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What helped me deal with it for a long time was just to never raise my head to the road ahead. Just focus on each day as it came, never planning more than the coming weekend at max.  It was somewhat s...

It’s never too late my friend… it may not feel like it but you are not alone. 1% of the population stutters, which means over 3 million Americans stutter. If you are in the US, go to westutter.org an...

Just know your not alone and true friends don’t make fun of your stutter...

They aren’t your friends if they are mocking and laughing at you. I would find some good people to be around, it will be a much happier life....

A grown adult woman/mother, whom I never met before, but we had mutuals, either after or during me getting stuck on introducing my name decided to mock me in the same manner I spoke. I had to spend a...

Overcoming Stuttering: The Power of Practice

Overcoming Stuttering: The Power of Practice # Hey everyone, As someone who stutters, I know how easy it is to fall into the habit of avoiding speaking altogether. We tend to escape situations where...

If your parents have health insurance, therapy may be covered. If you’re on Medicaid, therapy may be covered. Does your school have a speech therapist? If not, speak to the school nurse or counselor w...

Where are you from, friend? I have never had long, stutter free periods. I have stuttered since a child. I stutter on my name, and I stutter in front of people. It is a struggle at times but it doesn...

When I was very young, my stutter was so bad. This boy my age and I were BFFs basically and from what my mom told me he would "translate" what I say to our other classmates until I told him to stop o...

For me, high school changed my life. In elementary school I always was the quiet kid who was with himself all the time and with only a couple of not close friends. I remember being super scared from h...

Hey, I had the same case several years ago. The best advice I would give to my old self is to go through it. You will stutter and anxiety will take over many of the times but at the end of the day, wh...

If I could give advice to myself back in high school, I would say to keep dedicating yourself to a sport and your school subjects, as these are some of the few things that earn people’s respect, regar...

I’ve been there too, keep holding on. It may seem daunting, but grab hold and don’t let go. I know it’s cliche but time will heal this, it’ll still hurt from time to time, but it’ll get better. I...

What stutter support groups are there out there?

What stutter support groups are there out there? Such as Facebook and other social platforms? Any additional Reddit ones?...

Really depends. I started school again this week, struggling with making new friends. For one of my classes there’s this person who most likely has apraxia of speech. A lot of people were laughing whe...

I'm a junior in highschool and I never really had much trouble tbh. What I did was just be a generally nice person to everyone and talk with confidence even though I wasn't. Most of the time the stutt...

I have a severe stutter and I made a ton of friends in college, the most important thing is to put yourself out there. Most people are patient and understanding...

I had bad stuttering when i was 13-15 year old but during that time i moved from Village to City. Made a few friends on the same street. Our connection was sports, if we were not playing we were talki...

Precisely this. I’ll add that keeping yourself fit and clean and most importantly not being a dick to others allows you to bridge potential barriers easier. Just keep throwing yourself out there and g...

Congratulations on the new job! That’s the main thing, at least you’ve made some friends. Stay confident and you’ll find it will help so much in the long run :)...