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Went to a speech therapist 2-3 times. Once when i was in 5th class when my father died. My stammer got more severe around that time but i had it b4 as well. The therapy did help alot and i was a lot b...

I’m so sorry you had to go through that, it honestly broke my heart to read. I remember, I had a teacher like them too.. some people are cruel. Stay strong my dude <3...

Ughhh this is the worst. Unprofessional to say the least. I remember when my middle school math teacher made fun of me. The WHOLE class laughed. She had a reputation for being a cunt, so I guess I sho...

I cant express to you enough how it feels to be humiliated in front of people for something you can't control, its the worst feeling ever. Half the battle is powering through it. Stay strong, better d...

Ah, this reminds me of a time when I had to recite a lengthy french poem for class. I spent a lot of time rehearsing until I knew all of the words by heart. Then, on presentation day when I had to rec...

I would be exactly the same. It can be very hard to brush off. I once stuttered on a sobriety check, was worried they thought I was drunk so I told him I had a stutter, he said he didn't even notice (...

After reading your story it made me realize how many things I’ve been doing in the past years that has been effecting my speech in a negative way. I replace words that I know I’m not going to stutter ...

Yes to all three. Additionally, not avoiding any words, sounds or situations even if I did feel fear. And actively pushing out of my comfort zones by doing things that I wouldn't normally do, and qui...

So you joined a programme (the mcguire programme?) Read john harrisons book And did voluntary stuttering to reduce fear anything else?...

I shall save you my fellow stutterer!!!! The answer is simple my friend. What makes you stutter? Find out which situations make you stutter the most and put yourself in those situations. If you end t...

I had a cop do it to me last week. They were responding to the home alarm I set off at my cousins house. He usually has it disarmed when we go cut his grass. Not this time. It was pretty bad at that ...

Tired if stuttering

Tired if stuttering I'm past the embarrassment. I legit just walk around and stutter in people's faces at this point and the shame of it is gone. I forced myself a few years back to talk every day, ...

How to make eye contact while stuttering?

How to make eye contact while stuttering? Whenever I stutter, I tend to look away from the person to get the words out, and I usually look at the ground. I don’t feel comfortable making eye contact ...

I know what you mean man.I once ran into a an old teacher of mine from back when I was in elementary school.I couldn't even say ''yiasou'', which is Greek for ''hello''.Worse still, when people who do...

Oof. I can relate to this a lot. I was asked on a bus once where is some location and I explained to them where it was but stuttered hard and somewhere in the middle of my sentence they started lookin...

Feeling lonely and feeling like a freak compared to everyone else

Feeling lonely and feeling like a freak compared to everyone else High School has been very difficult. I've had no relationships. I've had so called friends who only interact with me for answers, or i...

I just finished a part-time job interview.

I just finished a part-time job interview. It was not that bad. I work at a cafe in the morning. The most awful moment for me is to say good-bye words to customers. I don’t know why, but I have the fe...

Presentation in front of the whole class

Presentation in front of the whole class I'm really glad i fond this sub, because i'm really stressed right now (i've been stressing for the last 5 days) since we have a geo presentation tomorrow. We'...

I hate introducing myself, especially in front of a bunch of people. I can see them all shifting awkwardly as they wait for me to say my name, and I know that this is the first impression people get ...

I'm a woman. Stuttering since 4th grade. I remembered it was the time my teacher pushing my head and said I was a fool to ask such question. And since that, my self esteem had decreased significantly....