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Applying to be detention officer

Applying to be detention officer I’m a 19 year old who stutters, and im interested in becoming a cop when im older. Im doing everything I can to not let my stutter impact my goals of doing so. I recen...

I got into a debate with a woman on Reddit in a dating subreddit. I told her that I was very successful with online dating even though I have a moderate to severe speech impediment (diagnosed by an S...

I got into a debate with a woman on Reddit in a dating subreddit. I told her that I was very successful with online dating even though I have a moderate type of severe speech impediment (diagnosed by...

>In my experience, people are attracted to those who believe in themselves. They don't see someone struggling with their stutter, they see someone overcoming it and that is an attractive quality. I a...

>The fact is you assume people haven't went to therapy with no evidence. Look at the stats on severe stuttering and success of speech therapy. I am not assuming, I am referencing the numerous posts i...

You should try it! I've been thinking of streaming game dev myself. I know there are a couple of big streamers who stutters too! Tyler1 comes to mind. But I think his stuttering has gotten a lot bette...

It is a good exercise. I would recommend creating a script for the call. Practice it and use it when you call. As your confidence increases turn the script into an outline with less information on it....

People venting about how miserable they are is one thing. Telling people who aren't miserable that they should be miserable is another thing. Yeah, I can't approach women at bars without being ran a...

The fact is you assume people haven't went to therapy with no evidence. Look at the stats on severe and stuttering and success of speech therapy. Many people try so hard and still cant fix their stu...

I think we need to be careful about presenting "70% of stutterers are suicidal" as fact. This originates from a study of 140 people on suicidial ideation and is very unlikely to be representative. W...

Can anyone help?

Can anyone help? With my limited communication skills I’m having a hard time finding companies that’ll give me a serious chance. I’m a machinist with aspirations of his own shop. For now I can use a f...

Thank you for your kind words! Yeah growing up with a stutter was tough, especially the teen years. But I married an amazing woman that gave me the confidence to mostly conquer my stutter. When around...

I'm 22 and I've never been in a relationship myself. While I think I'm pretty pathetic myself for it, it's mostly because I never tried really conversing with people afraid of what they'd say. At one...

Stutterers are not being thrown of buildings but they are very much discriminated in the workplace and in life. No matter how you present yourself people will still look at you weird. I know being gay...

I just wanted to say something to everyone who comes here to vent: You’re doing something brave. Talking about your frustration, anger, or sadness doesn’t make you weak. It means you’re facing what m...

Can confirm, have been able to move up the ladder with a mild/severe stutter...

I’ve so many goals and I’m not letting this issue stop me. Will keep trying for a solution. It’s costed me so many opportunities, relationships, and what not! Are you from India btw?...

This life shit is getting too real

This life shit is getting too real I am 20 and have had a stutter for about 10 years. It has gotten slowly worse and I have a block stutter which makes it hard to even pronounce words. I have had a fe...

I'm not that bothered about getting into a relationship, as long as my stutter is about 70 80% fluent I wouldn't stress over it....

Stutter + Resting bitch face + Introvert + Anxiety = Life on hard mode

Stutter + Resting bitch face + Introvert + Anxiety = Life on hard mode I am cooked. I have a block stutter; I can think of the words perfectly fine, but when I get even a little nervous, they just won...