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I don't think anyone has assumed or asked if I was drunk (maybe because I'm 28 but don't look old enough to drink), but I've definitely had people ask me if I'm scared or if I'm cold....

Hey, bud. I’m 21 M and just graduating university in May. I’ve been stuttering for as long as I could remember. I did speech therapy in elementary school, but after I got my syllables annunciated prop...

M46- I've stuttered my whole life. I am self-employed as an Automation System Integrator and have held several jobs through the years. I also developed social anxiety and panic attacks. I believe the ...

Met through a mutual friend in school. Texted mostly. I didn't want to talk on the phone because of the stutter. You know being nervous and all. I told her why and she called right then cause she want...

My problem is when I try to talk to a girl for the first time I will get nervous, especially if I like the girl, I will stutter/block badly. I always think about first impressions; so, I don't want he...

Stuttering is coused by your doubt in your own ability to speak. That doubt had time to grow since most of us started stammering as kids...

I met my boyfriend through friends in middle school. We didn't date until senior year of highschool. I remember being in an art history class my junior year and the teacher would go around the room an...

My wife wasn't truly aware of my speech block as it only manifests in moments of high anxiety/stress or with strangers on the phone. But once she saw it in public, she made it her mission to tell me ...

Children will mock anything really, from kids in wheelchairs to lisps to even burn victims. Adults are generally more accepting because we try to be polite, but I think the only things that a lot of p...

My current gf doesn’t mind it at all and actually says she doesn’t notice it. It’s more of blocks than stuttering but it helps when your partner is patient with you and helps calm you down when you’re...

Finance career with a stutter

Finance career with a stutter Anyone here work in finance? If so, how has it been for you? What has helped you in job interviews? I am currently a sophomore who aspires to work in investment banking...

I know it sounds like u knew u have to do it but really have to teach yourself to calm. Look i will tell my situation right now. I m at Police academy right now and i stutter when i talk with when fri...

Literally always thinking about what I want to say, and the mental gymnastics required to avoid or minimize difficult saying it. Oh, and the anxiety that causes doesn’t help either....

I think wearing a mask would make communicating easier. When I was younger the anxiety of speaking to someone directly aggravated my stutter. The mask is a shield and, I think, lessens the anxiety....

As a woman who stutters, I feel like I am not taken as seriously. I am already shy and very quiet and my stutter makes it worse. Also, being small doesn't help. Still hasn't stopped me. I would like t...

Definitely a few times people have thought I was drunk because of the stutter, especially in college. In high school, I went to the nurse’s office because of a headache. My stutter was especially ba...

It’s awkward asf. Ill pause for a moment and they’ll think I forgot my name. And the impression i get is that they prolly think I’m stupid. Stupid insecurities....

I once got arrested for "suspicious behaviour", I was lost and my battery was dead. So I crossed the same street about 4x on my bycycle, while apperently 2 officers was watching if anyone was speeding...

Actually that's true! When I first meet someone, i stutter out of nervousness. But as I get closer to people, i feel more comfortable so my speech "smoothens" out. So in a way, my stuttering helps me ...

My stutter comes out when I ask questions and people have taken this to mean that I'm nervous or shy and I've even gotten comments saying that it's cute. I'm just trying to get my words out so I can ...