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I avoided airsoft after the first time I did it. It involved so many call outs and communicating, that it was impossible for me to be worthwhile to a team. Alternatively, when i talk over online gamin...

I really know how that feels. I think I tend to do the same thing but usually don't realize it. Typically with a lot of "uh"s. What really sucks is when people don't know that I have a stutter and th...

I hide it all the time. I'm very sensitive to embarrassment. When I'm not at home I often have earbuds in my ears to avoid people from talking to me. My neutral face expression looks angry according ...

I hide it. Now, it's become part of my speech pattern. I don't use "uhhhm" but I will elongate my syllables. I developed this because, when i used to use the uhhh-way, people assumed I had forgotten w...

I would rather seem like someone very stupid than someone with a stutter

I would rather seem like someone very stupid than someone with a stutter All my life I have been treated as my stutter is something bad. No one wants to listen to it. It's stupid. So I have this tact...

Nice work man. I have always been very up front about my stuttering during job interviews so they don't think I am nervous or falsely believe that I won't be doing this during the actual job. It h...

It's the opposite for me. I talk horribly over the phone. When I was younger I used to answer with "Yes?" because I couldn't say "Hello." I've had people hang up on me because I couldn't get out a wor...

I agree with you, talking over phone eliminates in-person stress and I use some cues written on paper or on screen to facilitate when Im struck...

I'm 32 and have had a mild stutter my whole life. It seems like it has worsened in the last few years, or maybe just started bothering me more, so I sought out something to help. I read about Xanax ...

Chose not to socialize all week because my speech has been shitty. My friends know that I stutter but sometimes I don't want to struggle through every sentence. So yeah..stayed home all week....

Obligatory background: I always had a very covert stutter. Nobody knew about my stutter but it fairly well crippled my social life and my willingness to speak up in any situation. Regarding your pos...

I don't think there's really anything that helps. Stuttering has neither a known cure nor a known cause. If you find something that helps, by all means go for it, but it may just be a placebo effect. ...

Something that really helps my stutter and speech anxiety!

Something that really helps my stutter and speech anxiety! I'm 19 years old and have had my fair share of blocks, prolonged sounds, and many other speech problems. I found a YouTube channel called "Vo...

Pretty much the main few things, most of them you have already. - Finishing off a sentence is a sin. The feeling is indescribable. It's probably the worst feeling I've experienced. It just makes you ...

23 year old male here, been with my girlfriend for nearly a year. I've always been very resentful about the fact that I have a stutter. Background: I didn't so much get bullied, but picked on becaus...

I'm a life long stutterer in my 40s. It took me far too long to realize that trying to hide it is more than useless, it's counterproductive. She'll find out eventually and be stunned, confused and get...

Help getting a girlfriend

Help getting a girlfriend I'm 17 and i've missed like 3-4 opportunities of getting a gf. My stutter, insecurity, low self steem and 0 commitment have been my biggest obstacles for the last 2 years. M...

You get used to it, but it's definitely something I've had to work up to. Has taken years of gradual improvements to get to this point. And I still have a really long way to go! ...

I dont know if its a copout or not but I do the same. I always use James, its an inside joke (between me and no-one else) because my name starts with a "J" but I dont stutter on "James"...

I always give a fake name at Starbucks. My go to is Mike since it's easy for me to say and easy to spell...