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Male. Don’t think I’ve ever met a female who stutters....

Female here. I've only encountered one other person who stutters (who was male) everyone who knows me says I'm the only female they know who stutters but they know a good number of males who stutter...

Female here as well, been stuttering since I was about five years old and am now thirty. I never met another woman who stutters until I was around 22. Since then, I’ve met maybe two or three others? A...

Isn’t it remarkable that we stutterers have such vast vocabularies. It’s because we have to substitute words we can say! Also reading the comments on r/stutter, has anyone else noticed how intelligen...

Female stutterer here. I’ve never met another woman who stutters...

Female, but I’ve never encountered another female with a stutter, only males....

I've been in stuttering programs as an adult where there are always more men than women. Not sure why this is the case. I'm one of those adult females that has stuttered since I was a child and still ...

Female too. I overcame my stuttering at age 70 through psychotherapy dealing with an abusive childhood. That was 5 years ago and I’ve remained fully fluent. Good luck, Sue...

Lucifer Morning Star. Are you by any chance LDS? I just left the church but remember referring to Lucifer as the son of The Morning Star. Now to your answer. I’ve written my story before on the r/st...

Male or female?

Male or female? I helped a speech therapy student with research and she told me that I’m an anomaly… I’m female and she said most adult stutterers are male. Just wondering what the male/female ratio...

I understand. I sometimes doubt myself but I quickly snap out of it and keep pushing forward to be better. If you're a good person, you are worthy of love and success in life. We sometimes can't con...

Anyone tried speech therapy?

Anyone tried speech therapy? I never tried to treat my stutter in any way. As an adult I don't stutter often and in some ways I feel fortunate about that, but in other ways it's a double-edged sword. ...

Welcome to the group. I’m one of the minority, a female stutterer. I’ve fully recovered after stuttering from age 4-5 until age 70! My stutter was related to childhood trauma and through psychotherap...

You are so right about it not being a mental disorder, though the result of stuttering affects your total ability to function in society. It fosters social withdrawal and loss of self-esteem which can...

Oh yes! Everyone reacts differently to things. I wasn’t repeatedly raped or anything but my parents emotionally abused and marginalized me. I can remember being loved and valued up to the time one eye...

Having a hard time with my stutter lately

Having a hard time with my stutter lately I just need to vent with people who understand, and I know you guys will. I've been having a hard time speaking lately and it's causing negative thoughts to ...

My boyfriend has a stutter . At first I thought he done it because he was nervous/shy then I realised it was a part of his autism . I did feel bad at first but now I just think it’s sexy , especially ...

Yes, I very much agree with Bielzao about enlarging yourself. Your confidence will aid you socially as well as you in a trade or profession. As a stutterer, I always had the knowledge that I’d graduat...

i have a pretty prominent stutter, 1st tear med student. i put my stutter on the table very early on in the interviews. i was accepted as was another student who stutters, in a class of 100. p.s only ...

I appreciate the comments. I thought of this because I’m realizing how much stuttering has impacted my life. I meant it as a metaphor for other people who, even with disabilities that I in no way want...