Search

Yup. Trying to explain to someone why I don't like to do certain things (e.g. talk on the phone) due to my stutter, when they haven't heard it yet...super awkward....

Yes this is the worst part. Most of us have good days and bad days, so people look so confused when they see our bad days for the first time. Pretty painful....

bad day

bad day hey guys, i just had a really bad day. it was during a french class (which is my first language) and the teacher asked me to read something out loud so i started to feel anxious. and it was ...

This ^^ It's also a bit worse if you have a mild or moderate stutter and are able to speak fluently at least some of the time. When you do stutter, people look at you like you have 5 heads....

People think I'm faking my stutter

People think I'm faking my stutter Earlier today in class I got asked how to pronounce my name, anyway, my name begins with a letter I usually struggle on, and I ended up stuttering on it. I felt real...

As another person in this thread mentioned, email the professor and let him/her know that you're a person who stutters. It'll take so much pressure off that they'll know and you'll have some of the we...

First job interview...

First job interview... Fuuuuuuuuuck was it hard. I lose so much confidence after situations like this, even if it goes well. I drank two shots before the interview (virtual) hoping to calm down but I ...

Just try to relax. In your head your building this up to be a huge a event but it’s just a 10 second introduction. Maybe email the professor and explain your situation, people are very understanding...

Awwwwwh that’s goals! Happy for you. I think my biggest fear is rejection :/ but you’re right! I shouldn’t let it define me and own it! Appreciate it...

Yeah but mine usually gets worse with the so called "stutterers anxiety"....

The problem starts when you initiate a convo with a topic and the topic ends and then there's a awkward pause where neither you nor the other person knows what to say. Generally happens to me with new...

Hey, much love. Today on the phone with a doctors office, she was convinced it was bad connection and then when I tried to say my last name she mimicked my stutter and said “S-s-s-s-what?”...

I’m a freshman in college and I have to wear a mask at all times when I’m not in my dorm room. When I meet people, they can’t see that I stutter due to the mask. When introducing myself, I’ve heard “d...

I told my wife on our first date, we sat down to eat at a restaurant and were just chatting, felt a block coming on, stopped and said, sorry I stutter at times just so you know. We have been married f...

This, I've had a stutter since childhood (34 now) and have a successful career, married, 2 wonderful kids, etc.. after college I got used to just being up front about the stutter in interviews, social...

I am not working anywhere but I am so uncomfortable when other person asks my name during introduction lol, it is just super annoying to meet new people...

How long have you been working and how bad is the stutter? I've always had a moderate stutter but it got worse when I talked to people I didn't know. I moved and started working at a retail store and ...

Man I don't have a stutter like you, I have an anxiety one so I've basically caught it like a virus...

I think this advice applies to a lot of social situations. I've found that if I just stop and say "Sorry, I have a stutter" when I'm having trouble with a word, I'm much more relaxed because, like you...

The best thing you can do is acknowledge it. That takes a lot of the nervousness away, because you're no longer trying to sidestep around the issue, and it makes the interviewer more comfortable as we...