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I can see that you are in a lot of emotional pain over your stutter today. I'm so sorry. Isolation can be so damaging and hard on the psyche. Life is hard, and can feel bleak sometimes. I am the mothe...

I find this offensive and heartbreaking. Would you say anyone with a disability is a "mistake"? I wouldn't. Stuttering is a disability. As far as hardships, it definitely sucks, but, hey, it could alw...

Me too! However, friend’s still like to point out my speech flaws or my periods of fluency. I don’t get it!...

Dude, find a friend who stutters, it's a riot. Me and a buddy used to go at it, both stammering away. It's so easy to forgive your own stammer when talking with another. If you punish yourself psych...

Ah, yes. As I say to my double leg amputee friend: "you know, walking isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sometimes I walk places I don't want to be at. I wish I had to slow down and really think about w...

This type of comment is a big part of the reason I hesitated to make this post. I'm just sharing information about what worked for us, hoping someone finds it helpful. I read through hundreds of posts...

80% of children who stutter grow out of it. Just saying......

This reminds me of a chapter in the book “Out With It: How Stuttering Helped Me Find My Voice” by Katherine Preston… she was giving a presentation to an SLP college class about stuttering, and for som...

Been an atheist since 8 yo. But I totally see value in having religious beliefs esp. for comfort and sense of belongingness. Btw my side hobby is religious studies....

The character Sylvester has a stutter in the film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom....

thank you i appreciate that very much . This is exactly what i needed to see this morning . I had speech therapy as a kid, however not as an adult . i’m currently on a waitlist so fingers crossed . th...

Have you ever tried speech therapy? I naturally grew out of mine but it was pretty severe when I was young and still pops out every now and then. Usually when I’m anxious. Anything you can do to re...

Haha, that’s just the nature of stuttering, it can be unpredictable and sometimes explaining it even reduce the pressure enough that you don’t stutter right then. You definitely don’t “owe” anyone stu...

You’re definitely not alone — this kind of situation trips up a lot of people who stutter or freeze, even if they’re totally fine speaking elsewhere. Roll call can feel weirdly high-pressure because i...

No, I have my tantrums here and there, but God is an important part of my life and I thank my faith for keeping me strong, as well as my loved ones....

When I started reading, i thought it'd be people who stutter, under anaesthesia, would speak fluently....

I totally agree I only saw a female with a stutter in a bollywood movie....

Thanks I needed a good laugh. I have also had similar experiences with older people. Especially if I have a block and my mouth is open they go, “oh no I can’t hear you!!!” 😭😂...

You're disclaimer made me laugh. Reminded me of when the Stuttering Foundation of America (a nonprofit) posted on Instagram that stuttering was the most devastating of childhood disorders. LMAO. Every...

The Deaf community would take issue. Why can't you reference something that's actually truly harmful for the body, like cancer?...