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Just a Rant

Just a Rant Bombed another job interview. Playing dumb to avoid saying a word can work, but that’s not the time or place. Oh well. I had a stutter growing up, but I had more or less grown out of it b...

Stutter because of lack of confidence in what I'm going to say?

Stutter because of lack of confidence in what I'm going to say? Over the years i've noticed that I stutter because I don't have confidence in my speech. Whenever I start to doubt myself, I stutter al...

Proper nouns... I can relate. As the president of NHS in high school (over a decade ago now), I needed to give a speech, induct new members, and transfer my responsibilities to the new president, all...

I'm the most unlucky person on earth

I'm the most unlucky person on earth Only 1% of the world has a stammer when god loaded the world 99% of people loaded correctly but I had to be on this 1% well if I'm not the unluckiest then what is ...

Stuttering in different langages

Stuttering in different langages I am french and I've been struggling with my stutter since I am 8. I noticed I wasn't stuttering when speaking another langage (for example in English class). Currentl...

I feel so alone.

I feel so alone. Does your stutter make you feel alone? I mean **alone**; deserted. I'm twenty years old. I have many different issues within my life, but nothing is more isolating than my speech impe...

Does anyone feel like stutter is preventing them from being social?

Does anyone feel like stutter is preventing them from being social? So, when i was young i was more fluent or didn't give a damn for what other's thought and as i started growing up and entered teenag...

Stammering/Stuttering has ruined my life

Stammering/Stuttering has ruined my life This is more of a rant than anything but it sucks. I’m 24 nearly 25 only ever had minimum wage low paid jobs and just feel like my stutter’s held me back mass...

Job search is so difficult with stutter (I'm losing hope)

Job search is so difficult with stutter (I'm losing hope) I've always been a very good student and graduated last year from a reputable university with a computer science degree. ​ I'v...

This is my story. A life with stuttering.

This is my story. A life with stuttering. This is my story, A life with stuttering. I have been stuttering all my life, since I was a toddler. I have finished my university degree and have difficulty ...

Disclosing

Disclosing I’ve never disclosed before and I have 2 presentations coming up in my classes (college student). What do I say?? I am so anxious about it, I don’t know how to go about disclosing that I ha...

Eye contact while your stuttering

Eye contact while your stuttering I tend to avert my eyes when I stutter/block or expect it. But often when I maintain eye contact, it seems to help get the words out, also kinda makes a lot of other ...

I don’t do it when I talk with my good friends because it doesn’t matter if I stutter. But when it counts that I talk fluently, I use it (such as for presentations and interviews)....

My stutter is affecting my confidence and my ability to lead a normal life

My stutter is affecting my confidence and my ability to lead a normal life TL;DR - law student struggling with a stutter which has led to serious confidence and mental health issues This is the first...

Me too, I couldn’t bring myself to watch any people who stutter for years. I just couldn’t. In highschool I actually took videos of all my presentations but never once watched them until this year....

If you’re driving in a taxi, this is good advice. People do the same things in bars (the noise is also an excuse). Just do a big font and you won’t have a problem. Plus, as long as you pay, the taxi d...

Low self-esteem

Low self-esteem I am always living with a sense of low self-esteem because of my stutter, feeling like it’s an obstacle that I won’t be able to overcome ever. I adopted a careless attitude to everythi...

I didn't see this person's comment before it got deleted, but I sometimes do find it difficult watching videos of other people stuttering, just because it reminds me of my own situations where it happ...

I worry too much about what other people think.

I worry too much about what other people think. I'm currently a college student and this is my second semester at this college. Last year, my speech was nearly fluent. I did start stuttering more towa...

You're conflating a bunch of different things. Stuttering isn't some psychological puzzle to crack and once you do you'll be able to talk in public like you do when you're alone. You're on a fool's er...