim strateg...

Been there, and it was right around what I considered rock bottom at age 19. I had felt myself spiralling down since I was 12 and it was just getting worse and worse. I'm 29 now and never been happi...

I broke up with this girl that I truly love in high school because of it, I stopped going out and avoiding meeting people... I quit jobs because of it. I got used to the failure, the suppression. Don'...

I'm hitting my breaking point

I'm hitting my breaking point I've been stuttering since I've been 4. Im 23 now and I'm just hitting my breaking point. I'm getting very upset with myself when I get blocks and I'm seriously consideri...

I speak for myself when I say that my stutter is not normal. Its on the severe side. But yes I have spent a long time fighting it and myself. I've never lived anything other than a normal life. Girlfr...

Cannot get words out

Cannot get words out Hi guys, I am 20 years old and have been dealing with a stutter/stammer for as long as I can remember. Thankfully the stutter has gotten a lot better in recent years since I hav...

> I see a lot of potential in my self and i believe i can achieve great things in life and contribute to the improvement of the world... but when i open my mouth boom it all goes away. You don't n...

It's related to stuttering. I see a lot of potential in my self and i believe i can achieve great things in life and contribute to the improvement of the world... but when i open my mouth boom it all ...

I have never felt this hopeless in my life

I have never felt this hopeless in my life I felt so bad that i skipped two important lectures and cried all the way home. Nothing is working out for me lately. Honestly I can't write more because Im ...

Feeling helpless and frustrated and tired

Feeling helpless and frustrated and tired I’ve had a stutter since I was a child and I gradually got over it until about 8 months ago. It’s come back into my life with a vengeance. It’s been so bad th...

I am 26, a male. And hate the fact that most times i can't even say my name. I hate being misunderstood as a whole person because of it. I hate being misinterpreted in my body language and eye contact...

I'm an 20 years old and I'm stuttring. I think it's no longer stuttering and I'm really in a difficult situation...