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Great question! you're going to laugh.... I work as a cashier in customer service. I stutter infront of customers all the time. I didn't think that I would be on cashier but I even worked as a cashier...

Comes with time, I can’t wait for my 40s and 50s I think I’ll keep caring less and just be more me...

It just sucks because everything important in life you have to talk. Its such an important thing. The laughing or looking at you funny always just makes it worse and sets you back into a depression. I...

Hi there, I live in New York and I also stutter, but not as bad as I used to. I’ve had many years of therapy over the years. Trust me, whatever you feel, I’ve been there. I’ve been unable to say my n...

I honestly feel like we're important for society. Don't give up hope, our perspective is valuable. What are your goals and dreams? Why do you think your stutter will stop you?...

Fellow HCP here and I've done the ol can't say my name bit also. Nowadays I try to say my name unprompted instead of being prompted to say my name. Walking around with a badge that has my name on it a...

It's hard for us to accept this disability because it fluctuates so much. It makes you feel like it's your fault when you stutter. But blind people or deaf people don't think it's their fault either. ...

Call Center Stuttering

Call Center Stuttering Hello incredible people, I just want to share this with you as I am going through quite a lot at the moment and I feel the need to be heard (or read, lol). I have been seeing ...

I’m ashamed of it, embarrassed by it and I have a lot of anxiety over it. Now I still live my life. I do the things I have to do like phone calls and I don’t avoid people or anything like that. But in...

Quick and "fun" little rant about my stutter

Quick and "fun" little rant about my stutter So I've had this stutter for my whole life, no freak accident gave me it or anything (idk if that's how they work). I've just had it my whole life, along w...

I moved abroad and 'restarted' my speaking. Stuttering came back when I moved back home. Can somebody relate?

I moved abroad and 'restarted' my speaking. Stuttering came back when I moved back home. Can somebody relate? **first of all I'm not ashamed of my stuttering and I know I can have a happy life even If...

Wow. People truly don't understand the amount of emotional baggage that comes along with stuttering. I was on the opposite side of the spectrum (I was more outgoing and was bullied because of it), but...

Random thoughts on neuroplasiticity and improved speech with healthy lifestyle, practice and mental health.

Random thoughts on neuroplasiticity and improved speech with healthy lifestyle, practice and mental health. Just a bunch of random thoughts and observations I had on these 4 things. I'm straight shotg...

A practical piece of advice that really allowed me to lose the fear of stuttering and enables me to express myself naturally without the constant agony of negative anticipatory thoughts, is as follows...

Hi again u/nukefudge \- For your second question. Absolutely - a lot of treatment for stuttering involves various approaches to cognitive therapy that are designed to help people change their understa...

Hi u/nukefudge \- Thanks for your questions! \#1 is one of my favorite questions - and one that has the potential to really improve our understanding of stuttering. We know that stuttering varies - ...

I'll answer C). First, I think there's such a range in severity because what severity is or means truly is a broad term. It can mean something different to clinicians and to people who stutter (we act...

Hiya - there are two things that I often wonder about, when we're having discussions in here. Perhaps you could comment on them in turn: 1. The _variance_ between stutterers and within an individual ...

I'll answer this on a personal level, because I think any answer to this will vary. I also think "practical" is a hard word, because I'd argue that any research that brings us a better understanding i...

How NOT to deal with stuttering. (Very long story)

How NOT to deal with stuttering. (Very long story) TLDR at the end if you don’t have the time. I’ve had this written down for over a year and I figured I may as well just share it since I recently fo...