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No I'm okay with saying water and words beginning with W in general. However I can definitely relate to the problem in ordering at a restaurant as for words that I struggle with I have to either start...

Single by choice, so I don't even bother to care really. The struggle is when it comes to regular friendships as my stutter makes me a bit too quiet for the liking of other people, you just know in ad...

Yes! I'm the exact same way. What's really annoying is that as I talk to the person longer and get to know them more I start stuttering. So to them I suddenly go from speaking fluently to barely being...

I graduated college in 2006. I purposely chose to be a trader because it played to my strengths - good with numbers, very analytical, process information rapidly.....and most importantly, I was able t...

I assume they all know about your stutter (and that they sort of know what it means). Perhaps you're just letting your guard down, not needing the effort to obtain fluency?...

I was ushering at church on Christmas Eve. The day ended up being an M day. I ended up going with “You too!”...

Our stutter tends to vary with the social roles we perform. Perhaps you're less invested personally when talking to strangers?...

Yeah it happens to me. I can't be sure why but I think that part if my stutter is believing I will. Because I stuttered with a word in the past, I think I will stutter with it again... and sure enough...

The thing is, I found out that actually thinking about my stutter and trying to figure it out makes it worse. Because I think everybody here knows that spontaneous talking with difficult words sometim...

I've started to you filler words to get sentence started

I've started to you filler words to get sentence started I've been stuttering for as long as I remember. It has been something I've accepted yet tried to reduce where I can. I've noticed I've been us...

Should I tell her about my stutter?

Should I tell her about my stutter? I’ve had that perfect match on tinder and we had a lot of chats and some phone calls which didn’t quite expose my stutter. We planned a meet up and I don’t know: sh...

Do you have this same issue when you speak?

Do you have this same issue when you speak? Newbie here! Not super sure if this has been brought up beforehand, but I'm incredibly curious. I've struggled with a stutter my entire life. It was reall...

I’ve been saying “um” a lot

I’ve been saying “um” a lot About 2 weeks ago I began saying “Um” a lot, as in pretty much every other word and sometimes when I’m stuck on a word I’ll say it repeatedly. It’s never happened to me bef...

Talking to Teachers About my Stutter?

Talking to Teachers About my Stutter? My speech therapist told me that I should tell my new teachers about my stutter and ask that they try to understand and be patient with me. It makes me nervous ju...

I am actually going to celebrate when I finally manage to get a job

I am actually going to celebrate when I finally manage to get a job So, I graduated with a pretty good STEM degree in the summer but I’ve found it very difficult to get a job. To be honest… I’ve never...

I didn't know where else to put it...

I didn't know where else to put it... I have ocular and severe migraines, and one of my auras is stuttering, amoung other things of course. Usually first I get super "hyper" of no where and then I s...

I worked in food service for years. Mostly jobs where I had to either answer phones or talk to people over the drive thru mic. For me, the phones never got better. I don't know why. But for those fast...

you know, i have wondered the same thing -- i get a ton of sinus infections, when i sneeze i make this weird noise that everyone laughs at and seems like my nose is blocked (i guess it does sounds kin...

I’m 51 and by around 38 I passed as fluent with most people-ie they couldn’t tell I stuttered. I still had blocks but I had mastered enough tools by then to appear fluent. I still stutter pretty bad...

Pretty good so far. had a good conversation with my supervisor. Had a few blocks but tried not to focus on it too much or be embarrassed about it. We've worked together for a while now and I've been o...