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Let me ask you this.. what do you think of yourself? You’ve touched on what everyone else thought of you; parents, family, teachers, etc but what do you think of yourself? Truly answer that. At the e...

I have a speech disorder

I have a speech disorder I have a speech disability and it made my life miserable no one can understand me and my grandma think I'm acting she said this to me before that he's acting and he's trying t...

I think the big thing I need to emphasize in this is. It’s a huge part of me, but it is not the ONLY part of me by far. I have a lot of qualities that I love and sometimes don’t love, and this is one ...

Interesting perspective, I try not to identify with stuttering. E.g. I'm not a stutterer, I'm a person who sometimes stutters. I have many other positive qualities and stuttering is only a small par...

I’m attached to it because my stutter is part of who I am. I’ve never EVER not had a stutter or been a stutterer. I’ve learned to love my stutter, and that being taken away from me is scary. Just beca...

It seems other people don't. :P I was angry many times when someone "challenges" my self-image as a stutterer. Afterwards it was always a scary experience, because I'd never thought that I'm attached ...

Sounds like an ego thing to me, like "I'm unique because of MY stuttering, that's my identity. You're not a stutterer, stop pretending that you are one and thus undermining my uniqueness and self-imag...

Yes, I’m a Regional Director making $130k a year. I sit in weekly round table meetings (that always do the dreaded name introductions) and have to present frequently. I would say my stutter is mild to...

Yes! I don't know if it's because of the stutter or if it's because I'm weird....

Writing a college essay about stuttering, the effects it has had on my life, and things I've accomplished/learned with a stutter.

Writing a college essay about stuttering, the effects it has had on my life, and things I've accomplished/learned with a stutter. [deleted]...

No, probably because of my stammer I would rarely approach a woman outright. I had much better success in meeting women through groups, school, or other activities. Meeting girls at a bar through a ...

I'd rather remain a male with a stutter than take transitioning meds....

Maybe I have something to teach younger people with stutter. Don't come up with strategies to stutter less, like to pronounce letters differently. It will only make it harder to communicate.

Maybe I have something to teach younger people with stutter. Don't come up with strategies to stutter less, like to pronounce letters differently. It will only make it harder to communicate. I don't l...

I mean, my wife and I make close to 100k and that's plenty for us two. You're gonna be fine...it seems like the older I got, the less ppl cared. I think its cuz the more ppl we meet, the more the idea...

yes! i am a bona fide, real-deal stutterer, and i make about 120k/year as a research scientist. people are very professional when i stutter and just act as if it's normal. i have to give a lot of pres...

Ya they make it feel like it's not a handicap at all but just a personality trait like a lisp or something....

Stuttering and dating as a man

Stuttering and dating as a man For us guys here, have you ever been the type to make the first move in regards to people you're attracted to? We all know how hard it is to approach someone anyway, but...

My brother "no longer stutters". That's what he tells everyone. He "cured" his stutter. He can even manage fluency in conversation. But he employs so many tricks and workarounds and loopholes that it'...

It's good to vent and share your frustrations - that's one of the many joys of the modern internet. Another such joy is online communities like this Stuttering forum. I went through something simila...

Do you admit to people that you stutter

Do you admit to people that you stutter Just curious, do you admit to people that you stutter?I have stutter for more than ten years now, although I’m fine with it and most people seem to know I have ...