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I also moved to a new school in 9th grade, going from 400+ (where I knew everyone) to 2500+ (where I knew no one). I didn't have a single friend for the first two years there because I was too afraid ...

same here that's my biggest fear with having kids too, if i even find anyone who can tolerate me enough to have kids with me....

During College Orientation, in a room of 50, we had to go around and say our name, major, where we’re from, and what high school we come from. I couldn’t say anything and just told them I was nervous....

Does anybody else feel super marginalized at work?

Does anybody else feel super marginalized at work? My stutter has been a strike against me with pretty much every employer. The worst thing is that unlike racial or gender bias, it’s much less recog...

New Call Center Job

New Call Center Job Hello everyone i’m new to this group. I guess I just wanted to say has anyone here worked in sales something similar to a call center. I’m currently doing training from home and I ...

My story i guess

My story i guess Ive been lurking this subreddit for a while so i guess it’s time to post. Okay so i have stuttered since i was little but it hasn’t really been much of a problem until last year when...

Keep it up! However if you are serious I'd recommend you to complement that therapy with a psychologist to treat that anxiety and social isolation; if you don't work all those issues, they will come ...

Does anyone else find that they stutter way more around people they’re more comfortable with?

Does anyone else find that they stutter way more around people they’re more comfortable with? Hi! I’ve been lurking here for a while to try and make more sense of the feelings associated with stutte...

Sounds a lot like me. I had my lowest point about 2 years ago as well. Been recovering ever since, and I’ve never felt better. I’m more confident than I have ever been and it feels amazing to not be s...

Hey! That's awesome. Congratulations! I hope it works out for you and you can work on pinpointing issues with your speech, and get some work in. I think speech therapy as an adult can be beneficial...

Exposure therapy mostly (never avoiding talking even when I have the option to) once I start avoiding things like ordering food or talking on the phone and stuff like that they become worse for me. I...

We just gotta keep on trying to go forward, taking about these issues with other people in your life helps, though I think people have a hard time understanding things like problems on the phone. Usin...

I'd like to know too. I don't know if I really have social anxiety about my stutter. I've learnt to live with it pretty well but I'm very aware of how my anxiety levels affect my stutter. I have a few...

I've never tried those techniques but it it works it works. I know mine is tied to how anxious i am so I just try to decrease my anxiety levels all the time...

Stuttering as a form of negative autosuggestion/self hypnosis

Stuttering as a form of negative autosuggestion/self hypnosis So, over quite a long time I have formed this theory about how my stutter works. I say 'my stutter' because I think it's entirely possible...

My stutter doesn't really change like yours, it just depends on the situation i'm in or the person i'm talking to and how many people are listening to me i think. Btw telling a person that they're fak...

Generally, people don't stutter at all when speaking to children and only a bit when speaking to friends and family. As you go up the hierachy of unfamiliar and people in authority, stuttering incre...

Generally, people don't stutter at all when speaking to children and only a bit when speaking to friends and family. As you go up the hierachy of unfamiliar and people in authority, stuttering increas...

That is very normal. It's because you feel that the spotlight is completely on you, as if you are under a magnifying glass. Many people who stutter feel that everyone focuses on their every word and s...

I think it's the same with me. If I feel like I'm being judged or evaluated, I stutter a whole lot more. Problem being that I tend to attribute some level of authority or respect to most people older ...