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I’m sorry your family doesn’t think they should take the time to listen to you. I don’t understand how people’s families can be like that. How do they not just get used to it? My bf has a pretty sever...

It’s going to be hard, but it’s not going to be the last time that you’re going to have to do something like this and it’s probably not the the first, right? You can’t run from it forever. Something...

If you stutter, stutter out and proud. It'll show your possible employer you have confidence and you don't let it slow you down. You may feel the other way, and that's more than okay! But if you go in...

Yes! When I talk to her I still have a slight stutter and she had her eyes locked on me when I talked. She also was smiling to but it wasn’t like a “haha he stutters” smile it was almost like “he’s ad...

Thanks! I can tell by the way she acts she doesn’t care about my stutter, and when I’m comfortable around someone I don’t stutter much so I won’t even really stutter around her when I do ask...

I agree. I do have tips to stop expecting a stutter: \- every stutterer stutters on a different level and uses different perceived stresses. Every person is impacted differently, certain words impact...

You said: "I accept stutter as part of who I am. When I stutter, I honestly and genuinely don't care anymore. This is my voice. This is how I communicate. Whether you like or not is up to you, I'm jus...

I can relate to you so much. Reiterating what others have said here about ultimately accepting the stutter, though that is still a major project/challenge for me. I wanted to chime in by adding that o...

Agreed! You will probably want to find a speech therapist who specializes in stuttering....

I think guys with a stutter can actually be quite endearing. Hell I even dated a guy with a noticeable stutter and it didn’t matter at all to me cuz he was really cool and confident. Focus on being a ...

Are you me? Because I could’ve written this. I find ways around it, giving myself a short nickname and saying “nice to meet you, you can call me ___”. People won’t think twice. It’s been LIFE CHANGING...

I had a presentations where I stuttered horribly, and I heard some of my classmates laugh. I suffered through the rest of my presentation. It was on a pretty technical topic, so there were a lot of lo...

as a 16 year old stutterer, i know exactly how you feel. i mask my stutter by simply not talking. i know for a fact it doesnt help AT ALL, in fact its made it worse. for me though, im very comfortable...

Tips for getting around your stutter are great, and I’m glad commenters have provided them. Ultimately however, you will stutter. Accepting that is in my opinion the most important. You are not wrong ...

introducing myself brings so much anxiety so i know how you feel. if im with my friends and i meet new people i tend to stand away and keep to myself, hoping they ignore me. like u/BlooddrunkBruce sai...

I have this same issue with my name. I don’t stutter frequently but my name is next to impossible to say when meeting new people. I use a fake name now that’s much easier to say for me...

This works for me, in situations where I’m placing an order, arriving for an appointment, etc etc. Not to much when just introducing yourself to someone on the street. What I’ve done for a few years ...

Yes yes yes!!!! Talking about it makes you look super down to earth and real, and it also helps calm your nerves and possibly reduce stuttering. So yes, own it!!! Shit, you’re smart and capable and I’...

I have a stutter as well and I’m about to interview for a barista position at 3 pm today. To me, it’s all about owning the stutter and being at peace with it, every time I meet someone new and I start...

I just wrote this in another comment but cut/paste it bc I was looking for a better place for it! *“Stutter” is not a great descriptive word for this reason - some people have llllllots of repetition...