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Yep. I haven't met on stutterer who was confident and outgoing ever. ...

Famous People Who Stutter (FPWS)

Famous People Who Stutter (FPWS) I lost the link so my apologies to admins. It drives me absolutely crazy when FPWS are fluent when talking to media. It sends a very negative message to those of us w...

Honestly, I was good at hiding it. I had my moments and my blocks, but I knew what worked best for me: Stop talking, substitute words, saying other words that helps speech to flow, etc.. I'm pretty ...

Why do I find it more comforting using a speaker then? Maybe I just hate people looking intensely at me during my speech blocks haha...

Well it's not like they'd put me in jail for not saying goodbye. The problem is, everyone else does it and people kinda expect you to do the same for the sake of being polite. I don't want people to ...

How do you compensate for your lack of self-expression through speech?

How do you compensate for your lack of self-expression through speech? With a limited ability to speak, how are you able to express yourself in other ways?...

Yes, most of my close friends know I stutter, and I don't really have much trouble hanging out with them. But it's impossible to only hang out with the same people for the rest of your life, and most...

Lol, I leave when I manage to sneak out without anyone noticing. If that fails, I just hang around being awkward until a handful of people are left....

So I'm a little bit privileged in this area, I guess. I'm such a covert stutterer most of the time that I can pass for fluent on a date and bring it up at my leisure. Which is usually around the 2nd o...

I work at a recycling center helping residents with their stuff, and i do stutter but working this job has gotten me really good at small talk and forced me to be more confident in myself and that hel...

Covert stuttering is when you hide your stutter so well no one knows you stutter. It's a lot of stress and burden. They do a lot of word substitution. ...

Very common. It's why people think I'm fluent. I've heard it called "covert stuttering" too....

Writer and marketing manager. I'm shit on the phone, but other than that, people hardly notice I stutter....

Financial/Billing analyst. On my second year here. I'm on the phone more than I'd like, but have gotten very good at resolving things via email when it's possible. It seems like the phone calls have r...

Bartender. Easy when it is busy and i only have to yell prices out. Sucks when it is slow and people wanna chat. ...

document processing. not really because I don't have to talk a lot or deal with customers. Just type a lot. But I don't think I would have chosen this job without the stutter. And I know that my lack...

I just found this subreddit, thought I would introduce myself and tell my story, so to speak.

I just found this subreddit, thought I would introduce myself and tell my story, so to speak. I have been stuttering for as long as I can remember. From elementary school all the way through college a...

Didn't know this subreddit existed... Guess this is a vent.

Didn't know this subreddit existed... Guess this is a vent. Seriously, how do you deal with depression? I never win arguments/debates, never contribute in conversations because I know I'll embarrass m...

Anxiety

Anxiety Hello my fellow stutterers. I'm 25 years old and I've been stuttering since I was a kid. I had speech therapy when i was in 4th grade but it honestly did nothing for me. I have a hard time wit...

Yes i stutter.

Yes i stutter. Hy everbody. i m about to complete my post graduation this year, so ihve decided to search for a job also ,i have been trying a lot to get a job since 2015 but unfortunatly my tounge(t...