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I'm scared to tell people at work I (block) stutter.

I'm scared to tell people at work I (block) stutter. First off I'm really grateful for this forum. I have read that it's better to tell people about your stutter than hide it. I have told a few peopl...

Yes, very much. The first time I saw it I nearly backed right out. I only didn't because I was at a crossroads of pulling myself out of a major slump and made myself read some posts. I hate porky the ...

Does anyone else find the "Welcome to /r/Sssssstutter!" in the sidebar a bit triggering?

Does anyone else find the "Welcome to /r/Sssssstutter!" in the sidebar a bit triggering? I know it's meant to make us all relax about this but I've had too many situations in my life where people have...

Never apologize for venting. I'm 24 and stutter. I can empathize with you quite well because I feel the same way. Low self-esteem, being overly self-critical, and the mental distress is familiar to me...

I can relate to your pain. I use to get bullied over my stuttering. I dealt with it in some form up through 9th/10th grade. There were times where I’d let it bother me. However as the years went by, ...

Having a hard time pronouncing big words

Having a hard time pronouncing big words I'm going to school for pharmacy technician and I am having a hard time pronouncing large words such as drug names and diseases. I get made fun of by my peers ...

I rerecord so many clips because of my stutter. It kills me every time I fuck up and have to restart. Mentally taxing...

I wish I knew. I believe my great grandfather had a stutter, and others in my family. At the root I think it's genetical, but it has turned into a fear issue. My immense fear, shame and embarrassme...

I am suffering at work

I am suffering at work My stutter/block has gotten really bad lately. Ever since I've started this job (back in April 2017) I have noticed I am having a harder time with my speech that I didn't really...

Feeling helpless and frustrated and tired

Feeling helpless and frustrated and tired I’ve had a stutter since I was a child and I gradually got over it until about 8 months ago. It’s come back into my life with a vengeance. It’s been so bad th...

I am 26, a male. And hate the fact that most times i can't even say my name. I hate being misunderstood as a whole person because of it. I hate being misinterpreted in my body language and eye contact...

I am so sick of employers looking at me like I'm mentally handicapped.

I am so sick of employers looking at me like I'm mentally handicapped. I just left a interview for a overnight stocker at a local grocery store. It is a bottom of the barrel type of work. The hour of ...

Her books are much better/clearer than that talk. I listen to them on audible. For me vulnerability and shame resilience goes beyond problems with stuttering. However I do acknowledge addressing my st...

I almost heal my stutter, there is hope

I almost heal my stutter, there is hope Hi everyone, before all what you read into my post is come from my personal experience, I'm not a doctor or a specialist, I'm just a guy 28 years old and I'm st...

If you still have shame and embarrassment about your stutter, it's hard and there's no quick easy answer. But even if you have shame and their mocking feels bad, at least you aren't that lame of a per...

High school can be tough. I don't have many people mock me like that, but I did have a few later in life and I just looked at them like they're a piece of shit and I couldn't care less about them. Any...

Getting made fun of today

Getting made fun of today So today I was sitting in band in a practice room with other band members and one of them asked where I went to elementary school. It starts with an “M” and stuttered on it....

Reducing stutter, speaking slowly but how to increase my discipline?

Reducing stutter, speaking slowly but how to increase my discipline? I have a question. What should I do in my situation? __________ Situation: I never stutter when I speak very slow. I want to ...

Embarrasing moment

Embarrasing moment At the orientation I was asked by my English major lecturer to give a few words on "What I like most about the University" with the intent to motivate the new intakes (undergraduat...

With stuttering, it’s very hard to tell jokes or stories because blocks can kill the momentum. This can be very frustrating with it happening repeatedly. I experience this when I’m in class and want t...