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Shitty thoughts of stutterering causing my social failure are coming back. Change my view on this please.
Shitty thoughts of stutterering causing my social failure are coming back. Change my view on this please. So growing up ive always failed MISERABLY when it comes to social situations. Up until 20 I at...
I set up an interview for disability, anyone else done this before?
I set up an interview for disability, anyone else done this before? I have never had a job before, I am 24 years old. I have interviewed for dozens and cant even get my name out at the beginning becau...
Drugs won't fix what's variable. I would suggest finding a good therapist. Emphasis on "good". I.e. One that treats the whole disorder (what you're feeling) vs just one that treats what you sound like...
Bad Stutterer Letting Off Steam
Bad Stutterer Letting Off Steam Hello. My Stutter is probably 10/10 (complete obstruction of communication line) and recently I've been thinking that I have no idea what to do. I've been treated diffe...
How do you enjoy conversation?
How do you enjoy conversation? I have a mild to moderate stutter, and several other speech disorders on top of it. Fortunately, I've found friends who don't really mind. I even found a few girls who a...
> Can you imagine all the words and conversations I've never had, all the school events I've missed out on, all the job opportunities I've had to pass up on, I truly feel I have been cheated out of...
Wow really did not expect such an in-depth answer and can promise you it means it a lot that random people take the time out of their day to formulate such a response. I do not think I need a medical...
Hi. I have not dealt with a similar situation myself, neither with alcohol nor stuttering. But I'm going to answer you anyway. (I do not have a stutter, as I said, but I know an odd amount for a la...
Seek professional help. You'll get more out of it than you will from this sub. Alcoholism destroys lives and it's good that you're recognizing the harm it's doing to you. Now you need to take action....
In all honesty I would give a way more than 6 inches of my height. I am well over 6 foot 6 as it is. I had this conversation with a man I knew who was blind. I told him flat out that I would trade th...
Looking for advice
Looking for advice I use alcohol to combat my stutter, it allows me to speak at around 80 percent fluency which while not perfect is enough for me to freely express my thoughts and feelings.When I fir...
What should non-stutterers know about people who have a stutter? What should S/Os know, and how are your partners?
What should non-stutterers know about people who have a stutter? What should S/Os know, and how are your partners? Hi everyone! Hope you are doing well. I just wanted to ask this question since I'm cu...
I honestly don't understand this whole accepting your stutter thing. How am I supposed to accept it when it's just so unbelievably random....
You being "scared" indicates to me that you're not completely comfortable with the situation after all. There's absolutely nothing to risk in mentioning this to anyone. There's nothing that will punis...
>Just recognize that the minute you stop challenging yourself is the minute you let your stutter win. This is a challenge for someone who's never had a job or a job interview....
I can feel the anxiety radiating off your paragraph up there. All I can really recommend is that you don't limit yourself. It sounds like you picked this job because it doesn't require a lot of speak...
As much as it sucks, this. Stuttering is get hard or die trying....
Would you trade 15cm (6 inches) of your height for fluent speech?
Would you trade 15cm (6 inches) of your height for fluent speech? If not or obviously yes, how much would you trade? EDIT: I guess I should add context here. Had a discussion on r/tall with a short g...
It actually made me worse. It made me become more self aware of things I was ignorant to before. I remember thinking as I was going to the first session "Am I opening Pandora's box here?". I'd be bett...
Couldn't vote in the UK election today because I couldn't say my name FML
Couldn't vote in the UK election today because I couldn't say my name FML "What's your name?" Silence. More silence. Gulp. "We need your name." FML, life isn't worth living like this. Fifteen years o...