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The biggest thing that helped me with making new friends and talking to women was finding other ways to express myself that didn’t use words. I got into magic/illusions and it was a way for me to brea...

I get this, and I try to be, but I feel like I'm too anxious and clumsy to be confident. Whenever I try it backfires. I'm pretty good at being neutral and non-aggressive though, like Switzerland....

Confidence is the number one key into having a happy, healthy relationship. It makes you attractive. :) Even in relationships or not, people often admire my confidence as a stutterer. It's what that...

I guess I wasn’t clear, but I’m so fluent now (bc of the podcast), that I go out of my way to initiate conversations. The longer you get down on yourself, the worse it gets. I’m in my 40’s and doing...

I always talk before I answer the phone and then answer it with the lead off of my previous speech being what I will introduce on the phone and I say it in a rhythmic fashion so I can't stutter. (It's...

This is what's going to keep you suffering. Stuttering is part of who you are. The fluent you isn't the real you and the stutter you isn't the fake you. They're in fact the same person....

I’m from Quebec (a French speakin province) yet I stutter hard in French but not at all in English, it’s kinda depressing at times as I can be a very a social person in English but because of my stutt...

SHAQUILLE O'NEAL used to be so ashamed of his stutter he didn't talk in high school. YOU ARE NOT ALONE....

See it like this: If you see a guy limping while walking, not able to walk as fast and smoothly as everybody else, would you want to punch him in the face? Will your opinion of that guy as a human be...

That’s life It could always be worse, like being physically sick Don’t feel ashamed, you’re probably smarter then the next person...

Been there and actually done that. When I was a teen I was very ashamed (I still am ashamed, but much less now). I hated myself. I was mostly ashamed for what I felt was “less than” or “less intellige...

weird thing i’ve figured out

weird thing i’ve figured out so i’ve stuttered all my life. i try my best to use my techniques and whatnot, but the stutter is always there. one time i was with my friends and i was doing this souther...

Is becoming a speech therapist giving back or perpetuating the problem?

Is becoming a speech therapist giving back or perpetuating the problem? I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my future lately because I’ve been strung between 2 majors in college: engineering or sp...

I appreciate this comment so much. I guess I never really thought about it being perception of self and being in my comfort zone. I was thinking about my comfort zone a lot, I was asking myself if tha...

I’ve had a stutter my entire life, it’s gotten worse when I feel my confidence is low. The key to social confidence with a stutter is putting yourself in situations that push you out of your comfort z...

I wholeheartedly agree! I tried to make a post on this subreddit but it's not showing up as posted, I'm glad I found your post though! It is a great shame that we have to go through this but it's ni...

Wow thank you so much for this . Helps me feel not so alone , especially because I feel like I’m dumb and not good enough sometimes (obviously I know it isn’t intelligent based) but you know .. when y...

This stupid disorder is the main root cause for every single problem in my life. Depression. Low self esteem. Low social skills. Low confidence. Isolation. EVERYTHING! ​ Screw this....

I truly understand your pain regarding it, my stutter makes me feel trapped inside my own mind... I don't really have any advice to give, I've been told the same bs as you after asking for help. I per...

Following your dreams with a stutter.

Following your dreams with a stutter. I just posted this as a response, but wanted to share it with the community. Do not deviate from what you truly want, based on your stutter. My daughter sees ...