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You're complaining. To keep it short. No one is saying you should coddle people. I said that the victim mentality is part of the process. One needs to experience failure and a low before they'...

The OP is making a valid generalisation that stutterers hold themselves back. If I can paraphrase, he is trying to empower those stutterers, to say to them they CAN expand their comfort zones. I think...

Thank you both for the great posts! I generally agree, but with the nuance that "support" should not be feeding someone's addiction to being a victim or helping them maintain stuttering as an excuse....

I can't agree with you enough. And to be honest the "tough love" approach does not work with someone who's in a bad place psychologically, no matter their age. All that does is make them feel guilty f...

I had to make an account for this. It's a normal response and the first step in overcome stuttering. A lot of the people posting videos and commenting on Reddit are young. Victim mentally is a bypr...

I'd like to hear more. I'm 19 and i'm seriously losing hope. There's no way for me to improve. I don't want to carry on this life if this is all it will ever be....

Takes time for that to happen. In all honesty it comes from your character. If you're a sad person it's hard to be witty etc. But if you're a happy person by nature then it will show. Even with your s...

being charming is not the same as being funny. being charming is easy: listen to people, ask them leading questions (not in the "legal" sense of the word) when they are talking about something they l...

It does get easier with age. Hang in there friend, don't let the negativity get to you. When did the stutter start for you btw? ...

>however much I read aloud, however much I practice or do light contact fucking prolongations, or coastal breathing, or WHATEVER, speech is never going to be a natural part of me. You don't have ...

Dude, hang in there. It gets easier with age, if you don't let it dictate your mental state. People like better those who listen to them anyway....

I stand out and am more memorable than my peers. I work in journalism, and I believe my stutter disarms interviewees and makes a lot of people open up to me. The stutter has also played a large role i...

Sounds exactly like me at 20. Devices, therapy, hypnosis, meds. The answer is stop trying to cure it. That's the way to get it off your mind, and from there, you will find the freedom you once had....

When I was younger, I thought my stutter would keep me single too. But a lot of girls are actually attracted to it. My last girlfriend, whom I dated for three years, said it was the hottest thing abou...

I feel for you. Had the exact same thoughts as a teenager. But, poisonous thoughts like this will keep you far from getting better. What will help you to overcome your stutter will be under a differ...

I know what you mean about the shame afterwards, but it's an easy fix. Next time you're in a situation where you feel obligated to act (for whatever reason), just do it. Go in with the understanding...

I was in a similar situation. What i hated the most is my inability to be a smooth talker around girls. Its just impossible. Thought id die a virgin. Now a few weeks later I'm 22. In this past summer ...

I really appreciate that! I used to pity myself too. It's amazing how life can change though. I've found it has made me stand out professionally, and I've even found members of the opposite sex are sp...

You sound exactly like I used to. I know how you feel. Stuttering has absolutely helped my life. It has made me stand out professionally and interpersonally. It has developed my worldview and maturit...

I feel your pain bro since I've been there as well. I however have changed my mindset on my stutter and THAT has changed my life for the better, i learned to understand accept and embrace my stutter. ...