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40 year old stutterer

40 year old stutterer Hey guys (and gals). I'm so glad I found this subreddit! I turned 40 last year and have stuttered for as long as I remember. My uncle stutters too so in my case it's probably ...

hey dude, i know it's hard, trust me, i'm going through it now with my current job! what has helped me is just ... giving in, hah, if that makes sense. like i just say "okay, i stutter, so what?" mos...

Omg I know! And how can you explain if you’re blocking? People’s reactions can be entertaining in and of themselves. But, the assholes can be really hurtful. How can you plan for it? The desensiti...

I've been there too.

I've been there too. If you've ever felt that awful, gut-wrenching anxiety before a social event...I've been there too. If you've cancelled fun plans because you didn't want to deal with the embarras...

Thinking about getting a cleaning job

Thinking about getting a cleaning job I block, a lot. It makes my current job challenging and anxiety-producing. I'm worried about my mental health. I have been considering becoming a janitor or work ...

Mine is mild, i hide blocks with "umms" and some prolongation. I sometimes repeat syllables. If i block, i do it mostly at the beginning of a conversation and get more relaxed as it goes on. Repeti...

21 years old Italian stutterer here, been one since 6-7 years old. It's true, you probably can't get rid of stuttering completely, but you can improve, build up confidence and silence your thoughts a...

Stuttering has ruined my life

Stuttering has ruined my life I've never been able to do any activities I otherwise would have done if i didn't stutter as I was afraid of embarrassing myself or being asked for my name which i strugg...

I am a stutterer, and have been so almost as long as I could speak. My daughter is too. So I'm seeing her develop with it. Even my mom and dad say - "wow, it's like hearing you speak when you were lit...

It's both. I get tired really easily due to me trying my best not to stutter....

Here's a realization I think many stutterers try their hardest to ignore. To someone unfamiliar with stuttering, it's very very weird. It looks like a mild seizure. The day of my interview when I pull...

My stuttering story

My stuttering story Well, to begin with , i remember stuttering from age 13. It could be that it was there even before that age however i dont remember it or at least i feel like i didnt struggled wit...

So soft touch is a method I got taught about feeling when a letter or sound is difficult to say. So for me my letters I struggle with are X & B. Both have tough sounds in them, so with the letter ...

I've had to work in an office of 20 people in the same room all listening to your phone calls. You'll just have to get over it and realize there's a lot more to care about in life. Stuttering can't hu...

My story

My story Hello Reddit, If I decide to write this post here today it's obviously because I stutter and I need someone to lend an ear, here's my story and what bothers me : I've always stuttered, I don...

If i were you, i would choose a work that doesn't involve too much talking for now, and i would work on myself a bit...try to talk to more people, build self confidence by doing things that you wouldn...

I honestly didn't stutter at all during the interview or the first weeks working, because my mind was so occupied with the new enviroment I guess my brain didn't "clam up" to cause me to stutter. I d...

I'm not outgoing bc of my speech. I don't talk and all I do is stay home. If I didn't have this, I wouldn't be so afraid to talk to more people. When I was in college, I talked to people and tried to ...

The 2018 Stuttering New Years Challenge

The 2018 Stuttering New Years Challenge Some of you may know me from the Discord, so you've probably already heard this. A lot of us have issues with avoidance and anxiety. Many of us don't use our vo...

I applied for a data entry job on Glassdoor.com and got a call a day later. By data entry I thought I was just gonna be entering info on computers but I was in a hurry applying I didn't read the dutie...