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Mine was fairly severe while growing up, went through years of speech therapy to get it under control. In my 20s it would happen maybe a dozen times a day. After I stopped caring what others thought ...

In day to day situations mine is usually moderate, when I'm with my family it's sometimes severe and on rare occasions, like when I'm doing job interviews or presentations, it can be very severe....

It's really bad around my family and moderate around my friends. I struggle most with words beginning with B, D, W, R. Whenever I stutter very badly on a word I just want to die...

Rough day, first vent

Rough day, first vent Very new to this sub. Just wanted to make a post because I'm having a rough speech day. I stuttered a lot as a kid in school. I'm sure like many people here, I spent a lot of t...

Depends on the people i am with. With my close friends it's mild to moderate. But during stressful situations like presentations, phone calls or even speaking to a stranger it becomes severe. I had ...

I'm happy for you man. I'm dealing with one atm and somedays it's really bad and somedays I'm quite fluent. I hate public speaking unless I am reading off of something. My stutter has basically made m...

Depends on how severe it is? I know for me that when I started having those interviews for university and/or work I didn’t clock onto the fact my stammer became more noticeable due to me being nervous...

Advice?

Advice? I (19F) have a severe stutter and have been home from college ever since spring break, so about mid-late March. I’m living with my grandmother, and never had a problem until recently. She has ...

It is worth it. Have you taken speech therapy? I used to have a bad stutter. Just awful and it was embarrassing. I'm 29 now. Had it since I was about 7. It's gotten better even from when I was 18. It'...

My father, uncle and 2 brothers all stuttered, but somehow they all recovered around the age of 15 - 16 by themselves. No therapy or anything. So of course i didn't get any therapy as well coz it just...

Why do I stutter worse one week and the next week I barely stutter?

Why do I stutter worse one week and the next week I barely stutter? Very frustrating, I'll feel like I finally get over it mostly, and it lasts for maybe a week or 2, then my stutter comes back full f...

I don't remember, it was 20 years ago. My time ran out. We had like 6 minutes for the opening statement. I was just relieved when time was called. I still really cant do prepared material, I have j...

I'm so very sorry. I hate how other people react to stuttering. Have you thought about seeing a speech therapist? Not just the stuff they do in schools, which isn't nearly enough, but now that you're ...

What would you compare stuttering to?

What would you compare stuttering to? As a disability, it’s hard to nail down how it should be treated. What I mean is, on the one hand, I don’t think it’s okay to define someone by there stutter by...

Stuttering and pregnancy

Stuttering and pregnancy Females who stutter and have children, did your fluency get worse when pregnant? Since pregnant mine went from mild where some wouldnt know I stuttered unless they hangout wit...

Finally found my people

Finally found my people Hey fellow stutterers! I don’t know why it took me so long to join this group. We are all part of an exclusive “club” that we didn’t choose to belong to...but this is something...

Anyone else have trouble accepting themself and their stutter?

Anyone else have trouble accepting themself and their stutter? My stuttering was generally ignored by my parents as I grew up. It was minor enough to cover up and be a good quiet little boy. But now t...

I don't think I can relate on this level, but I certainly recognize it. Sometimes when I'm taking it easily I get close to no stutter. But when I forget to use techniques or just having a "bad day" my...

My stutter got randomly worse (like it used to be)

My stutter got randomly worse (like it used to be) Hi, i wonder if this happened to anyone, my stutter is pretty severe, but lately, i am more comfortable speaking to people, i have a job where i have...

Congrats. There will be good and bad days. Acceptance and confidence are a big part of having more good days than bad....