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>As a man, I’m expected to be the “protector” in a relationship. Masculinity is embodied by confidence, charisma and and assertiveness. Isn't this what we call "toxic masculinity"?... I mean, who...

Literally came to post this. I despise him and I’m a liberal through and through. Still nice to have someone acknowledge stuttering on his level....

The man does not have my poltical support but I will support him as a fellow stutter. I cant be shut up, I give tours, I answer phones and I make my voice heard. We will not be silent....

Work on your physical physique and learn a new skill. Both will increase your confidence. I’m beginning to work on these myself....

Biden offers advice to young people with stutters: It's important 'to not let that define them'

Biden offers advice to young people with stutters: It's important 'to not let that define them' ...

The top comment already mentioned a self-help book, I'll go with another idea I learned from another self-help book: Four Agreements(or at least what i took from it). Basically, we all have agreemen...

be the strong silent type. How old are you if i may ask? i got to an age where i didnt really give a shit anymore. If anyone thought i wasnt a "man" because i couldnt speak right then they could fuc...

This is possibly one of the most important things you can hear OP. The most masculine thing to do is to own yourself and be your own person without letting other people control you with things they're...

This is what worries me the most. Stuttering has taken over my life and I can't fuckin stand up for my self. I've got no confidence, even stopped taking phone calls etc altogether. I'm graduating from...

As a kid I was a moderate to severe stutterer and what helped me the most besides speech therapy. Was joining BJJ and grappling. That gave me confidence I didn't have before and it helped me relax so ...

I left another comment but deleted it due to me kinda rambling lol. But I started doing BJJ and grappling when I was 16-19 and it helped me personally a ton. More than speech therapy did. I think it w...

I really focused on mastering the art of not giving a fuck. My stutter is moderate, at times severe and really messed with me as a teen and young adult. The social anxiety was crippling, so I really f...

How do you reconcile stuttering and being a man?

How do you reconcile stuttering and being a man? As a man, I’m expected to be the “protector” in a relationship. Masculinity is embodied by confidence, charisma and and assertiveness. As a moderate t...

I really just want him to live in the way that makes him happy and at ease, but it seems that for him that is becoming an urban hermit, which unfortunately places all the responsibility of adulting so...

i have the extacly same type of stuttering as you. i’ve always stuttered every now and then, but it was always on pretty rare ocasions. When i turned 19, my stutter came back and it became a pretty bi...

You're amazing that's so fantastic :D ^_^ I'm so happy for you!!! As a fellow woman in tech with a situational stammer... KUDOS!!!! Ps you look incredibly friendly...

I’m taking advanced French and beginning German next year :D

I’m taking advanced French and beginning German next year :D I (17f) debated dropping out of French entirely because of my stutter, but I realized recently how much I love learning new languages and a...

I (39f) was teased mercilessly in school and I did try to commit suicide twice. I struggled with suicidal thoughts in adulthood, some as recently as 2 years ago. I have been hospitalized many times fo...

I don't do that. I don't have any hate towards it but I personally haven't done it because, If I were to honestly look at my stutter, I'd say it's not that severe....

It's actually very common for people who stutter to stutter more around family and friends. Because they are comfortable around them, they tend to relax and not monitor themselves as much. I was the o...