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The pain affects me in so many aspects of life. Stuttering has closed many doors for me in terms of job opportunities where customer service was a cardinal aspect. I had the potential to be a great sa...

Ahh, man. You hit the nail in the head. I completely understand what you mean and I have gone through and I am going through these same problems everyday. You know, at one point in my life I had thi...

This is what I meant when I said that I "know all this", I know that people doesn't care whether you stutter or not, they are busy being themselves. And if they do care, how does that matter? The poin...

It's nearly 12 am here now, writing this took longer than i though it would. >Too expensive. You are from america i guess? That's a real bummer, in germany that would be covered by insurance. &g...

>Saw a speech therapist in grade 3. Speech improved a bit but not by much. Haven't seen one since You definitely should see an speech therapist again. Even if it sucks, it can only help. >My s...

It will get better, stay positive. Long time stutterer here (>10 years), now nearly healed.

It will get better, stay positive. Long time stutterer here (>10 years), now nearly healed. I'm a long time lurker here (with my mainaccount) and finally wanted to share my story. I'm male, in my t...

Yeah man, it is what it is, some people are just made that way, the guy that was telling me to 'calm down' was a bit of an arrogant prick, he didn't know anything about code, he was just the organiser...

Well mine is very mild to be honest, so I cannot speak for everyone, but it's fine for me, doesn't bother me what so ever, most days I go without stuttering and it's fine to communicate. I think the ...

I'm about to graduate with a degree relating to all of the above, how is it having a stutter in this field?...

Yes I have experienced. In last year of my engineering, a campus interview was taken place. I scored 2nd rank in written examination. But when it came to Group-Discussion i was failure not due to lac...

Interesting. I debated becoming a police officer years ago, but felt my stuttering would get in the way. Has your speech improved?...

I'm a investigator at a local police department. Before that I was a police officer / investigator at a way bigger department. ...

I work in marketing and communications, and part-time as a freelance journalist. My stuttering also ranges from moderate to severe. I've always considered it kind of ironic that I used to avoid using ...

Totally agreed. That's similar to what I did too. I stocked shelves and would direct customers when asked, but most of the time I even went up to lost customers asking if I could help. This was nice...

My father is not alive. My mother does not work nor supports me or ever has. We simply live together like roommates. It is not easy to find a stable job as a stutterer. I've moved back home while ...

I stocked shelves in a grocery store when I was in high school. It worked out well because strangers would ask me where items were located in the store, but I didn't have to initiate contact with lots...

I've worked with a few doctors now, at various points in their careers (med student, resident, fellow, attending) and in various specialties. A "pattern" I've noticed is that most physicians-in-train...

Thanks man. You assured my hope that practice will make it easier. In school I held presentations all the time (usually short, 5-10min) and I had no problem with that. In college I never had to hold a...

I'm a college student at the moment who's premed, and my stammer is really holding me back from committing to being a physician. How, in your experience, was daily like for your physician client affec...

I work in software sales. Most of the people I work with are senior level CIO, CFO, Owners of the company. I remember my first sales job I was like "HELL NO", but out of college and needed the job. ...