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I feel for you. Everyone’s facial expressions change and they try figure out what’s happening or look at me like I having a stroke and the conversation stops....

Actions speak louder than words, look at who women date. Your chances decreases tenfold when you're timid. Being timid is the polar opposite of confidence, stop with this "oh but bro" stuff it's crin...

My logopedist tells me the best way to overcome stuttering is not trying to fix it or even think about what would happen if you stutter at some moment. Take it as a part of you. If you think about it ...

Upcoming Presentation - Advice

Upcoming Presentation - Advice **Hi all, 16 m**, I have a presentation in front of our class in a few hours, and thought I'd ask redditors for some advice. Ill come clean, this isn't my first public s...

I can relate totally, specially regarding having a job, lately. I'm a scientist, but having a job there is far from reality. Now, trying in the private sector has became a nightmare. Everybody says "o...

Exactly this. The more I think about my stutter the worse my speech is....

Great post! Absolutely, self-acceptance is hard but we should aim for it regardless, in order to break out of the vicious circle. **In my opinion**: self-acceptance is the ability to embrace and love...

Worn down, unable to achieve self-acceptance

Worn down, unable to achieve self-acceptance Now I am older, I don't have any interactions that feel like big traumatic wounds to be replayed over and over again as a result of having a speech impedim...

Did a presentation today !!

Did a presentation today !! Hey redditors, in college and did my last public speaking presentation for my major, and I’m officially done. Public speaking is always an aspect that I respect people for ...

Hey OP seems like you had enough confidence to ask for her name, which is good and also if you’re nervous; thats completely normally because as someone who stutters also I experience the same thing wh...

I understand what you mean but being recorded puts the same amount of pressure as if someone else was in the room. I can read in front of the pathologist with no problem but in front of the crowd...uh...

The only way through (What changed the game for me)

The only way through (What changed the game for me) Disclaimer: everyone’s experience is different, there is no guarantee what works for one works for all. I’ve stuttered my entire life, always thou...

Kinda unpopular opinion, but there's a chance we can see where they're coming from. Restaurants (food business in general) can get unbelievably busy and stressful, that was probably a stress-yell. Not...

Tips to improve stuttering (Do we notice too many speech errors? Is this because we apply tricks to get (unnecessary) feedback? Does this lead to holding back speech? Tips to outgrow stuttering as an adult.)

Tips to improve stuttering (Do we notice too many speech errors? Is this because we apply tricks to get (unnecessary) feedback? Does this lead to holding back speech? Tips to outgrow stuttering as an ...

should i drop out of nursing school ?

should i drop out of nursing school ? I have been so sad and dead inside for couple of days, i’m rethinking my whole career and my life. Im literally crying while typing this. Im a mild stutterer and...

Its sad, but we can say this all day long, but execution of postive self reinforcement is easier said than done. Whenever i have a negative stutter expierence, it will linger in my head at some capac...

that's true, being unbothered = i'm winning. but for some reason, I couldn't shake off the weird feeling i felt. the moment just kept replaying in my head, jeez....

Friend doesn't stutter on ketamine, but I still do. Neurological difference or something else?

Friend doesn't stutter on ketamine, but I still do. Neurological difference or something else? A friend and I both have moderate to severe to stutters. He did ketamine treatment for depression a few y...

Those situations suck. You gotta try to forget it and move on. Maybe your coworker was busy or is an ass....

Those situations are so painfully awkward. In group conversations, I usually point to someone if I’m talking directly to them and need to get their attention. Of course that has to be the moment when ...