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I feel you man. I want to be social at work but my stutter is embarrassing...

I think that's maybe on of my least favorite parts about stuttering is that it makes me seem (and feel) less intelligent sometimes....

Most embarrassing moment for me when someone asks my name. I am a covert stutterer but when someone asks my name..its like I feel embarrassment that everyone would know my secret....

Exactly!!! It almost feels like a betrayal because “wait... you’re supposed to accept me for who I am! All this time you’ve wanted me to change?” I take it way personally. And like I said, I *know* th...

I agree with the comment stating that it's angering to hear a criticism about yourself. I really don't like it when people ask me, 'have you tried anything to stop stuttering?' because it makes you fe...

Criticizing yourself is one thing; hearing criticism from someone else is totally different. This is pretty much true for any trait you could name. Like, I might think my nose looks ugly. I might eve...

It's the pride in you. You know you need help, but you don't want to seem incompetent. I get it. However, you gotta kill this mentality....

I think you might be being too harsh on yourself. People can be a lot more understanding of people with issues communicating than you think. The older I get the more I realize a lot of our embarrassme...

I second this advice. When I would punish myself physically after stuttering, such as cutting, I was truly punishing myself for my behavior because I thought it was my fault that I was stuttering or b...

I haven't had experiences with teachers in particular calling out or making fun of my stutter - but during my time at school, I had many family members and also friends really poke fun at my speech. ...

Dude. You just described my life. I felt every single word you said. I experienced what you experienced. I get severe speech-blocks like 80% of the time. I have grown very numb and insensitive over t...

my stutter ruined everything.

my stutter ruined everything. having a speech impediment has ruined my life. i knew life wouldn't be easy having one, but its just unbearable, and its mentally defeated me. i had a bad experience one ...

People are so insensitive that people actually do stutter... it upsets me that people view it as a joke, but I try not to take it personally. Kinda hard some days...

How does it make you feel when people use the joke/phrase “did i stutter?”

How does it make you feel when people use the joke/phrase “did i stutter?” I never say anything but sometimes I wish people wouldn’t be so insensitive, it sometimes makes me feel upset...

But i feel embarrassed about my stutter and scared to tel anyone...

I would never have to fear rounds anymore and I would never have to hear the nasty comments/gestures from the residents. It would be freeing, God!...

Anybody with a sales related job?

Anybody with a sales related job? So I’ve had to get jobs my whole life that require no customer service. I absolutely hate it but any time I try to talk to customers it ends up terrible and I want to...

Stuttering has had a traumatic effect on my self-esteem as a whole.

Stuttering has had a traumatic effect on my self-esteem as a whole. [deleted]...

Had a terrible stutter during interview today :(

Had a terrible stutter during interview today :( Bombed the interview feeling so down right now. What have I done to deserve this :(...

Overcoming school trauma

Overcoming school trauma I’ve always had a stutter but as I’ve gotten older it’s gotten much better. My main issue is that in primary school, anytime a teacher made me say my name out loud I would stu...