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I stuttered for years and never talked about it. I was a covert stutterer....

I've met other stutterers over the years, but as a very covert stutterer, I never said anything to them. When I was younger I'll confess that I felt quite shamed and alarmed to encounter another stutt...

A friend I have known for 20 years stutters. I have blockage and his is more of a repetitive stammer. It’s nice to vent with someone in real life. I can hide my stutter if I am really selective abo...

I just stutter normally too. But I am more sensitive to how people react...

My difficulty ordering food made me complain to my school's Accessibility Website

My difficulty ordering food made me complain to my school's Accessibility Website I know some people may not agree with what I did, but here it goes. I go to a University and I often have trouble orde...

I wanna be able to order food without getting rushed or have rude workers repeat the question and like "helloo?!"...

For me, if I'm blocking on a word, I'm not going to get it. I restart my sentence (or part of my sentence) and try to push through it. The issue is that this is a coping mechanism as they say in SLP (...

How much research has gone into the psychological aspect of stuttering?

How much research has gone into the psychological aspect of stuttering? Before I start, some background. I'm 18, I've been stuttering since 6th grade. Growing up, I talked really fast (I feel this may...

Open up about your stutter. It's hard, I know, been there, done that. But it's worth it! And there are situations and ppl I still try to hide my stutter. Or it takes a while till I have the guts to ...

Hiding your stutter is the worst thing you can do. It's what it's driving your anxiety and fear of stuttering. You have a job, a wife. You've accomplished plenty in your life already. No reason to wo...

Maybe I'm not expressing myself clearly: _Why_ do you feel like you have to cover up your stutter?...

I can carry on conversations with some people with minimal issues. I do stutter at home but it is certainly not nearly as frequent or severe. The social anxiety side of things makes it worse so I nor...

Blocking for almost 30 years

Blocking for almost 30 years Hi everyone. Most people don't know I stutter. I've been able to finish school and work full time without any major problems but that doesn't mean I'm not stressed out an...

Worked in journalism as a reporter/editor for six years and recently moved to magazine editor. Reporting was running through the gauntlet at first as a stutterer, but I also credit being thrown into t...

I'm very glad you decided to stay in the class! I have an issue particularly with blocking in classroom settings. I have always avoided taking classes that require a lot of speaking in front of the wh...

You have an awesome attitude, keep it up! I was in a similar position in college (I'm 30 now) but nowhere near as mature -- I drugged myself up to my eyeballs, partially due to my insecurity about m...

I’ve stuttered throughout my whole life, and while it has gotten better since high school, I still have issues, especially during those stupid classroom introductions. I still have people who laugh in...

Wonderful! I could almost feel his stomach get tight and hard like a rock when he was reading in class. I was lucky, that I didn't stutter as much/severe as him, but nowadays I delete my whatsapp-mess...

My story. Hard road to hapinness with stuttering

My story. Hard road to hapinness with stuttering Hi everyone! I am 23 years old. I want to share with you the story of my fight against stuttering. I have been stuttering since I was a little girl. T...

Thanks for that man. Ima keep trying cause I can’t let my stammer control and inhibit me....