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Oh god for me it was really bad at my worst I was about 8/9 and I started to write my notes down to show people instead of talking it got so bad my head hurt that much I needed glasses from headaches ...

Ever since my stutter emerged my day to day life has also been a struggle. I count my blessings that mine isn't a set in stone and really only comes out after a stressful episode so I feel for you. H...

Thanks for asking. It mean a lot, makes me feel like somebody cares and will take care of me. Right now, I have small gasps of air when I feel upset. My family is harsh on me, my mother and father a...

Not so much about the feeling but about the communication barrier, I've said it's like you're trying to type on a broken keyboard where some of the keys are jammed to either not work or spit out a bun...

Surviving

Surviving Does anyone feel like stuttering has completely like ruined their lives? Like it’s created so many obstacles that you have no idea how you are even alive? It’s so limiting and so frustrat...

People really seem to not understand this. Even if somebody told me that everything was ok, and they’d listen and wait patiently for me, it almost seems pointless to try and connect with people when c...

I relate to this hella. I think if I didn’t stutter I would be really social and great conversationalist cause in rare periods of time when I don’t stutter that’s how I am. I just hate how my stutter ...

I don’t have social anxiety

I don’t have social anxiety One of the most frustrating things about being a severe stutterer is knowing that your speech impediment is the sole thing that keeps you from talking to people. I would c...

Some is the same, but the relevant difference is that impact it has on your life. Tom is able to live his life. Dick tries to live but misses out on some bc he cannot order what he wants. Harry is ...

Need advice

Need advice There was a time (3-16 years old) when my stutter completely differed, regarding what group of people i was with. It had alot of problems when speaking to my parents and siblings but even ...

The inability to enúnciate specific vowels in certain sentences or situations is exactly what I deal with as well. I am 18, and have had a reoccurring problem with selective mutism and stuttering to g...

I hate my life.

I hate my life. I know alot of people not read all of this but it’s 3am right now and I have it on my mind, stuttering has completely taken over and ruined my life. The earliest I can remember stutter...

Is it a disorder that I cannot control and does it have an impact on my ability to earn income and be financially independent?...

First memory I have is from (I think) 1st grade. Remember talking to someone after lunch and I couldn’t get a word out. As I was struggling, they just looked at me and walked away. Things like that wo...

Yep I know all about the limitations of having, or rather not having a real career, it took me well into my adult life to find a job, and all I've ever had is minimum wage driving jobs where I'm...

What's been helping me was reading out loud, I'd been at it for a year now, and my speech has become somewhat better. I'd come to realize that stuttering is something I'll always fight against and tha...

I feel you 100% I am 27 years old working long hours at Amazon warehouse just to be able to afford a living. I live in London, so as you can imagine it is also very expensive to live. Having a stutter...

I used to work at a drive thru, it was awful. Our headphone set had a static sound that would constantly buzz and it made it very difficult to hear customers orders. Staff would complain to management...

The way I see it, is that if stuttering inhibits your life in a noticeable way, then it’s a disability. Sometimes stuttering is moderate, and can be turned off just by taking a deep breath or calling ...

If you have a severe stutter and can almost never get your words out, then yes, it will be a turn-off for the other person. If you have a mild stutter or if you stutter from time to time, you honestly...