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Something that really fucks me off at work

Something that really fucks me off at work Hello I’m new to this so be nice pls👋🏼 20F. I’ll give you a bit of backstory, I’ve stuttered my entire life, ever since I could speak. I’ve had on/off spe...

Got called “drunk” on the phone

Got called “drunk” on the phone I was at work today talking to a client on the phone, and my stutter was so bad that they called me drunk. I tried my best not to cry and held it together, and I put hi...

Has anyone changed or wanted to change their name because of their stutter?

Has anyone changed or wanted to change their name because of their stutter? I’m at a bit of a crossroads. I have a stutter but I’ve become so good at managing it over the years that many people I firs...

the company i work for put emphasis this past year on "diversity and inclusion" and they asked if anyone in the dept wanted to give a ted talk on the subject, so i took the bait with another colleague...

Hi. 22F here and I have felt what you felt before and have had my stutter for as long as I can remember, but it does get better. After graduating college, I was terrified about not being able to find ...

This! Not giving a shit could really help me greatly too. I have to try this "Fuck it"-attitude too and be my own self without trying to get around words and trying to hide my stuttering...

That’s it exactly. Even here, on this thread, one poster (the person means well) said that I need to face my fear. To me, this is rude and pretentious (no offense intended). Why do I suddenly need som...

What motivates you to keep on living ?

What motivates you to keep on living ? Seriuosly my stutter these days is just so severe that all my hope for future is eradicated. I just have no motivation whatsoever to keep on living. Im all alon...

here's my college essay that i wrote about stuttering. it got me into duke

here's my college essay that i wrote about stuttering. it got me into duke When the recording was done, my camp counselor dragged the cursor over a wriggling patch of sound and snapped the delete butt...

I can relate to that. I don’t ever talk in class unless I’m absolutely forced to or if I have friends. And I only have a few friends at that. I’ve never really been what you would call a “loser”, bu...

It sounds like we are going through the same thing! And yes I agree only doing it more with help. It’s so scary. Thank you so much! x...

I used my job to make my stutter better. Why don’t you view every phone call a opportunity to get better? When you do stutter, in a cool way just mention you have a speech impediment and you are worki...

i need help, i feel so depressed and hopeless

i need help, i feel so depressed and hopeless 17f hey, so i currently have a job (apprenticeship) within the field of admin work. i’ve been here 2 months. my job involves basic admin tasks, which is...

Do you have access to a speech therapist or a regular therapist? I’m a bit older than you and if there’s one thing I’ve learned about stuttering it’s that the mental aspect of me worrying about some f...

I don't think the situation as angry as,say when giving a speech. But I feel anxious as soon as I enter a conversation. Also I am a covet stutterer, for the outside world I am normal.But for me it's v...

I only got picked a little bit by this one guy in my class, could be I got off with so little bullying because I was such a mute in class except with a few friends but that paid its price with me bein...

I know this was posted a while ago but hey whatever lol. I’ve struggled with this so damn much and I go to a very small town high school with a bunch of assholes who make fun of everyone, so before ha...

I usually order the thing I'm certain I won't stutter on, like at chilis I always order nachos lol. Another trick I use is I look for what I want, find it, tell a friend to order it for me while I go ...

this is ruining my life and has been for a while now

this is ruining my life and has been for a while now Today was our second day back at school after break and I had a very embarrassing moment in front of my class. We had to introduce a friend in fron...

I can relate. When I get a new job, I always struggle at first with the phone. But after awhile, it becomes easy, because my brain adjusts. What never becomes easy, though, is just randomly answering ...