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The mental anguish associated with dealing with it all. Planning out what you're going to say at an event months in advanced. It's mentally taxing and physically draining. They will never understand t...

Hey, mine is awful too, compared to what you heard its x3 times worse when im in a stressful situation, thank you your kind words i really appreciate them but to us stutters i think we wont ever feel ...

I hear you. It sounds really exhausting. You’ve worked hard to overcome anxiety and build confidence, yet stuttering still takes so much effort. That frustration makes total sense. I don't fear talki...

Thank you - and the therapy helped with the anxiety? My son has become so angry everytime it happens... he's started therapy, hoping it helps him with the anger/frustration....

What are you even talking about? What the f**k do you want from me and everyone else who stutters? Do you know me personally? Do you have something against me or what 🤪...

It does feel like some cruel joke … it felt like the whole world was sitting on my chest and had its hands around my throat. I couldn’t even get a sound out and that’s so demoralizing 🫠...

I feel like it always happens to me whenever I have a good idea or some great input. It’s almost like the more I want to say something, the harder it is to. It’s such a frustrating feeling that people...

“Just spit it out”

“Just spit it out” This is the most insulting thing I’ve ever heard, from my own family, no less. I’m in my late 30s and just started struggling with getting words out. By the time I can regain my com...

Sitting here at a family party

Sitting here at a family party This condition sucks so bad, i want to be social and talk to family that i havent seen in awhile and i just cant. They probably think im stuck up cause im just sitting h...

Stuttering in an abusive household

Stuttering in an abusive household I just feel like putting this out in the world tonight. It is midnight where I am, and I had quite a day at work. I work for a high profile financial institution. To...

Rude lead dimmed my confidence today

Rude lead dimmed my confidence today I just started my job as a crisis counselor, and my trainer is incredibly overbearing. He wants me to share all of my screens and set up my computer exactly like h...

This is unfortunate. This right here is what they who deal with this, do not need to hear. They already fear we feel frustrations when they talk which only exacerbates the disfluency. ……. They are j...

this is the wrong reddit group, please go somewhere else to take out your fustration. I know that guy is also in wrong position for other bad social behaviours but stuttering is not in his control. ...

coworker has unbearable stutter

coworker has unbearable stutter i empathize with people who have mental or neurological disorders that are not completely in their control. however, one of my coworkers has an unbearable stutter. the...

Yes, I agree. They are not your friends. I’m 45 F, and years ago I was living in Omaha Nebraska. Papillion to be exact (a suburb of Omaha). Anyway I went to college for one year in South Dakota and me...

Missing out life changing opportunities

Missing out life changing opportunities Hi, 30(M) here. I have been stuttering for my whole life and currently working or should i say surviving in the cyber security domain. Dont wanna brag but i a...

Happiness

Happiness I have never met a person with stuttering like me. Today I made this reddit account to join this community and for some reason I feel accepted and comfortable for the first time in a while. ...

Exactly..people have seemingly expected me to be immune to embarrassment. Almost like a psycho or superhuman..like why tf am I going to keep stressing myself out & hurting my mental & physical health ...

Fuck the planned word block. It's the worst when you're in a company meeting and it's your turn to speak as they're going round robin around at the table. I get the first sentence out and then boom th...

Hi friend, You are not alone, I’m 30, today I had to make a phone call and I blocked like 5 seconds on saying “Nine” My wife was near me, seeing me struggle she patted lightly on my shoulder and ev...