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It's not my fault, I have a disability, and Im done blaming myself full stop.

It's not my fault, I have a disability, and Im done blaming myself full stop. I realized today that stuttering isn't my fault, i never chose to have a stutter, and It's not my duty to cure it. no amou...

Give yourself a month and go all in on rejection. Aim to get rejected for a whole month, treat it like a game and give yourself points for getting rejected. The best form of therapy for trusting you...

I've had the smiles turn to frowns too bro.. but I've learned to flip it into some type of joke. I usually tell em I have a speech problem in the beginning and the ones the like me always say" oh your...

We've certainly all been there, and have all felt exactly what you felt last night. Keep your chin up, try not to pity yourself. I don't know what stage of life you're at, but I'm in my 40's and I s...

i felt like this in my teens. Getting a job that required me to communicate even if i stuttered, helped. I went from a janitor/custodian, to housekeeping supervisor, and now I work as an IT Tech going...

Exactly right! Even though we will never get rid of it, if we improve it significantly we can have a happier, highly functional life....

I hear that. I guess the frame I thought of it in is it won't kill me. Like no one is cutting my body apart, I just feel very embarrassed. In that sense, I found it reduced my fear of what stuttering ...

I was born that way. So were my dad and my daughter. I never, ever thought I’d reach the level of fluency I have now. Progress is possible for anyone. What’s the alternative anyway? Giving up? For...

Just be you, my man. I used to struggle with actively searching approval until I realized that some people will click with you, and some won’t. That’s just the way it goes and IMO there’s nothing inhe...

For sure. My dad stuttered and he was married to my mom for over 50 years. I stutter and I’ve been married for over 27 years. My daughter (a college student) stutters and she dates regularly. It’s po...

Focus on yourself. Go to the gym. Dress well. Smile at people. It's not about being able to talk, it's about having a vibe...

It’s hard to do, but be confident in spite of the stutter. In my experience women don’t react poorly to the stutter, they react poorly to my reaction to my stutter....

"just" explain that you stutter and try to be friendly and nice and cool...

My wife thought my stutter was cute. Good luck out there soldier ...

Don’t try to impress them. That’s a turn off. Just do exactly what you want with no apologies and they will hate and LOVE you for it....

That's weird phrasing. Just be yourself and be friendly. Don't try and force anything. I've always had my best success when I got to know someone, at least a little, first....

Really? Great. Then stop stuttering right now. Never stutter again. If you can control it, that should be no problem. Just turn it off. Or you could get real, accept what’s beyond our control, and ha...

**Part #2:** About distraction: I feel it is not promoted by speech language therapists because, as I say in the abstract, distraction is not reliable. But it helps me even now. I do agree that all...

I (53), and others, have succeeded despite our severe stutters. Sure, I missed out on some amazing opportunities, but I still found a way to achieve almost all of my goals in some notable capacity. I ...

No overlap in the Venn diagram between acceptance and learning fluency? ;) Some people want to improve their fluency. SLPs can help them do that. If you're seeking self acceptance, why would you se...