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The Objective Truth

The Objective Truth So I wanted to talk about a specific thing that our mind (or at least mine) often says regarding stuttering. Personally when I feel courageous enough to stutter or say stuff, often...

28 male, had severe stutter when I was younger. In school had speech therapy for 10+ years. I don't stutter as much nowadays. When I speak English its fine, but when I try to speak Vietnamese its like...

Yeah, this is so true, it really does a number on your self confidence. I don't think the girl I like is too put off by my stutter, but I still can't talk to her because I get so stressed, and panicke...

As a 16F who stutters, this was comforting to read. I have few friends as well due to social anxiety and overall isolation during quarantine. We’ll get there....

we broke up, we started fighting a lot because he wouldn’t meet my friends or family due to anxiety. he was really self loathing as well...

I’m in the same boat (24 m). I consider myself decent looking, I have a great job and for the most part a pretty “normal” guy. My stutter is manageable but I feel like the trauma I’ve experienced duri...

So he broke up with you because of his stutter, or you’re still with him?...

I've often felt the same way. I've refused to let my stutter dictate how I live my life and who I share it with but despite that, I still haven't found someone I've felt a connection with. It's frustr...

Hey im so sorry to read this… Can you talk about this with your friend so he can help you when you are panicking? I find myself often struggling with anxiety about plans I had made but when I event...

Need some advice/trying to optimistic

Need some advice/trying to optimistic So tomorrow I have concert in Dublin with a friend of mine. I haven’t been to a concert in years cause of the pandemic and gotta say I’m shitting myself. I’ve nev...

I feel like I will end up being alone forever

I feel like I will end up being alone forever So I (22 f) have stuttered since I was little. I would consider myself fairly attractive, I definitely am not a stunner but I look nice if I put effort in...

The higher the perceived stakes (win or lose), the more stutter. You were already settled into your old job. You weren't life-or-deathing your way through because you'd already established your worth,...

Why do I go through periods of stuttering?

Why do I go through periods of stuttering? I've been stuttering my whole life, used to go to speech therapy for it. I used to work at a place where I had to say my name all the time and typically did ...

I can’t say my own name at times

I can’t say my own name at times I find it so frustrating that at times I’m not even able to say my own name . Normally I make up a fake name when I get asked and it’s just so embarrassing especially ...

Full potential is not reality. Although I wish speaking was easy, I’ll never be able to go up to a stranger confidently and become friends with them like I could with perfect speech. Telling stories t...

Stuttering

Stuttering I’ve stuttered for as long as I can remember and there’s cycles of when I’m ok with my stutter but as a 22 year old, it’s very difficult for me to be ok with it. I feel like it holds me bac...

I did my presentation and it went GRATE!

I did my presentation and it went GRATE! Ok so as you can tell from the title I did my presentation and it went really well. Ok well that might be a bit of an exaggeration but it really was not bad at...

Ordering food is definitely one of the tougher situations lol. It’s definitely stress inducing, especially when you’re sitting at a table with a group of people and don’t want to look like an idiot lm...

Yeah, it made me feel worse. I'm trying really hard not to have a bad attitude this time because I know that won't help, but I still really don't want to do it....

How is this weird picture mocking legitimately depressed people going to inspire anyone? Stuff like this completely ignores that the most impactful stuttering is *blocks* that are basically mini-pani...