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But why do you want to be fluent? So you can communicate better with people? Be happier? Have a better life? IME, it's best to focus on these goals than the arbitrary goal of being "fluent". Putting p...

Currently having stuttering problems

Currently having stuttering problems Hi, so I'm currently 15 y/o right now, and I have this kinda weird stuttering problem. It all started last year, in 2016, when I was in grade 8. I still remem...

Does anyone who stutters lack confidence in their voice?

Does anyone who stutters lack confidence in their voice? I found myself stuttering less as soon as began to have more confidence in my voice....

You are more than your stutter. You are important. You are loved. You are not alone. I feel with you. Many of us block on our name. Try talking with your boss or HR. Fuck it and be open and honest ab...

Wow, that is incredible. To be starting at a new company and find out that the top dog of your new company has a stutter too. Truly incredible. You should get to know him, no need to feel judgment for...

You should definetly talk to your CEO about it. I think he'd appreciate hearing that one of the new guys also has a stuttering issue. :) ...

Yea this is inspiring hearing someone with so much power have a speech impediment, proof is in the pudding right there, you gotta be who you really are and can't let this shit control you....

You have internalized self hatred of your stuttering and project it on others stutterers when you hear them....

That is basically how I talk. Kids, being the honest creatures they are, often tell me I sound like a robot....

But I don't mean to deny that they are stutterers. And have gone thru what other stutterers have. It's just....what you said, the implication that to be in the public eye you can't really have a not...

Do you think they are mostly covert, or that they stuttered when they were kids and don't anymore? It does bug me when these people are held up as examples of something when you never actually hear...

I can see how some people could feel that way. It's pretty impressive for anyone to achieve high levels of fame despite the fact that they stutter imo. Stuttering makes just about everything harder, ...

That you can only become famous when you stop stuttering, thus stuttering is a bad things. (I don't agree with this however)....

Thanks for taking your time to write that detailed reply, I find it really informative. It is interesting how americans take pride in their individualism, while here in Indonesia, the word 'individua...

Yes, yes, you described it from your point of view. For *you* it is a constant anxiety, a weight, a fear. I'm sure it is for others as well. Even in an "outgoing" country, not everyone can be outgo...

I'm 30 now & have an 8 year old son. Just like you, I always worried that he would stutter as well & it scared the hell out of me. I always thought that was the last thing I would want for him...

That's definitely what I've learned. Non-stutterers don't care at all about stuttering, and it's bigger than the universe for a lot of stutterers (who haven't gotten over the mental aspect of it)....

Speech pathologist. I think it makes me better at my job because I really do understand how a communication disorder can affect your life. ...

Application developer. I assume I stutter occasionally on the phone, but I don't really think about it very much. I think about it every now and then and wonder if people think I'm less capable than...

Most everyone on this sub has probably felt at one point the way that you feel right now, but you need to figure out what you can do to improve your mindset so it doesn't become long term or permanent...