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Unfortunately because of my stutter and severe anxiety in a negative feedback loop I had an absolutely terrible time in middle and high school. ESPECIALLY middle school because my stutter peaked and t...

I more or less did and I became a teacher and I talk to everyone. Turns out it was largely anxiety but I still do struggle with some words. I'll often sandwich those words to the middle of the sentenc...

Presentations and public speaking at work. It’s ludicrous that most people fear public speaking when they can literally speak fluently no matter how nervous they are, or how they feel. They can just r...

This is it. I’d be the same person. But I would (internally) savor every second of it. The only thing that may change is I’d probably handle some things that my wife handles now. She takes care of a...

I’m so happy to hear he’s in band! It shaped me into who I am today. I ended up majoring in music and taught for 10 years (yes! With a stutter!) I’m out of the field now, but I’m forever grateful for ...

I met my girlfriend online.  It took 4 years of on-and-off swiping, remaking my profile, etc. So you gotta put in the work.  But we've been together over a year now and very happy.  I think onli...

Thank you for sharing your experience. This has give me a lot to think about. Parents mean well (usually), but sometimes they mess up, even when they think they are doing the right thing. He does cu...

Ok that makes me feel some better. This might be just developmental thing around puberty. I can remember being way self conscious and easily embarrassed at those ages. Its rough. He's in band, which ...

Omg is this about my son?? I could’ve written this. My son had a very hard time transitioning in middle school. Finally in 7th he made some friends. My son has never had too many friends and I didn’t ...

One of the most humiliating moments was actually back in 9th grade. We had to dress up and pretend to be historical figures, and I was Mary Wollstonecraft. Full costume and everything. We were doing a...

I was in a speech coaching program a couple years ago and the thing that helped me was modelling, it's basically like you're acting as someone else but it's so subtle that your brain thinks you're act...

It boils down to the question: to reveal that you are different than others and deal with their reactions or try to covert it. I know some stutterers who seemingly don’t care and some with little prob...

Throw myself into the fire by joining the military with a job that heavily involves talking to people. The military also provides speech therapy for free....

I’m a senior security architect, and consider myself to be high functioning, but I also accept that I have a genetic, neurological condition which is classified as a disability which affects my speech...

For me (30M), it was burnout. I spent most of my life forcing myself into socially taxing situations, like working myself up to management roles, going out to bars by myself, leading workshops, and sp...

28 here, and in a business development role with a stutter. I feel you in feeling silly for getting the job that I love. Firstly, these thoughts are normal. It’s normal to have ebbs and flows with yo...

Similar age. I realized you either do it or you don’t. I choose to do it rather sitting on the sideline wishing something out of my control was different. Sometimes things get easier as you continue ...

I’m 30 years old and have been stuttering since childhood. Am I the only one who keeps putting myself in situations that I know will trigger my stutter? It’s making me question whether I’m in the wrong career. I really need advice.

I’m 30 years old and have been stuttering since childhood. Am I the only one who keeps putting myself in situations that I know will trigger my stutter? It’s making me question whether I’m in the wron...

It’s a good question, and one I often struggle with. Stuttering has changed my life and set me down a completely different path. With that said, I am well into my career as a senior creative director,...

It’s really amazing! Also honestly, this makes me a little angry generally, but when I moved from a service industry job to one with a business card and my name on the door, the way I got treated chan...