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I'm in the same boat as you. my friend. I'm much older, though. I remember going out on a first date and being asked if I had any siblings. I knew I'd stutter on "sister," so I said "no." After I ...

Not to be tooo graphic/blunt.... [Rant on] But i have a Negan baseball available - for the mouth of anyone who dares to suggest something as stupid as that! [Rant off]...

Your situation is a little different but the only overall I can give you is to not try to fight it (aka not try to be fluent) because that leads to the development of behaviors that make everything wo...

So I find people that I am comfortable with/known a long time don't notice my stutter at all anymore. However I do. It's not insensitive, they are just used to it....

It depends on what you mean by that. I do work, attend all my doctor appointments, and make calls when necessary. Do I enjoy it? Most of the time, no. Do I purposely take the easy way out when I can?...

Please don’t do my mistake

Please don’t do my mistake If I have learned anything over 20 years of stuttering, it is one important thing: never, ever run away or avoid situations. Never, ever show weakness when speaking and don...

My Journey With Stuttering: Breaking Through My Own Walls

My Journey With Stuttering: Breaking Through My Own Walls Hi everyone, I’ve wanted to share this part of my life for a while now, and today feels like the right day to do it. My journey with stutteri...

That is a terrible time in any stutterer's life. I know for me, it was a daily grind. Especially when I knew I "had" to speak. Whether it was school, employment, socializing, etc...it was taxing. Yo...

I’m sorry you had a shitty experience. High school is rough enough, even without stuttering. Peer pressure, high expectations and the fact that brains are not fully developed yet all point to high sch...

Of course I am aware that the option to text him about that is available however, there will be still the time you’ll see each other in person after that and I would like to avoid the uncomfortable fe...

Just adding to what others have said - totally understandable it should feel so difficult to talk about, we all carry so many complex feelings and shame around stammering. Do you stutter most around p...

Thank you guys for the support. It really helped a lot and I think I’ll take all my courage to tell him soon. I don’t want to hide it anymore. I really appreciate your words. I’ll let you know how tha...

I know the feeling of drowning in tears when talking to your boyfriend about something traumatic! I did not have to do that about my stutter as I am not someone who can hide it, so he knew that the da...

The main conflict in stuttering is the struggle, is trying not to stutter. Some researchers estimate that 80% of stuttered words are due to fear of stuttering. So, be free to tell you stutter!! An...

My bf doesn’t know about my stutter

My bf doesn’t know about my stutter Hi, I’ve been currently 1,5year in a relationship. It’s going really well. Not only in the relationship but also with hiding my stutter. Of course I’m having bad da...

How can I stutter more gracefully?

How can I stutter more gracefully? I want to gently tap the repetitions so I don’t spit, bite myself, or have my eyes roll into the back of my head. I want to feel comfortable stuttering. Yes. The ki...

What do I think happens? I think people talk about me behind my back, assume I’m weak, stupid, afraid, boring, etc… I assume women think It makes me unattractive. The faces I make doing it can be p...

Making and being covert takes a serious mental toll. Stutter freely!...

Taming the beast

Taming the beast Hi everyone, I just came here to write something. I'm 25 y/o and since many years ago I have my stutter under control 95% of the time through a combination of crutches, fillers and wo...

You're oversimplifying and sort of misrepresenting OP's point in a malicious manner. It's about trying to turn blocking into repetition, mostly by adding voluntary repetition stuttering into your spee...