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I know how you feel! Just remember everyone has their own problems to worry about and most likely will forget bout your performance 10min after. At least they will not be thinking much about it. Even ...

There's this guy in one of my classes that also stutters... advice?

There's this guy in one of my classes that also stutters... advice? There's a guy in one of my classes (100+ students) who seems to have a stutter, and tends to use "like"/"uh" and repeats. It's proba...

I would honestly wish I had it like that. I'm terrible in public and just bad with friends and family :( I'm 37 and it's still sucks....

You’re not alone. For whatever reason in college I chose communications, and had to present constantly. I usually started off by saying something like, “First off I have a speech impediment and if it’...

\> Everyone is going to see me as that one girl who cant speak I know that feeling all too well. For a very long time I dreaded meeting new people because I felt like it would be just another p...

Humiliated

Humiliated I'm so embarrased and humiliated right now. I just got out of presentation for my first period class and I did absolutely terrible. I stuttered on almost every word and everyone can just he...

I know exactly how you feel. Whenever if I try to add a joke to a group conversation, all the smiles and laughs immediately stop whilst everyone patiently waits for me to finish. Once it is finished,...

I feel the same too! If someone was with me when I'm traveling in public transport or ordering food, I'd do those things without having to feel like a loser, and sometimes I even forget the route that...

Blocks are something newer for me and that can make it hard because you aren't used to a life where you can't speak. It's like something is being taken away from you. I'm sorry, and all I can say is a...

Same. Or on bad days its very slight. I suppose face to face tends to make us a tad nervous......

I left my friends at the bar and went home.

I left my friends at the bar and went home. I was sat at the table, everyone was around me talking and laughing, I've known my friends for years but I really felt like an outsider. When I did try to t...

Last one is absolutely the worst. I’ve gotten used to it though. When it comes to online games, really push yourself to talk in comms. Even a few words will drastically increase your confidence....

The worst is when I’m trying to order food at a restaurant or talking to some kind of service person. My friends and family and coworkers all know I stutter so they just wait patiently till I get it o...

I completely understand. I have a lot of trouble with blocks, especially when answering the phone. Whenever the phone rings at my job I literally get so scared my hands shake when I pick it up. Same w...

Ever wake up and your stutter is just out of control?

Ever wake up and your stutter is just out of control? Happened to me today and i’m not too bothered by it apart from the fact i know my family is gonna lose patience eventually and I have school tomor...

The only thing that helped me was not to be emotionally destroyed as soon as I start to stutter. I think it's the shame that the stutterer brings to his entire audience that makes everyone uncomfortab...

Well, the thing that is true is that anxiety and overthinking can make your stutter worse and the only way to combat that is to actually go talk to people. On the other hand, on days where it is reall...

How do you get over the uncomfortable reactions especially from family and friends?

How do you get over the uncomfortable reactions especially from family and friends? The other night my family and I went out for dinner with some of our friends. At one point I wanted to add something...

This is super common, scroll down and around you'll see many posts like yours. I'm sure there's an overly scientific explanation for it, but what I've found over the years is that if you expect yourse...

How bad was bullying for you?

How bad was bullying for you? I’m 15, and in high school currently as a sophomore, and I’m bullied constantly for my stutter. It’s weird because I remember when I first got into middle school EVERYBOD...