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Basically covert stutters do everything they can do to not stutter openly in front of people. World substitution is one strategy a covert stutter utilizes - when they feel they are going to block on a...

What is a "covert" stutterer

What is a "covert" stutterer I was looking at some posts and have seen this term thrown around....

I am an editor for a website. I don't know why I still have a job, tbh. My job usually requires writing but there are opportunities to be in front of the camera or do one on one interviews. I am als...

I'm a digital designer. About ten years ago when I was just about to graduate I got really down as I had convinced myself that no-one would hire me. The industry was really competitive and looking aro...

How do you guys manage to live in this world ?

How do you guys manage to live in this world ? When I was young , hanging out with many friends but avoided to say the words which might stuttered me and I am good at saying funny stuff so I have a lo...

I used to be Mormon, where masturbation is like one of the worst sins you can do. As such, I went over 30 consecutive years of my life without masturbating. I stuttered during this time despite that....

I think I wrote about it at some point on here. At the time it really hurt and when I took her order out she never gave me a chance to say more than 2 words and so didn't know she was talking to me. S...

You asked to hear my story well I will gladly tell you but this is going to be long. I wish people would ask me this more often but people always seem uncomfortable about pointing out a problem they s...

Block stutter...Please read

Block stutter...Please read So I am new here, I guess I finally wanted to hear other people's story's. I feel I need to vent so here I go. I have stuttered since I was born, almost 98% always blocking...

Hi, I find some similarities to my story. I talked normally until at my 15. At the high school in the class, suddenly I wasn't able to read out loud some word at all, so everyone stared at me, waiting...

I know several people who have beaten it in the sense of not giving a shit any more. They're just getting on with their lives, having cool adventures and killing it at their jobs and not worrying abou...

If it's impossible to beat how do you so many people who have beat t.

If it's impossible to beat how do you so many people who have beat t. By beat I mean gotten it to a point where it isn't significant and people don't give you weird looks. Here are some example from t...

I don't shy from uncomfortable situations but i don't see the stutter getting much better when i put myself in them. How many times do you reckon it takes to face a situation before it stops phasing y...

I flew under the radar, and anytime I was singled out I would "aye aye sir" my way out. Not much more than yes sir, no sir, aye aye sir came out of my mouth directed at DI's during boot camp, in order...

Yeah I've gotten good at brushing shit off and not letting it get to me. My drill sergeant drilled me a new asshole when I went to basic and stuttered. They forgot the next day and I went back to bein...

I'm an EMT at a county jail, and in the Marine Corps Reserve. At the jail it's not so bad since I repeat pretty much the same things over and over again (allergies, injuries, med/ psych history, etc...

I haven't started my real career yet. I want to be a professional waitress at a fancy restaurant. Ideally a writer but as college didn't work out for me I am going to try to aim for something I am alr...

It's not cringy but will damage your professional life if you keep it up. One of the best things you can do as an employee is be a good communicator. Stuttering has nothing to do with this. That sai...

Think you're right and that was my instinct too. Better just to be a "silent" role model than call attention to it....

Interesting comment. Because of this ("stutterers have much more dopamine in their brains") I thought let’s try some antipsychotics, which are dopamine antagonists. So, I decided to take 10 mg of olan...