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The problem is much deeper than just tripping over our words. It is the feeling inside that hurt. Feeling totally block and paralyzed for apparently no reason. And then the shame.... :(...

People need to understand the daily mental and physical toll it takes to get thru a day. To try and hide your natural speaking pattern all day to “fit in”. I feel we are always hard on ourselves. It’s...

This is depressing. I stutter but never felt the need to address it. So awkward. Hope u got the job...

"You are faking it for sympathy of others". Afterwards whole class bullied me for years, i never come to school-reunions....

I’m a 78f with a mild stutter since childhood. The most difficult thing for me has been not being able to spontaneously express my thoughts and feelings as they occur, without hesitation or editing th...

That people think I’m stupid or slow when they see me take a pause during conversations or having to constantly repeat a sentence in my head so I won’t stutter ordering a single cup of coffee....

Yep, even going up to the shops has you planning over and over again the words to say, and yet you still can't say it when you get there! totally frustrating and gets you really down...

The mental anguish associated with dealing with it all. Planning out what you're going to say at an event months in advanced. It's mentally taxing and physically draining. They will never understand t...

I remember a classmate who said “You don’t want to talk, but I gotta give it to you, it’s a smart trick.” The despair I felt after that was palpable and the teacher went off on the kid thankfully. Onl...

Why a girl? I’m a girl who stutters myself and besides my mother, no other girl has made me insecure about my stutter....

Her mom - “Did you noticed he stutters?” Me- does she know she’s 5...

Before I used to ignore it as well. But now(I'm 16M) I am also starting to get tired of it, it's starting to mentally burn me. I totally understand you. The effort of trying to just be normal, is just...

Not being afraid of stammering. It took me about 29 years, but i'm getting there. I think stopping it as something as embarrassing or shameful in my case was a breakthrough. I hope this helps :)...

Nobody has told me that having a speech impediment is okay. How damaging is this on a subconscious level?

Nobody has told me that having a speech impediment is okay. How damaging is this on a subconscious level? The shame and embarrassed that comes with living with this is truly hell on earth dreading eve...

Hello friend.  I’m a software engineer and have been at a place for about a year now. How do you handle circumstances when you just look like an absolute idiot and begin to feel incompetent despite n...

Hey, mine is awful too, compared to what you heard its x3 times worse when im in a stressful situation, thank you your kind words i really appreciate them but to us stutters i think we wont ever feel ...

I hear you. It sounds really exhausting. You’ve worked hard to overcome anxiety and build confidence, yet stuttering still takes so much effort. That frustration makes total sense. I don't fear talki...

This was me at 22 AND pregnant! I’m now in my late 30s. It gets better. I never experienced much in my 20s so I cannot give you good advice but during high school, my first 2 jobs were treacherous! S...

When I was a student I took a weekend job teaching kids and teens to use Unity, I got recommended by a friend and I still remember after the first interview and of course me stuttering she told me som...

Clearly they’re already in a meeting with important people. At this point they should just be able to hide their stutter and fly under the radar. It’s literally on them at this point, like they should...