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1. What has your general experience with having a stutter been like? It was really difficult. I always felt people weren't listening to me. It was socially isolating. Likely stunting my social growt...

For me, I feel like the stuttering has expanded my vocabulary because you have to find words with the same meaning that won’t make me stutter...

I do the exact same and speak in a rush instead of taking my time. Recently I've been trying to practice speaking calmly as I normally panic as well as just being silent in between words so I can thi...

My vocabulary is very good (professional translator), but I can definitely relate to blocks making me swap out good words for worse ones 😅 It gets a little easier when I'm around people who are accep...

How good is your vocabulary?

How good is your vocabulary? I feel like mine is terrible, I always sound like a kid speaking. This is one of the things I hate the most about having a stutter. I try to read books but when it's t...

I feel you, I used to find ways to get around of speaking when there is the chance, I started leaving notes or type stuff to communicate for some time, I really wanted to get rid of this stutter, som...

I speak on phones as part of my job. I‘ve found not thinking to much about the fear helps. If I stumble on a couple of words. I take a deep breath and restart my sentences....

I told myself to act like Jeff from Community a few times during college presentations, but alas, didnt work :/ Good for you tho....

Will pretending I’m recording myself help? Thoughts?

Will pretending I’m recording myself help? Thoughts? I’m learning a language and I want to improve my speaking ability in that language and I feel like my stutter really hinders it. I think a lot of...

Hahah. It´s kind a funny. And interesting. I have heard before that when PWS have to act they usually don´t stutter. Bruce Willis himself has said that acting make´s him overcome his stutter. So does ...

It’s exactly that. You overthink it until it becomes reality. I think it’s something everyone with a stutter struggles with. I’ve chosen the easy way out. In the UK, there’s an app called ‘Relay’. I...

I been doing some research on this but some articles say it can cause a stutter in kids and some say that it don’t but nobody in my family stutters so I’ll will say that this cause my stutter and have...

Agreed unless it’s severely impacting your mental health, I’d say it’s a good challenge/chance to practice. I’m thankful for being pushed to read aloud and give presentations. Definitely have had an...

Do you know why you stutter?

Do you know why you stutter? My dad has a stutter, so I suspect I may have developed one no matter what, but I also think a big part of the reason is severe anxiety as a little kid. Before I was 4, I...

I only stutter when I speak to people, when I am alone and talk to myself, I don’t stutter at all and can speak well

I only stutter when I speak to people, when I am alone and talk to myself, I don’t stutter at all and can speak well It’s so infuriating. My social anxiety has definitely made me stutter a lot. I can ...

Have you guys ever thought about how your life would be without stutter ?

Have you guys ever thought about how your life would be without stutter ? I haven’t made any friends or even barely spoken during my high school years, every time when I was required to speak I felt l...

Need to find a Job

Need to find a Job Just turned 18 and about to enter Uni next year, but a few dollars could really help my family out. My situation is that I live in Latin America and stuttering is looked at as a jo...

Ive heard alot speech therapy doesnt really help, since stuttering is very misunderstood. Id much rather try to find peace of mind on my own so the stutter wont come back. Thanks for the advice tho. A...

I did it!!

I did it!! I have avoided the drive thru like the plague, but today I was out with my toddler and we were hungry, but I didn’t feel like getting off because it was so hot. I got the courage to order f...

When asked if he has something to add, he said no and that was it. So typical of a person who stutters...haha. He just wants to get it over quickly....