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I don’t remember most of high school. I am confident that I blocked out most of it. I didn’t realize other people who stutter experienced the same thing....
Told the pharmacy tech to hang on while I said my date of birth, as I have to think and then say it slow
Told the pharmacy tech to hang on while I said my date of birth, as I have to think and then say it slow I am 31/ m and although I have grown out of stuttering, ordering food at the drive thru has nev...
TL;DR , Started to stutter in gr.4 , now in university and have become adept at hiding it due to stuttering at the beginning of sentences. As well as just losing the stutter naturally. Oftentimes do n...
Hey there, your story really resonated with me. I'm also a woman and have had a mild to medium severity stutter my whole life. I'm largely covert (though am trying to bring it more out into the open),...
Word substitution when you don't feel like you can say a word. Ordering what's easy to say Not what you really want. Not being able to say your own name. Choosing to stay silent. Feeling like your no...
That sounds rough. It takes courage to do what you did. I understand how you feel the need to hide your stutter as well. If you havent done so already, I think it might help to tell some of your frien...
My experience with the McGuire program
My experience with the McGuire program I attended the McGuire program this fall, where we learned a lot of techiques. I practised it frequently and talked to my coach almost everyday for about a two-t...
My most embarrasing stuttering experience
My most embarrasing stuttering experience I was at a party, and I went to introduce myself to 4 guys who sat on the couch I didn't know. There were probably 20 other people in the room, and just when ...
I don't have repetitions either. I either say the word perfectly or I just have a long pause. Sometimes this is a "block" where my larynx just won't cooperate (a part of stuttering) but often I'm ju...
Being open and honest is the best thing you can do for yourself and your relationship.. In my relationship my significant other knew I stuttered but I was never truly honest about how much it affected...
Yes, I notice that I don't speak aloud. I tried recording my voice sometimes to hear how I sound and it's so awkward, I don't speak very clearly. I know I can improve this, but I'm so depressed right ...
Yeah I’m awkward as fuck. I’m convinced that I’m socially stunted because of my stutter. When I was 4-8 or 9 my stutter was really bad. I still stutter but not nearly as bad. I only spoke when I absol...
Hi! First of all, great initiative! I'm on mobile, which makes it impossible to see your post as I'm commenting, but I'll attempt a few answers and hope I didn't forget anything. Stuttering varies l...
I tend to improve a lot when I get into a “character”. If I’m reading a funny post, or a story to kiddos, or even a passage of dialogue with multiple speakers, I adopt the mentality of the person whos...
Yeah, people see just our stutter... what we actually see is worse....
I feel that extreme shame like I have pretty much my entire life
I feel that extreme shame like I have pretty much my entire life I can't crack jokes and small chats and have that same atmosphere afterwards. Once I stutter it feels like I ruined fucking everything....
Warriors, for sure! I tried to explain to my friend once how it feels like, how my brain works 99% of time when I am about to speak or I'm talking and she was shocked. I know we all understand what I'...
Sharing some motivation Love🐦
Sharing some motivation Love🐦 When I had the quiz score of 11 👇 Everytime in class when the teacher used ask you to call out your quiz answer no matter what the quiz was out of I always got 11. L...
Hey, thanks for your comment. I just graduated pharmacy school myself this spring. In the process of trying to find a job where I can work from home (I stutter less when I'm not in direct contact with...
I once dated a guy for 6 months before he saw me stutter. It is exhausting and so isolating to hide such a big part of myself. At that point in my life I was more worried about hiding this shameful ...