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Nope! I would much rather keep my a couple of my thoughts private. Spewing everything I think would cause me more trouble ;)...

>(I hide my stutter fairly well) Question: Why do you feel like you have to hide your stutter? I think the constant struggle to not show our stutter is likely worse for us than actually doing the...

How do you develop social skills?

How do you develop social skills? I'm in my second semester of community college and realize that I have basically no social skills. I don't know how to conversations, make small-talk, or interact wit...

I do stutter sometimes on my own name too. Unfortunately there is no word you could swap out your name with... I try to play it off or just chuckle. People will usually not notice or just smile back. ...

A story about a story I heard about a "mind blowing" stutterer...

A story about a story I heard about a "mind blowing" stutterer... So, I study graphic design at university and some of us got the chance to go to a well renowned design firm and hear professionals tal...

Today was nice

Today was nice I'm a female in my 20s, a coworker informed me that she wanted to confess that she had spoke to others about me. My heart dropped, the voice she had used sounded like it was some false ...

Starting in low feared situations, or situations you thwt don't matter you can throw away, like ask store attendants questions. You practice each day until you get more comfortable. Part of your pract...

Thanks, I was kind of hesitant to put it up because I wasn't sure if it'd help at all. My story is 100% true. I can't tell you how many times a day I STILL avoid social interaction, and substitute wo...

Alright. We sometimes have to think in terms of protecting ourselves, in which case the scope of what we should concern ourselves with can narrow. In a stressful situation, it's sometimes better to si...

Names for me are definitely the worst yeah. My manager's name is Andrew so I struggle with that. As well as substitute words I'd say the main thing I do is to say 2 words as if it was one word. For...

Out of curiosity what techniques do you use to get by? I mainly just rely on substitute words. The worst is when I can't use a substitute word i.e. a name or something....

I'm actually in exactly the same position as you (albeit only at my job for a year rather than longer). I've block stuttered since I was around 15. It was worse then and now I've reached a stage whe...

Very refreshing to hear all of these answers. I remember as a kid that even though everyone knew I stuttered, I would get made fun of quite a bit and so till this day I just try to hide it instead of ...

It's not something to be ashamed of. If anything, if you tell people, they'll be more understanding. Another thing I say is "by the way, I have a stutter, just letting you guys know so you don't think...

Thanks I have used this a little before. People are surprisingly understanding. I haven't really admitted I have a stutter though. I wish I had the guts to just tell everyone....

What I do, is I don't bring it up. but when i have a hard time, like stuttering, i always say "ugh sorry I can't talk sometimes" and that's all and people understand, at least mine do. My coworkers ar...

[DISCUSSION] Should I follow up a job application with a phone call, even though I stutter horribly on the phone?

[DISCUSSION] Should I follow up a job application with a phone call, even though I stutter horribly on the phone? Hello! I just recently turned 18 and I'm trying to get literally any job at this point...

Thanks hiding a stutter is stressful. I feel like I shouldn't have to hide it....

I'm scared to tell people at work I (block) stutter.

I'm scared to tell people at work I (block) stutter. First off I'm really grateful for this forum. I have read that it's better to tell people about your stutter than hide it. I have told a few peopl...

I am suffering at work

I am suffering at work My stutter/block has gotten really bad lately. Ever since I've started this job (back in April 2017) I have noticed I am having a harder time with my speech that I didn't really...