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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, ...

Agreed! I do as well but I have to say the more I get out of my comfort zone the easier it gets!...

Haha, thanks for the support, really appreciate it. Yeah I'm already trying to reach the 'idgaf' phase, but after years of conditioning myself to fear people talking behind my back, it's gonna be a r...

My dad stutters, but it's pretty rare now, maybe once every 100 words or so. He said it was severe in high school though. Mine (28, male) has always hovered around moderate, some days severe and some ...

My cousin on my father side (my uncle) stutters. I stutter. My daughter stutters. However, my son doesn't. He must have inherited the genes from my wife who doesn't have a history of stuttering. Howev...

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...

I work at a recycling center helping residents with their stuff, and i do stutter but working this job has gotten me really good at small talk and forced me to be more confident in myself and that hel...

To all working stutterers out there, what are your jobs ?

To all working stutterers out there, what are your jobs ? and how does your stutter affect your line of work Edit 1# seems like we got a lot of bartenders here ...

Good news

Good news I got a job. I'm 21 years old and had a stammer since I began speaking. I've been turned down from numerous jobs and while I cannot blame them specifically for rejecting me because of my st...

That is a valid choice. However, if this drug helps people who stutter we are one step closer to solving the stuttering puzzle. And perhaps a certain kind of relaxation therapy can emerge....

Thank you for answering me. >I feel like when I am more confident and positive about myself, everything else might become easier as well. Yes, this true I believe. I absolutely do not see you ...

You're very welcome. I'm glad I was of help. Well the fear never really goes away. It's still there, especially at the beginning of the lecture but as the lecture goes on, the fear fades away. You jus...

You're not failing at all, so get that shit out of your head. The fact that you're willing to do something that brings you so much fear & anxiety is a huge sign of strength & is damn impressiv...

"And so he does, until he forgets about his problem." is usually a long and slow process that takes time. Hope you can find some way to animate it that way...

If you feel like you have nothing left to lose, call them back first and be spontaneous about it. Taking initiative quickly helped me find precious spurts of fluency in these situations in the past....

Been reading through everybody's answers. A wide variety of answers to say the least! There is one fundamental reason why I asked this question. I asked this because...the way you view yourself spea...

You got too in your own head because like you said, phone rang, talking on the phone makes you anxious, in this you discovered it was an important call, and all this pressure is enough to make anyone ...

Today was my first day at the world renowned Toronto speech and stuttering institute. I have had a stutter since a child, and I just assumed eventually I would grow out of it. Flash forward to now, ...

Thank you for the reply man, I appreciate it. It gives me hope to know that others go through the same thing every day and manage to fight through it regardless. ...

You are loved

You are loved To all the struggling stutterers: You aren't alone. You are loved. You will find a way. Keep living....