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True, it's mostly in our minds. Negative experiences contribute to make the point of view we have on stuttering worse, and we end up worrying about it which results in anxiety and so on. You can see...

Suffered with stuttering since I was 4, I've always been passionate being a performer but could never do it. This week I just released my first music video and I've been rapping for 5 months and it's been going great! Finally not hiding in the shadows anymore!

Suffered with stuttering since I was 4, I've always been passionate being a performer but could never do it. This week I just released my first music video and I've been rapping for 5 months and it's ...

hey man, i think you need to take a deep breath and try to remain calm. i'm 28 years old and i stutter. what i've realized over the years is that its okay! i'm in medical school, where I need to talk ...

Hi preredditor, I posted a little bit ago about being a speech language pathologist (SLP) who stutters. So my answer is going to come from someone who has seen all 3 sides of this. The stuttering exp...

Good job facing your fears! I can add to that by saying I went to a internship fair yesterday and stuttered my ass off talking to all the different recruiters. It was a bit rough at first but I honest...

First COM speech

First COM speech Hello all! Yesterday I gave my first speech in my communications class. It was an artifact speech that was supposed to be 2-4 minutes long and my ass stood up there and stuttered for...

It can be so easy to constantly criticise yourself. I know it's hard to put into practise but some self compassion can really go along way. I hope today goes well for you. ...

it's the hand we were dealt, and everyone has something, you can't dwell on it too much. i don't think i missed out too much on my life because of my stutter, but i didn't spend a lot of time seeking...

I don't know you, but I am so proud of what you've done. My heart is happy for you. I've come to realize that self-acceptance ("f**k it, this is who I am, stutter and all") is so important to living a...

It’s these kinds of victories that are the best. I’m extremely impressed with your courage and confidence. Congrats on an excellent performance!!!...

I just did my first open mic for standup comedy!!

I just did my first open mic for standup comedy!! Y’all. I like cannot even contain myself right now. I’ve been taking a standup comedy class bc I’m absolutely terrible at talking in front of people a...

I understand. Having some perspective about your situation can really help, especially in those moments we feel like our stutter is the end of the world. I think we've all been there before. It's tota...

Depends on people, but lucky, everyone in my team were nice people so i never felt i was different, i found a friends and self confidence ...

I understand but this is just my perspective even though we may not agree. Even I have dark thoughts from time to time which I admitted in my OP but that's just how I personally deal with them. Im an ...

Here's a different angle you might consider: There's no guarantee that if you hadn't stuttered, your life would have been ideal. Imagining what could have been is a problematic exercise, since it doe...

That's great. Yes, stutter is mostly a fight against ourselves, once we get over the bad experiences and just accept it, it gets much better. This also happened to me about a year and a half ago at ...

Don't think about the consequences, just speak. If it comes out disfluent, oh well, you keep moving forward. Do not let the opinion of others become your reality. Just remember that YOU ARE AWESOME...

My best experience with my stutter was the first time I had to speak in front of people in College. One of those “everyone takes part in reading a book” kinds of situations (Don’t ask me why we had to...

I think we all mostly have bad experiences, my worst one was in elementary school. I was just talking when I noticed some people laughing. I had no idea why, then one of them asked why I talked so wei...

I embraced that same mentality (I don't give a 💩) and it has set me free. My stutter no longer controls me. ...