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Same here. It's one of those rare benefits of the pandemic that only certain people (us stutterers in this situation) can enjoy....

They're not wrong. It's just those behaviours aren't exclusive to lying. That said, I saw an article a few years ago about a woman who got arrested by passport control because they mistook her stutt...

This is why wearing masks helps me not be so anxious with my speech. Sometimes when I stutter over a word my face looks a bit funky so hiding it sometimes (from my POV) makes others think I'm just pau...

This is also supported by several studies about the relationship between stuttering and socialization, especially romantic relationships. Initially, stuttering is deemed a less desirable trait by mos...

I don’t know if I’m allowed to post this but Ashwaganda really helps

I don’t know if I’m allowed to post this but Ashwaganda really helps Ashwaganda really helps me calm down. I have braces and have to go to the dentist every month. And before every appointment, I take...

Thank you, that helped. I really wanna date a beautiful girl, I have high standarts for the guy who stutters but It also always pushes me back because I think that really good looking girls also have ...

I don't have a severe stutter myself, but like you, when I'm nervous I tend to trip over my words and struggle to pronounce similar-sounding letters next to eachother (getting me to attempt a tongue t...

Do you tell people that you stutter?

Do you tell people that you stutter? I know that every person who stutters have a slightly different one. For me I sometimes get stuck on certain consonants like P, D or M. So sometimes to people it s...

Exactly! So interesting than you bring that up, I happen to do the same thing sometimes. >This tells me that my stutter is more psychological than I was told by my previous speech therapists. Ye...

Answering phone calls as a part of your job

Answering phone calls as a part of your job Hi everyone! I'm due to start my new job next month. I'm very happy to have passed the interview, taking my speech therapist's advice to just let the interv...

Funny enough, I never ever stutter when nobody is listening. I tested this. I spoke out loud in a car ride for an hour. Multiple times. Didn't stutter once. This tells me that my stutter is more ps...

I wouldn't say that any situation gives me fear per say, but the most difficult ones for me are the sort of chaotic, unprovoked interactions. For example, when I'm minding my own business and someone ...

When I’m stuck I pull down my mask so people can read my lips but I feel so bad about not having my mask on! Places like Moes and Subway have been almost impossible to order at in this pandemic bc of ...

Hi! I am in a similar situation. Over the summer the only job I could find was basically a receptionist and I did housing tours for my college. I can’t speak loud or fast because it makes my stutter w...

Weird enough, I feared stuttering in one-on-one conversation. I loved public speaking and didn't care of I stuttered. It's really backwards I know. Not sure how my brain wired that one lol...

I mean some people try to get rid of it without succes, I went to 3 logopedists over a period of 5 years before just deciding to accept it, and I know from talking to other stutters that there are: 1....

>So I'm wondering if some guys on this sub are mentally screwed up bc of stuttering. I won't speak for anyone else, but **YES**, stuttering screwed me up....

I was not even claiming a treatment mainly in my last post and just writing off my researches into stutter but still strangely stirred up their angers. So I'm wondering if some guys on this sub are m...

Ordering food when the server/cashier is a stutterphobe(pretty common especially in fast food places)....

Phone calls. I worked as a receptionist for a while and dude i always got stressed before going to work hoping nobody would make a call. If my boss was sitting next to me, ill pray that goddamn phone...