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How do you work as a secretary/receptionist if you have a moderate to severe stutter

How do you work as a secretary/receptionist if you have a moderate to severe stutter My friend works in a retirement home and a new spot opened up for a receptionist/secretary and she knows that i'm v...

I cringe so hard when I stutter it almost hurts

I cringe so hard when I stutter it almost hurts Only reason I'm alive is because guns are hard to come by in my country. If I had one, I would probably shoot myself at the first stutter, rather than g...

Anybody feel like they have to make up for not talking?

Anybody feel like they have to make up for not talking? I told my teacher that I don't want to do presentations. She told me it was okay but I still feel kinda guilty, because my friend speaks for me....

I can totally relate to what you’re saying. In my childhood and teenage years I had a stutter but I was confident enough to overcome it sometimes. I used to be social and had no anxiety about my stutt...

Conscious of stammering!

Conscious of stammering! 21 year old male with stammering problem. Ever since i turned 16/17 I have become more aware of my stuttering and from there I allowed it to have a profound affect on my ever...

Hey OP - I get it. I had a similar situation in my early/mid-teens. My sister was two years older and one of the more popular girls in high school (I was on the other end of the social scale) and I ...

If you view this sub and read posts about “what do you hate the most about stuttering “ the number one response is “when people finish our sentences”. That to me is treating her like she’s got a men...

What are you supposed to do? 99% of us have spent our entire lives and thousands of dollars in speech therapy that did nothing for us. You can’t cure stuttering. You can learn to manage it and look li...

Hi. I suffer almost the same fate. My issue is mainly blocking rather than repeating although i experience both. I have almost complete fluency when alone or with inanimate AI, some trouble wit...

How do I fix my stutter? Would appreciate any advice (unique case)

How do I fix my stutter? Would appreciate any advice (unique case) Long post here, if anyone takes the time to read it, then thank you so much! I'm a guy who's been stuttering since the age of 5. I'm ...

Last paragraph is my main point. (er, 2nd to last I guess) I love this comment, but also kinda hate it. I read a lot of your other responses to these replies and the conversations going on and I agr...

Does anyone else feel like an extrovert trapped in an introvert/stutterer's body?

Does anyone else feel like an extrovert trapped in an introvert/stutterer's body? I just want to be able to tell a funny story at a dinner or engage in conversation at a party without feeling like a f...

Daily/WeeklyVoice Practice Lessons over Whatsapp.

Daily/WeeklyVoice Practice Lessons over Whatsapp. Hi everyone.Quick intro. My name is Kami. I turned 30 in April this year. I am a female born and raised in Nairobi,Kenya. I'm a lifelong stutterer.Thi...

Stuttering and self-image

Stuttering and self-image I'd like to hear what others have to say about this. I've been stuttering for over 20 years now and I'm pretty much hard as a rock. Things just don't really phase me and it'...

"so many stutterers been able to give speeches " So we would have to first believe this declaration. And I have never seen a stutterer do a completely stutter free speech. They all have tricks that an...

The Devil I Know

The Devil I Know I’ve gained so much perspective from reading the stories of others on this subreddit, I wanted to take a moment to tell my story with the hope it will help others as well. My stutte...

My girlfriend's experiences

My girlfriend's experiences Before starting this, I as well as my girlfriend both stutter (I know, we got lucky lol). She didn't want to make a Reddit account so she wanted me to post it for her. She'...

Just some appreciation for my younger self who didn’t let her speech impediment destroy her will to keep putting herself out there.

Just some appreciation for my younger self who didn’t let her speech impediment destroy her will to keep putting herself out there. Just some background: I am a 24 year old female who has stuttered pr...

Worked in newspapers for 6-7 years and coming up on a year as editor in chief of a magazine. Great career change. Tons of talking in my field. Lots of interviews. It was the gauntlet I needed to get...

I'm 21 and chose the hardest job for me as a stutter could have (and qualified for). I chose to work at Starbucks. Working on the register, bar, drive through, and just communicating with my coworkers...