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I feel you bro. I used to say the same thing about my stutter, but it really eats you alive if you let it. I even tried therapy, and honestly it didn’t do much besides making me feel worse. What actua...

How did you guys get through high school with stutter?

How did you guys get through high school with stutter? I’m a senior in high school, and I graduate in like idk, 6-7 months (I didn’t Intend on the meme) Yeah as I said I’m in grade 12 and my stutter...

I would also suggest some therapy. It is truly possible to reframe your thoughts and change your entire life. I’m a moderate stutterer, I stutter in most of my sentences, and I stutter fully and openl...

I have control of my stutter 80-90% of the time. What that means to me is that if I stutter, I stay composed and continue with limited blocks going forward. There are hours and the odd day where I los...

I'm 40 now (m) The Netherlands. I never stutter anymore. In highschool i couldn't even speak. I sing and this helped. I still have fear of speaking. Everybody tells me they cannot hear i stuttered....

I found relief from stuttering when I discovered that my brain is wired differently than a fluent brain. When I came across the research on the Valsalva response I was able to achieve fluency. I neede...

You are amazing! I am a speech-language pathologist and have the exact same mentality. Stuttering is normalized in my space and whenever I visit other spaces. Crazy how little reactions you get ...

I tune into my solar plexus area. Notice any tension, take a few slow breaths if needed. Be positive about what I am going to say. If I stammer, that's ok too...

I’m a stuttering lawyer. I say what I want when I want to. I stutter in almost every sentence. And I still go to court in front of a judge. And you know how I do that? I’ve accepted my stutter. I do...

You can absolutely work on reducing your stuttering, using fluency techniques if you need to, or masking it if you can. The problem is that stuttering is a neurological disorder—so you'll never be com...

You can’t fully restructure the neural pathways involved in speech and timing to the point where stuttering permanently disappears. The brain *can* adapt (neuroplasticity), but we don’t have a way to ...

If you want to accept great, if not there are ways to manage it and managing it I have in an abundance! I don’t think I will ever be a perfect fluent speaker but I know I will never have a severe bloc...

So if I don’t stutter when using fluency shaping techniques, is that not a “cure”? In the NSA, they speak about overcoming stuttering, why would they do this then? And your point is very much true as ...

Stuttering is neurological and does not have a cure that will work for most people. Speech therapy has an 84% relapse rate.  Accepting your stutter is not about admitting failure. Accepting your stu...

Don’t Accept Your Stutter

Don’t Accept Your Stutter Disclaimer: Depending on your severity People who are paralyzed sometimes try to walk again, walking fluently. People who have are bad at a trade or skill, don’t accept t...

The valsalva concept will help people with a very classic blocking stutter that is rooted in fear. Learning more will teach you tangible steps how to “accept your stutter”. There are skills one can...

Been there, done that. College times were “funny” for me, but after college it is better but still sometimes there are some moments. As user Trman09 said. Fuck them, I literally just woke up one da...

Well, my mom was called once to school by a substitute teacher when I was in fifth grade cause apparently I couldn’t read 🤷🏻‍♂️ She wasn’t convinced I was a stutterer Also being laughed at during ...

This mindset can transform the lives of people who stutter, too.

This mindset can transform the lives of people who stutter, too. ...

Found a summary of the book: "Life on Delay" by John Hendrickson is a memoir that delivers hard-won, practical advice for stutterers: Accept permanence. Letting go of the "fluency fantasy" is the s...