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I totally get where you’re coming from. To each their own I guess. As long as someone is happy with how they feel, a perspective doesn’t matter much. Unless it’s offensive or something like that ofc. ...

All I have to say is it's never too late to let everyone know who you are. I was in a similar situation, but if you learn the embrace those comments and looks, you'll find that being yourself is the m...

I cant help that I sometimes work around words I know I'll block on or trip over, like words with 'g' sounds or words like tattoo, edit or banana. I've never really found that pronouncing things diffe...

I dunno. My feelings sorta differ on this subject. Ive never once met another person with a full on stutter, so I sometimes sorta isolated in that way. I have a friend who doesn't have a stutter per s...

I'm glad you found something that works for you, but for people with more severe stutters these techniques can be damaging. I think someone needs to reach a stage of acceptance and avoidance reduction...

"Stutter UAE is made for people who stutter to shine—because we get to shine. We are worth shining." On October 20, 2018, Stutter UAE met in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to host #CelebratingOutAcc...

Has anybody here heard of comedian Drew Lynch? As a stutterer, I absolutely love his stand up and thought you guys might enjoy a little comic relief :)

Has anybody here heard of comedian Drew Lynch? As a stutterer, I absolutely love his stand up and thought you guys might enjoy a little comic relief :) I (30F) stumbled on his stuff a few years ago an...

I’m attached to it because my stutter is part of who I am. I’ve never EVER not had a stutter or been a stutterer. I’ve learned to love my stutter, and that being taken away from me is scary. Just beca...

Met a Fellow Stutterer at a Gas Station, Went Great

Met a Fellow Stutterer at a Gas Station, Went Great I was getting drinks at a gas station with my friend and I talked to the cashier as I checked out and stuttered a little bit, then my friend checked...

Yes! When you are drunk you care less so it makes you fluent. What you need to work on is to care less when you are sober (easier said than done)...

The American Institute for Stuttering in NYC changed my life. While the techniques you learn are helpful, the most helpful part for me was the desensitizing therapy. Walking around washington square...

Most people get voluntary stuttering wrong. They think it's something you do to reduce fear so you don't stutter as much. Voluntary stuttering has nothing to do with fluency or lessening stuttering. I...

Going in with the mindset of not stuttering will only add more pressure and if that doesn't make you stutter more, it will leave you feeling worse about yourself if you do. The best advice I can off...

i think you are right, i did similar things as well. you kind of just have to "own" the stutter, whatever that means ...

*How to Win Friends and Influence People* by Dale Carnegie. You're not going to cure your stutter but you can stutter with confidence and be as an effective communicator as someone who is fluent....

Yes, the voluntary stuttering was something I learned in speech therapy as a young adult. It was very difficult for me, and my speech pathologist had me practice, say do it 3 times a week with people ...

I understand, and I have been through what you are describing. Stuttering significantly impacted my self-confidence for so long. The social anxiety resulting from having to deal with a stutter was als...

i don't know what the hell you're on about, why is it impossible in your mind for someone to overcome their stutter? 5 years ago my stutter was pretty bad and i couldn't say a scentence without some m...

It's good to vent and share your frustrations - that's one of the many joys of the modern internet. Another such joy is online communities like this Stuttering forum. I went through something simila...

Everyone has good days and bad days, it's all part of a process. The closer I get to acceptance with myself, the more fluent I am. Ymmv, obviously. Good luck! ...