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The inability to speak, to live a normal, average life, this starts at school, when you are perceived as "shy, quiet," and what am I supposed to be? J since I can't speak fluently? If you volunteer to...

Tips to improve stuttering according to the research study: "Stuttering: Beyond Disfluencies" (2022)

Tips to improve stuttering according to the research study: "Stuttering: Beyond Disfluencies" (2022) This is my attempt to extract tips from [this](https://journals.lww.com/topicsinlanguagedisorders/f...

Yes, it's true. You can't take it lightly when it naturally messes up your life and the only cure for it is avoidance, which is worse, much worse. And support groups are essentially useless even those...

I second this. It was so much easier as a student in school when I could just get through life with as minimal talking as possible :( hang in there....

To what lenths do you think stuttering impacts you general wellbeing?

To what lenths do you think stuttering impacts you general wellbeing? I mean in every aspect that you could think of....

Def, def the Netherlands. I rarely encounter bad people, everyone knows what a stutter is and they have patience. Not a lot of people know what a block is though (and the fact that is part of stutteri...

I like getting out of the house. Meeting new people when I can even if I am nervous to talk. I enjoy music. I do enjoy live music and bands when I get a chance to go to events. I go to the gym. I expl...

Work

Work I’m going to start using this sub to show my achievements instead of ranting. But omg I went a full day of work with barely any speech blocks just stutters! I was so happy. I may have looked stup...

This is pretty inspirational. I’m glad there’s a positive voice out there. I’m 31. The journey has been real hard. I know I have to keep battling it out. Someday I just cry a lot. Simple tasks can be ...

I’ve stuttered to some degree my whole life. You literally have to keep a positive life experience in the back of your mind at all times. When bad thoughts come into your mind like “missed opportuniti...

Let your code speak more for you. 😉.. i feel this yearning desire to speak fluenty makes us feel miserable. I feel people who stutter should focus more on how to live with it happily instead of tryin...

Apart from the everyday struggles, the only low quality of life my stutter has really got in the way is job wise, all I've ever had is numerous low paid dead end jobs, mainly just driving where I...

Slowly Understanding the meaning of low quality life

Slowly Understanding the meaning of low quality life I am 24m stuttering since childhood,i had made peace with it and has been comfortable with it and accepted but nowadays my stuttering is worse and ...

how do you get over those things that you have lost opportunities of jobs and relationships

how do you get over those things that you have lost opportunities of jobs and relationships I find it very difficult to order drinks or food when I'm in a restaurant or a coffee shop, even with friend...

Small Achievement From The Weekend!

Small Achievement From The Weekend! I just wanted to share a small achievement I made at the weekend. I’m an avid home baker and I have been wanting to go to the butchers for months and get some nice,...

It does get better but by that I mean life gets better. Stuttering is variable and there are no promises. I began the journey of accepting my stutter as a part of how I talk about 10 years ago, and my...

Ps I'm long out of school in my 30s and haven't had great jobs because it's really tough to make a good impression and onboard at at least the jobs I have had. I now manage to have a job where a pho...

Really only 1, ( +older sister and nephew who I'm older then by 4 years. If they count 3). Don't actively play sports anymore, am still into fitness and plan on climbing(bouldering gym) sometime next ...

This feels like victim blaming. If you have a severe-enough stutter, there’s things you simply cannot do. Maybe you can practice and get better, but it will never be easy. It’s not just a matter of “j...

It's just a case of avoidance as much as possible, if I go out for a meal I choose places with app ordering, I don't speak much at all, even to family.....