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I actually started working out because I thought it would help with my stutter. It didn't but I feel more confident...

I completely agree with you and it's one of my biggest insecurities as well as being made fun of. At work I worry a lot about how I'm perceived and what others think of my stutter and my abilities bec...

I’m 24 and it’s still hard to accept it. I feel like it’s been holding me back in life. I know I have to be better about it but it’s tough...

I felt the exact same way growing up. It took a complete breakdown when I was 19 for me to be honest with myself that I was using stuttering as an excuse not to achieve. I knew I could do these things...

One of biggest fears/insecurities is being perceived by others as incompetent...

One of biggest fears/insecurities is being perceived by others as incompetent... This directly ties in with how I perceive my own stutter. Stuttering has brought me so much pain, anxiety, and self dou...

On the one hand, I want to be confident about my stutter and not be afraid to say that i am a stutterer and talk about it. On the other hand i don’t want people to think i’m weird or making s huge dea...

Hah! I had selective mutism when I was younger, that's the reason I know some of the basics in the first place ;)...

Whatever my personality would have been without my stutter is dead. Being overly kind and an introvert is all I know....

im 30 years old. my actual stutter might physically be worse than ever. my speech might be its worst ever. but my career is doing fantastically, my mental health is excellent, and my relationships are...

Opening up about stuttering with some friend- they claim they've never noticed.

Opening up about stuttering with some friend- they claim they've never noticed. I have a friend who is struggling with a potentially new diagnosis of bipolar (personally I think its too much weed). Sh...

Being nice has nothing to do with a stutter. Ik some stuttering assholes....

My speech impediment intensity fluctuates and confidence doesn't matter. I've has lots of anxiety and have had my glucose levels not within normal range (Type 1 Diabetes) and I barely stuttered/got bl...

There are two reasons. 1) It usually gets worse when he's excited or nervous. Selfishly, I can take this as a compliment for me 2) It is a vulnerability of his. He's a strong person who has a problem ...

Can't socialize with anyone at all. Even my family. It is very hard to live with... I've been in and out of many interviews always blaming my stutter when I answer their questions. I know there is ...

Dating with a Stutter [Serious]

Dating with a Stutter [Serious] Hey, so I have been trying to get into the dating game but have been having trouble. Once I bring up my stutter, or they notice it, I never hear from them again. I'm a ...

I feel like I am more introverted with it, but I'm still extroverted at heart so I go and do fun stuff with friends. For example on the 4th of July I went to a fun little barbecue with like 15 of my ...

In speech therapy. It was pretty much the only thing I learnt there. It's who I am and how people remember me....

When I learned that everybody experiences dysfluency to different degrees and that depression & anxiety are common in stutterers. I think the turning point was having a job where I had to talk ab...

You're not the only one who feels this way, fellow redditor. Personally, I view my stuttering as an asset at times because it helps me make friends with certain people. To expand, because I stutter ...

When were you able to accept your stutter?

When were you able to accept your stutter? I try to, and I understand that my life is fucked, but I can't seem to accept it, AND I've had it since I could speak. How did you accept your stutter/stamme...