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I just want near fluency.

I just want near fluency. my stutter tended to fluctuate throughout my life between not-noticable and cant-get-a-sound-out, but the past two(?) or so years it's just been at the maximum, with it only...

Gave a presentation today... Didn't go well

Gave a presentation today... Didn't go well I just gave a presentation today... (it sucked) Sometimes very rarely (only once I think) a presentation went well (if well means I stuttered at the start...

Frustrated

Frustrated I am frustrated. I was pitching a startup idea and got stuck and got rejected. How will I handle people and team if I stutter Its like god has been unfair to me I am not able to talk with...

I totally relate with your experience. And i feel your hurt! Especially that even your father denies it. It always leaves me with huge discouragement whenever i'm met with this kind of reaction from ...

Why do people get so happy when I speak?

Why do people get so happy when I speak? My stutter is rather mild. Most people don’t notice it. However, to compensate, I’m just very quiet. I’m *the* quiet kid in class. I’ve had a few people get g...

This guy sucks. And I hate that he demanded that you speak until you stuttered, like you had to put on a show for him. I've never had anybody be weirdly challenging to me like this but I've had people...

What a jerk! I’ve been dismissed many times due to my stutter. Also, some people don’t believe I have a problem. They’re ignorant and think I’m making it up. They’re full of 💩....

Yes I am dying inside when I get so proud of myself saying a sentence without stuttering just for me to repeat it again....

I feel that my life is not going in the right direction - stuttering

I feel that my life is not going in the right direction - stuttering I would like to start by saying that I have been stuttering for as long as I can remember, ever since I was a kid I have had troubl...

Totally blew up today

Totally blew up today Today was my Canadian citizenship oath ceremony.It was a virtual call on zoom.During oath I was not able to not even utter a single word.After few minutes officials muted my s...

You won't suffocate if you don't add (breathe). And you can't dictate what your breathing pattern and rhythm will be by that point. If you struggle with this, practice the presentation speaking on th...

Jaw pain/muscle tension cause?

Jaw pain/muscle tension cause? I’m new here 28f and have had a stutter my whole life, although it’s significantly better in my mid/late 20s. I can feel when it’s going to happen and when it’s going to...

I feel you, i still do it sometimes too. After the "what ?", i'm not confortable once i get people's attention, or the eyes contact i don't know. My mind tells me i will look dumb to say it again. So ...

What are some of your problems/ externalities caused by stuttering

What are some of your problems/ externalities caused by stuttering It could also be habits Ill start.. zero communication skills, inability to make friends, low self esteem ...

Normally 3 out of 5 days of the work week are complete shit and I humiliate myself. I get it...

Rough day today

Rough day today I had a job today with a client I've had for about a year and she's never heard me stutter. I don't know her that well but I've always been comfortable around her and have never had an...

Hundred percent agree because I had a speech impediment as a child and all that trauma of being bullied because I couldn’t say my name really affected me. I’m now a grown woman and I am in school I do...

Biggest thing now is make sure regardless of what degree the stutter is, ensure his confidence and self esteem aren’t brought down. I had a speech impediment where I couldn’t say R and I still have tr...

Covert stutter - misunderstood

Covert stutter - misunderstood Anyone else have a covert or interiorised stutter? 30 years I’ve managed to get by with avoidance and some deep rooted tricks . But lately as I’m getting professionally...

You having anxiety and panicking over his stutter, will possibly make it worse for him. My mom freaked out and it made me feel really ashamed like there was something wrong with me. Also every family ...