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For me, it was working. Getting a job after high school and being forced to talk gradually got me out of it. I remember taking almost half an hour to tell an ice breaker in elementary school (not kidd...

Personal Essay

Personal Essay To preface this post, I'm a Master Sergeant in the United States Space Force & am likely going to submit this personal essay, as well as many other documents, with an application to...

You may stutter, but it sounds like you might let it define you too much. I stutter too. It sucks. And I respect you for trying everything you can. You can do any job you have your heart set on - espe...

Seeing the Bright Side of Things

Seeing the Bright Side of Things Hello everyone! I’ve been experiencing more disfluencies this past week, which have mostly been repetitions (even though my primary diagnosis was a speech block). I’v...

I stuttered from like 1st grade until senior year. What helped me was reading out loud to myself and to my speech therapist Mrs Olson. What might help since reading by yourself is not as stressful...

It's been a slow process. I started being self-conscious about it around the age of 12 - 13, when my teacher made me recite poems of famous Italian authors in front of my classmates (I'm Italian). Nee...

Hey, I would say that there is no place where there is a "high education" about stuttering. People rarely open up about it, and 1% isn't really common. Personally, I try to open up about it quite ofte...

Haha, when I was a kid, I would try to pray and meditate inorder to summon God, so I could ask him to cure my stutter....

One of the most valuable skills I have learned that helps me speak naturally in high stress situations 👇

One of the most valuable skills I have learned that helps me speak naturally in high stress situations 👇 One of the most valuable skills I have learned that helps me speak naturally in high stress si...

This is a tough one , that’s why there’s so few answers. In my life experience I started stuttering at the worst possible time whilst I joined college (U.K.) eventually I dropped out because of the an...

People have no idea how hard it is. They’re don’t know that they little things that they do stick with us for days, weeks, months, or even years. Don’t let others stupidity keep you from living your l...

Anyone who isn't able to pursue their dream job, go for it. You have only one life, it's worth a try. Don't try to accept stuttering as a part of your life, try your best to overcome it....

All of y'all plz still pursue your dream job. Look for others doing it. I thought I couldn't be an EMT but found there are others like me who are great EMTs. Not saying it won't be hard but I'm so gla...

I have my dream job now, which is teaching! Before I started speech therapy, I believed that my stutter was a major road block, and didn’t make me competent enough to do my job. Now I feel more conf...

Yea man dont be to down, I stutter and have stuttered since I could talk and it definitely sucks it was MUCH worse for me when I was younger I wouldn't even want to talk and I'm a really outgoing pers...

After years of trying speech therapy, hypnosis ect at the age of 38 started taking medication 30ml a day I'm now 58 no stuttering at all wish ut was available earlier after just 3 days of taking them ...

Hi there! I've had a stutter for my entire life. Sometimes it's worse than others but never is it not noticeable. I have been flat out told that a company won't hire me because I have a stutter. While...

> But what bothers me most is people like you disrespecting the work of these hardworking researchers. Let's not pull the "high ground" BS. By your own admission you acted unethically. You stated...

I'm happy you found fluency. Truly. I'm 28 and I've done quite a bit of speech therapy. I've spend countless days on youtube, trying all the exercises. I've read every book, tried their exercises. And...

I have no problem sharing them. So at first I started seeing him for other reasons like general anxiety and social anxiety disorders which followed by some panic attacks I had experienced. We did almo...