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It depends on how covert you are. I’m not covert at all. If I speak for more than like two sentences to you or even a few words, you’ll know I stutter....

We can actually be pretty *in*visible, was my point. Many stutterers actively hide their handicap. Something like a wheelchair or the white cane of blind people is more visible, wouldn't you say?...

Confront about my stutter

Confront about my stutter My stutter really have taken toll on me this semester. A lot of presentation needed to be done and the fact it's all online just worsen the situation. Last wednesday I had an...

Afraid to go to therapy

Afraid to go to therapy Hey There everyone. ​ I'm a life long stutterer and would rate my severity 9.5/10 maybe. It takes a minute or so sometimes to get 2, 3 words out and its frustratin...

In my opinion, I wouldn't begin saying that you have a speech impediment. Let your speech speak for itself. I think that when you do that, you reinforce your fears of stuttering and make it worse. Let...

I can’t count how many times women told me I was super confident and awesome because I didn’t hide my stuttering. Overt stuttering in a guy or girl is a sign of confidence. Otherwise they’d be hiding ...

I used to be terrified of the phone. I am 34 with a severe stutter. The first thing you should say is some form of, “I have a speech impediment please bear with me.” I have surprisingly only been met ...

I’ve never had trouble getting boyfriends, however when I was a teenager or in my early 20s I would do anything I could to hide my stutter, even with my boyfriends. I would never call them on the phon...

I couldn’t have said it better myself! I’m in the exact same boat. 41 years old now just been made redundant and my covert stutter reality is rearing it’s ugly head as now I’m confronted with the fact...

I had my first formal job interview today.

I had my first formal job interview today. And it went really well! I've worked before but I never had to do the interview it was just a trial shift and then at the end the manager said "You want the...

Yep. I was at an event for my job and we were being asked which city branches we worked at. I struggled for about a minute in front of a huge crowd trying to say where I worked and eventually just gav...

I've had a couple of presentations this week and all have gone the same, stuttering a lot. Don't pay attention to what others say, focus in what you have to do and do it, leave the laughs behind. If y...

Definitely has the ability to take a toll on you. Stuttering can form you into a repressed, hidden, people pleasing and almost submissive version of yourself. Luckily though, all of those traits I t...

I have a severe stutter and I always let my interviewers know beforehand that I stutter and that the interview will take longer as a result. Own it and disclose it so that it’s not a surprise to them....

Been there. Multiple times. I’ve always found that helps mentally a little if they know before hand, so I usually say it at the top of the interview if I’m not sure that I’m having a good speaking da...

I'm sorry you experienced this. I've had a severe stutter all my life and recently managed to reduce it to just a mild stammer. My first job was at McDonald's and I remember they would always put me o...

Stuttering has gotten severe -

Stuttering has gotten severe - Hi everyone, Just venting here and trying to see if anyone has any advice or has gone through anything similar? My stuttering has gotten severe over the past few years...

I block a LOT and for LOMG periods of time (like half a minute) and it is literally the WORST part of stuttering Im in your boat man, i literally cant i troduce myself. Sometimes people will ask me i...

lol when I was feeling down about my stutter I also spent time calling random companies and takling to their customer service people to help me get over the fear of disclosing....

On the girls front, you miss every shot you don’t take. Or as Shia Would say... just do it. Get out there and see what happens. I struggled with girls through my teens. Around 17 I decided I would get...