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Your stutter is such a small part of you. I felt the same way you do at 23, but it will change as long as you don’t give up. I used my stutter as an excuse to not do things because I was scared, loo...

Killing yourself is never the answer. Regardless of how stuck on the sidelines you feel or how damaged your social life may be killing yourself won’t accomplish anything. Don’t give up. Never lose hop...

Look how far you have come! That’s something I could never do (too stupid) but it sounds like you keep thinking your stutter is holding you back...but as I said look at how far you’ve made it! Tomorro...

I know the feeling. It feels great. There will be up and down. I would reccomend practising so you get more good days!...

I am 32 now and have been stammering since childhood. I had no friends for a long time but eventually made some after college and met my gf, now wife. I feel so lucky. I am recently taking cbd oil. ...

Most of the people here understand what it's like and what it feels like to go through what you're going through, all I can say is that life can and will get better but it takes a lot of time and work...

I've also felt like suicide is inviting. It is so hard to live with constant anxiety. I've fantasized about it many times over the last decade, but something has always happened to make me glad I didn...

Is “The King's Speech” a good movie to watch, for those of us who stutter?

Is “The King's Speech” a good movie to watch, for those of us who stutter? I've always avoided watching it, I'm not quite sure why. Maybe because I think that I would find it uncomfortable or somethin...

First days are always the worst. Truly get you man!!. There was once a time when I couldn't get my name out and the teacher just asked me to sit down in class. After that year I normally started bunk...

My first job was checkout at a local, popular grocery store. All the locals went there (not a chain). I was SCARED to say the least. But this was where my daily talking began to grow my confidence. I ...

Back when I was younger My first job was at Jamba Juice. I was scared shitless of serving the drink but my manager made me do it. I won’t forget that manager. Anyways. I find that as a stutterer if yo...

After reading your story it made me realize how many things I’ve been doing in the past years that has been effecting my speech in a negative way. I replace words that I know I’m not going to stutter ...

Certainly can. Have a look at the yahoogroup "Neurosemantics of stuttering". Plenty of inspirational stories there....

Normally the introduction part is the first like ~20 minutes of the lesson so maybe arrive in late and just say there was traffic or something? Or you could pretend to be sick in the nurses office unt...

Your story gives me hope, sooo thanks :D I also feel like the fear surrounding my stutter makes it worse, after my speech therapist couldn't help me anymore, she recommended me a psychotherapist and ...

Yeehaw! Good job. I noticed when I am talking with people or successfully finish a presentation, I feel relieved and also energized. Keep going man... Don't let stuttering hold us back!...

Yes to all three. Additionally, not avoiding any words, sounds or situations even if I did feel fear. And actively pushing out of my comfort zones by doing things that I wouldn't normally do, and qui...

So you joined a programme (the mcguire programme?) Read john harrisons book And did voluntary stuttering to reduce fear anything else?...

You are on the right track. The way to stop being nervous is to talk more, stop worrying about stuttering, stop hiding, and accepting yourself as a stutterer. Find a support group. Volunteer, find peo...

I shall save you my fellow stutterer!!!! The answer is simple my friend. What makes you stutter? Find out which situations make you stutter the most and put yourself in those situations. If you end t...