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I’m from South India (Andhra Pradesh). Over the years, I’ve worked in quite a few different fields — as a Cyber Security Analyst on a SOC project, on full-stack development projects, and even as a Jun...

I would typically sit at the back of the class or wherever the entrance/exit is and then once it's approaching my turn to give an introduction of myself I would leave for about 5 mins and come back ...

I just smile and reply “I have a stutter” and watch their reaction. They feel embarrassed and say “sorry”. I respond with a smile it’s okay! Got used to it. Doesn’t bother me much...

I get what you're saying, but I feel like you're really overgeneralizing. Sure, the self-pity and defeatism aren't helping anybody, and the frequency with which it appears here is frustrating. But...

I have a large online group in Vietnam, but in real life, it's really rare for me to encounter any one of them...

when i was little and couldn't say my surname in the library i sat there and pretended i didnt remember my surname. a very low level....

Hello! Long time listener, first time caller, etc. In a past life (i.e. in my late 20s), I was an academic; I later transitioned to teaching in my 30s. I taught EFL for about for a total of four yea...

I have a severe lifelong stutter who spent years in social isolation and speech therapy (which did not work at all, BTW). I was born the way I am with all of the problems described. I also work in a ...

It’s not your stutter that’s ruining your life, it’s your attitude

It’s not your stutter that’s ruining your life, it’s your attitude I’ve had a stutter my whole life. I’ve been bullied for it, mocked for it, rejected for it, and left out because of it. You name some...

Accountability Journal

Accountability Journal I need to journal but I have trouble keeping myself accountable so I'll just do it on here: 9/6: - stuttered in work biology bcuz I was not confident - speech improved through...

Having to wait for someone else to get off because I couldn't tell the driver I was getting off the minibus

Having to wait for someone else to get off because I couldn't tell the driver I was getting off the minibus ...

I was not able to voluntarily stutter in public due to my poor self esteem. My only solution was to become fluent which is what I chose to do. We all have to choose a path to success. It has been grea...

This is a copy-paste of a previous comment I've made since I think it might be beneficial to you. I don't want to take away from your confidence, but this is advice I'd have wanted when I was in your ...

I have saved my ass several times from saying something stupid or embarassing infront of peoples due to my stuttering I can change at last moment realising my mistake or reading face of people ...

Correct , that fear of judgement by other person will be eliminated to some extent. But catch is most stammers also stammers during phone call conversation, where you are not directly seeing person on...

You can read people . No joke , you just instantly know when someone’s making fun of you . Another pro is that you can be a very good actor at hiding your stammer. We stutterers , are deep down born...

It makes me a better reader and speller if I didn’t stutter I would win every spelling bee If you say something wrong you can change your sentence to make it better and no one will know I know it’s ...

>And no adult ever cured their stutter.  Cured is a loaded word. I'll always be a stutterer. But I no longer stutter. Those of us with severe stutters have achieved fluency. I was a severe stutterer...

I did a couple years ago but since then, Ive managed to change my view on my speech. Yes, our stutter won’t go away. But why should we also be cursed with constant negative self talk, isolation, depre...

The reason I have been quiet about speech therapy is because I spent so much money on that bullshit and it didn't work. I went to it for more than a year. I practiced every day. It doesn't work for a...