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This is good advice. I am in a similar situation and I have learned to care a lot less about what people think. Those who judge you by one little imperfection were never meant to be in your life anywa...

I have related closely to what you say. Voluntary stuttering has really helped me with this. It really helps desensitize you and decreases the fear in those moments. And never, ever apologize for yo...

Being 18, starting college, is a huge transition and I totally understand the feeling of being overwhelmed and hopelessness. The avoidances...not speaking in class, at work are all reinforcing the fe...

I need tips on how to deal with it.

I need tips on how to deal with it. I am 18, and have stuttered my whole life. I have never escaped the little comments, but since being at college I feel like it causes me to have severe social anxi...

I’m rooting for you! It’d be delusional to say that stuttering never holds us back, that doesn’t mean it will always though. Confidence certainly helps, it won’t sway a bigot but most people are qui...

Moving past embarrassment and mental blocks?

Moving past embarrassment and mental blocks? So for context, I have a block stutter and it just shows up whenever it wants, but I mostly stutter in nervous situations or when I think that I’m gonna st...

I stutter the most around my dad because he'd always made the most comments about my stutter and me self consciousness about it. For blocks I sometimes try the soft start technique where you start eve...

"I bet if we did a female study and asked if they’d prefer a disabled child or a non-disabled child, they’d choose non-disabled 99% of the time. " duh. that's why I said nuance. basically no one choo...

Any tips for helping with my speech blocks?

Any tips for helping with my speech blocks? I dont really know who else to talk about this so ya i am doing it here. I have always stuttered as far as i remember and even tho i never really had a hard...

THANK YOU!!!! Finally someone who didn't feel offended, I am just thinking about my kids in future.. I don't want them to deal with social anxiety and have struggle making friends or finding love, it ...

Im the same way. I didn’t want kids because I didn’t want to pass down this invisible affliction that causes excruciating anxiety. Your getting downvotes for being real....

It's sexism (and borderline eugenics) to say that women will only go for men that will produce the best, most abled children. Women and all people are typically more nuanced than that and have other t...

>it is something I won't be able to live with because I've been insecure my whole life about my speaking skills and wouldn't want my kids to ever feel the same as I do >has a good heart an...

> I realize that.. but for people who stutter it is really hard to even socialize and being someone with social anxiety who had my difficulties I don't wish that ever to my kids ot anyone. Thank yo...

> we are damaged goods? Him being amazing and "personality of gold" gets thrown put the window? That's not it, he is an amazing man, he is got many good traits but on the other hand there is also ...

YES I KNOW, and I feel terrible about it.. I never told him my worries because I don't want him to feel like he isn't enough...

My social anxiety isn't that bad and it is different from stuttering, which is smt physical more than mental....

So you are worried his stutter might be passed down but not your social anxiety?...

today I met some of my brother's friends and I feel bad at the end of the day

today I met some of my brother's friends and I feel bad at the end of the day Because I really wanted to create a good first impression, they are cool, they are nice people and interesting, and I real...

Have a job interview tomorrow, wish me luck.

Have a job interview tomorrow, wish me luck. Have an interview tomorrow for a job in my dream career field. Been around this block before, feel reasonably confident with the kinds of questions I'll be...