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Struggling with using the phone at work

Struggling with using the phone at work I'm sure this has been posted about many times before, but I just need to get this off my chest. I'm pretty much at a loss with what to do. I've avoided using p...

I feel stuck

I feel stuck I have been looking for a job for the past month and unfortunately I have not had any luck, wherever I go it's either that I'm too late or that I need to call in first. Today one of my ap...

My bus company actually uses electronic tickets, so I just always use my phone. I only occasionally need to buy a ticket from the driver. If you're really desperate, perhaps get yourself a little c...

This happens to me too! I sometimes pretend as if I'm new to the area and that I'm finding it difficult to name the place or I tell the short-form of it or mumble the word slowly nd let the bus conduc...

I always find single answers so difficult. You can't maneuver around what you want to say, you want to go to [Bus stop F], there's no other way of saying that name - which makes it extremely difficult...

I would begin your presentations by telling you’re audience that you stutter. Maybe even make a little joke about it. I used to say something like “Ok guys I stutter so talking in front of groups is r...

I can relate to that to a certain extent, as the stutter usually kick in when I’m trying to hold back. On the other side, when I’m acting like there’s nothing holding me back and I’m on the roll of ex...

missing great opportunities, over and over again

missing great opportunities, over and over again trying so hard all the time. moved away from my hometown and got a job in the city, found real friends, loving people, i'm independent. yet i'm 23 and ...

Can a stutter be classified as Tourette’s?

Can a stutter be classified as Tourette’s? Gone through years of therapies for my speech (among other things) which have all proved ineffective but seeing as it’s the only treatment for stuttering, I’...

If there's any way you can let your professor know ahead of time about your stutter, if they don't know already, I'm sure they will be understanding. Especially if you have a really good grade, they ...

It's always difficult. I needed a good speech therapist to help get me on the road to acceptance. I couldn't do it alone. FYI, >it’s went from severe to pretty mild now. i don’t really deal with ...

I left my friends at the bar and went home.

I left my friends at the bar and went home. I was sat at the table, everyone was around me talking and laughing, I've known my friends for years but I really felt like an outsider. When I did try to t...

Relatable?

Relatable? -Substitute teacher insists on calling role -Someone tries to start a conversation -Not joining game chats because of stuttering -Pretending to listen to music so people don't talk to yo...

How do you get over the uncomfortable reactions especially from family and friends?

How do you get over the uncomfortable reactions especially from family and friends? The other night my family and I went out for dinner with some of our friends. At one point I wanted to add something...

Advice to Those Who Stutter - Life Changing Book (Link in Post)

Advice to Those Who Stutter - Life Changing Book (Link in Post) https://www.stutteringhelp.org/sites/default/files/Book0009.pdf Hey guys! I am new to this subreddit and the main reason I joined was ...

I feel like if someone were to take this issue up to a higher level of authority at a school, it would be addressed, but if most people are like me, they aren’t willing to put themselves out there lik...

Stay strong my stuttering brother. I got fluent for a whole year, 3 years ago. Im a moderate stutterer. Right now Its leaning to severe. The thing is I dont know wtf I did that made me fluent. I wa...

>but they probably think I'm kind of an airhead at times (I'm a woman, mostly covert stutterer). I do the, 'Oh, gosh, what's that incredibly common word, I just can't think of it' thing. Are you m...

I hate it, I'm literally at the point now where when meeting someone, I'll just say hi and not introduce myself. So it's like "Hi, I'm John Doe, nice to meet you" *Shakes hand* "Hi, nice to meet you"...

Hey OP. I just wanted to say I totally understand how you feel. I don't think people think I'm slow, exactly, but they probably think I'm kind of an airhead at times (I'm a woman, mostly covert stutte...