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I can help answer that. I’m a stutterer but grew out of it. It’s still there, but I don’t notice it unless I’m stressed. I gave birth to three children—the oldest is a boy who stutters, the second is ...

Hello, person who got put in speech therapy here. It really depends on how bad the stutter actually is. When I got put into therapy, my stutter was very bad. Overtime it got better, but it still effec...

I read in a book about a guy who legally changed his name to something he could say fluently. Then when time went on, he began having difficulty saying the new name. It got the point where he could no...

I don't mean to sound rude, but '19' is no age to speak of... I'm 40, and my stutter can still puzzle me sometimes. At any rate, stutter is known to vary (in many aspects). That's probably something ...

Stuttering increasing in severity with age

Stuttering increasing in severity with age Why is my stutter getting worse with age , I remember stuttering as a 15 years old , it was barely noticeable with only few blocks on certain words Now , 4...

Thanks for the reply. Im slowly starting to come to grips with the fact that my stutter will always be apart of me. I’m guessing with time I’ll become more comfortable with it, and I’ll also be more l...

Somewhat similar experience here. Stutterer now working as a sign language interpreter. Now, keep in mind that interpreting is not only going from spoken English to ASL, but also includes signed ASL t...

I can totally relate with you on this, it’s a never ending battle with my stutter, some days I feel invincible, my speech is flowing fluently, I’m able to say things when I wanna say it, everything is...

The worst feeling about stuttering has to be...

The worst feeling about stuttering has to be... Just when you kicked its ass like a month ago and you were feeling great because you faced your fear, then the next month you literally have to keep pro...

Absolutely agree. I don’t have much of anything in terms of pricier clothes but I make the clearance and Walmart and Penney’s stuff work. When I’m wearing something that makes me feel good, especially...

Stuttering getting progressively worse as I age

Stuttering getting progressively worse as I age I always had a slight minor problem with my voice and never thought much about it until a few years ago and I've been noticing it's getting worse as I a...

I agree it does help, I lost weight and dressed better and it gave me more confidence which helped me to stutter less....

Sounds par for the course. You may also find that over time, the difficulty landscape (of speech items) will shift around....

thats the hardest part for me. i cant make acknowledgement of it even tho i know my friends know i have it. its almost like i cant accept it. that would be a huge step for me. every day is a struggle ...

Good news.

Good news. Recently I posted a thread in which I talked about a public discution I took part in and how I couldn't say a single word fluently during it. Well, today I had a power point presentation ab...

Oh that’s really interesting. I guess anything is possible then haha. My biggest concern going into medical school with a stutter was “establishing rapport with patients.” Like, how can I maintain s...

I work as a social worker and talk to clients all IRL and over the phone all day long. I have a pretty severe stutter, where I usually have small blocks/ repeats every 2-3 word and hard ones maybe eve...

For context, I’m 40. I’ve always worked in creative spaces and let my stutter influence those jobs through the years. Eight years ago I set things up for myself to work in only web design. It happen...

I’m a nurse and i talk to my patients and family every day. At first i stutter a lot every few words but now, i dont really mind. It gets better overtime if you immerse yourself with people. Most peop...

I found best to kinda accept my stutter? I stutter and have dysarthia and due to a bunch of factors its kinda getting worse. It might be unpopular, I don't know, but I found that addressing the stress...