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But that’s how he experiences his stuttering. I don’t think anyone can say it’s wrong....

Aye Avi respect bro. I’ve had many of the same experiences as you and my stutter was way worse when I was younger. However I learned to embrace it instead of fight it. My speech became much more fluen...

So if we met randomly and we talked, will I notice your stutter?...

I wouldn’t say that I’ve *overcome* my stutter, but I’m at a point right now where it’s mostly under control. I still stutter every day, and everyone who’s close to me knows this, but I’d venture to g...

Find You’re Fluency

Find You’re Fluency (This post was inspired by a dream I had after receiving a lot of positivity from this sub) I think the answer to true fluency is finding your voice through a separate medium. I...

It’s typical of people who stutter to see everything through the lens of their own stuttering. Guys, don’t forget that communication is much more than speaking. It means body language, reading a roo...

Yeah being calm definitely helps a lot, but I think the main issue here is self confidence. You mentioned that you would get really uncomfortable before you spoke, that’s going to make it really hard....

I think being in a stem field is good. I generally find more intelligent people are more understanding. You should be surrounded by smart people and they will see you're smarter then and there's more ...

Let me provide a perspective on this. First off, I'm a life long stutterer, quite severe at points in my life, more moderate these days. But when I was in my 20s applying for jobs, it was much more ...

Is it embarrassing to be 26 and still have a medium to severe stutter?

Is it embarrassing to be 26 and still have a medium to severe stutter? I’ve been stuttering ever since I was 4/5 years old and I’m 26 now. I’ve had phases (1-2 years) throughout my life when my stutte...

good mindset! I might be wrong but I think if it gets more and more unimportant to you and you don't worry about others opinions, you will built more confidence and you can control your stutter better...

But stutter is the cause of low self esteem and confidence. So its like going in circles isn't it?...

what helps me is to build confidence and especially self-acceptance. it can feel like the stutter has the complete control over you. not only with the way you speak but also of the way you think. even...

Yep. That's true. But you've left out the fact you can make every other facet of your life much better. You can be in amazing physical shape and stutter. You can become wealthy and stutter. You can be...

The more I live the more I see that stuttering has almost nothing to do with my problems. My low self-esteem - yes, that's a bigger problem, than stuttering....

Feelings

Feelings I wish I didn't stutter. Social anxiety and depression suck. I feel alone even when I'm surrounded by people who love me because I feel like I can never love myself. Even when I express how m...

Dude, i am 17 too. I wish i had your courage, you inspired me. When stutter began i was 12, from this on I just turned to another person, isolated from friends, no talking, A very closed person. Somet...

I’m a retail manager and I’ve worked retail forever. I understand completely. I’m 35 and still get people laughing or outright teasing me about my stutter. It’s been a chip on my shoulder for as long ...

Congrats on working your way up! I can tell you’re a hard worker and a stronger person than most because of your stutter. People like you and I have it rough but we can either let it define us, or we ...

Same, still, to this day. Am nearly completely fluent but for that... It's the one consistent sticking point for me too, for nearly 40 years. And it comes at the start of interactions so there really ...