Search

Giving a talk

Giving a talk In september, I'm going to give a talk and it terrifies me. I'm afraid I'll freeze and get stuck so badly that I won't be able to finish a sentence. I'm afraid people will feel trapped b...

It’s definitely tension. It’s called secondary behaviors. It’s like an avoidance behavior that you do unconsciously to avoid stuttering and it then becomes a part of your stutter. I have the same thin...

A little lost on finding a relationship

A little lost on finding a relationship Hello all i hope everyone is well. Been feeling down these few past months more than i normally feel and it’s due to stressing about my future, finding a career...

I know this is looked down upon by some, but my go-to is word substitution (when possible). I'd rather have someone give me a goofy look for a strange word choice than a horrified look for blocking....

About to quit my job after day 2

About to quit my job after day 2 Hi everyone I’m 2 days into a job and have so far avoided phone calls but it’s a big part of the job and I know I can’t do them. I’m working for a solicitors in the ...

I really can't take it anymore

I really can't take it anymore for some reason I'm in a place where I have to live with 16 people my age. they treat me well and don't say anything bad infront of me. But they all see me like a fool o...

I’d be such a good actress if I didn’t stutter :(

I’d be such a good actress if I didn’t stutter :( I’m a teenager who does musicals at a community theatre. I’ve stuttered my whole life. it’s worsened in the past few years. VERY drastically. specific...

Any other stutterers find it annoying when everyone tells you how to work your own disorder??

Any other stutterers find it annoying when everyone tells you how to work your own disorder?? It annoys me so much that they act like stammering experts 😭🙏. I get some of them genuinely try to be he...

Tired of feelin' like I'm trapped in my damn mind

Tired of feelin' like I'm trapped in my damn mind I've lived with a stutter my whole life, and I’ve had tough periods and others where I was almost used to it — but lately, it’s getting worse. I mak...

Thanks for sharing your interview experience. I totally agree with you. You should definitely disclose your speech impairment in an interview. And it does several things: 1. It takes a bit of the pre...

First ‘big’ job on Monday…not sure I can do it

First ‘big’ job on Monday…not sure I can do it Hey everyone I am 30 and because of a mixture of anxiety and my stutter, I have never really gone for my dream career in law. I have instead worked dead...

My Life With a Stutter: From Shame to Strength (and Still Evolving)

My Life With a Stutter: From Shame to Strength (and Still Evolving) (I narrated my story to an AI, which helped me compile and structure this post) Hello Reddit, I'm a 27-year-old male, and I've car...

Nope. I stutter around strangers and loved ones and just by myself. I've gotten very good at concealing it, so pretty much the only time I noticeably stutter is around my mom, the only person I don't ...

I'm a writer who stutter. Do you relate to me (sensitive content)

I'm a writer who stutter. Do you relate to me (sensitive content) This is an entry of my journal. Hey. We need to talk. I’m falling apart again. Being pulled back into the shadow — the same one I on...

Bro dating and stuttering can' t co-exist together as of now .. most girls looks for a almost perfect guy .. they loose interest when someone is not able to pronounce a word or taking too long .. as o...

If you had even a basic grasp of the literature, you'd recognize that nothing I've stated is remotely controversial. In fact, every principle I've outlined has been well-established for years and isn'...

36yo female

36yo female I’ve had a stammer or blocking my whole life when I was younger it never really bothered me . After a failed relationship and his final words were “I hated the way you talked” its like my ...

I always do the third one. It's super exhausting keeping up conversation for an extended amount of time, but it works fairly well....

I’m a woman, and I’ve never been in a relationship. I was homeschooled through high school because the severity of my stutter had me under constant anxiety at school, and my grades were suffering bec...

It's a funny conundrum because if people don't understand it, when stutterers say something as an aside, they typically go fluent easier, then as they get back to what they were saying, they may stutt...