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I checked with my school and my school does not offer speech therapy:( I will have to find one through my insurance. My stutter has to do with “head game” as well. I block up when I meet new people ...

When I started my new school year, I decided to be open about my stuttering. Since then, I felt that people were very supportive towards me. Letting everyone know that I stutter was a big step for me ...

I have a moderate stutter, some days severe, and I work in media, where I make calls and do interviews all the time. Was walking through the freaking gauntlet at my first newspaper job. I remember cry...

I never talk on the phone at work

I never talk on the phone at work At every job I’ve ever had I have never dared to talk on the phone. There were two instances where I had no choice but to answer the phone and both times were disaste...

People knowing about my stutter at the beginning helps tremendously even though I still block often. It gives me a little peace of mind. Best of luck on your job. I’m absolutely terrible on the phone ...

It´s always nice to hear that we are not alone with this everyday shit ; ) I have the same problems as you on the phone at work (I´m a graphic designer). I just can´t immediately say my name or my com...

Part of being a successful stutterer is to not care about it. If I'm struggling on the phone, when I compose myself; I say something like: "Please excuse me, I have trouble speaking, one sec" Normall...

Yeah I agree, I only maintain eye contact when I'm not blocking...

I agree, but it's hard for them to maintain eye contact too. I notice most of time when I stutter, they look away until I'm done...

Woah, that's pretty crazy dude. I sometimes wonder if the stuttering is something I have imposed on myself for some messed up psychological reason, sort of like what they are hinting at -- like if I ...

Your describing what is called avoidance and secondary behaviors. They will work sometimes, but your always living with the anxiety when they fail. Now, imagine an alternative life where you don't try...

It can get exhausting trying to hide the fact you stutter. I was a "covert" stutterrer for most of my life. I hit a breaking point around age 27 when I seeked help and ended up going to the two week i...

I have a friend who also stutters and even though we never talk about the fact the we stutter, I like to think he knows that I stutter. Us stutters know when a person stutters. Anyways, he suggested...

Because a lot of us have been in your shoes. The type of thinking that your question poses leads to a dead end and a life of suffering. For what it's worth, Im genuinely looking out for you. I work in...

Honestly, I stutter every day at work. It does get frustrating. But the more I get to know my co workers the more I get used to it. Even if you are in a position to speak sometimes, I think you'll e...

“Do you even stutter bro?” Ha. Hell ya I do! Stuttered my whole life. You’re right in one respect, it’s your choice to choose whatever job you want. I’m just trying to tell you that we can’t give you...

It sounds like you are doing some great things right now with tackling your stutter and fighting it head on. I bet you'll get a different response from each person that is on this sub -- I think that...

I have been through a lot of speech therapy throughout my life, especially when I was a kid. I am 24 now. I would say what you are doing now is the perfect preparation for speech therapy. Putting yo...

ST didn't make my stutter disappear, but it helped me understand it and get more confident at speaking. I didn't even go for long - maybe a year straight and I learned all I could. I was maybe 13 when...

I'm currently in speech therapy and I've been going for a few times now. I get pretty fluent with my therapist but once I get back into the real world I just tense up. My problem is totally psychologi...