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Trust me I know how you feel. It absolutely sucks. Not being able to say your own name is just awful because you just give off a first impression you can’t take back. I was at a job fair trying to get...

You ever get "cant remember your name?' ? Introducing myself is pretty much the only time I stutter....frustrating. Hang in there, dont beat yourself up or look down on yourself....

My stutter sounds wierd how can I change it?

My stutter sounds wierd how can I change it? Hey I have been stuttering from childhood till now I'm 23 years old and my stutter sounds like a broken car, my brother and my father also have a classic s...

That sucks. I've had teachers comment on the way I spoke in front of everyone too. Nobody (in my real life at least) knows what it's like to live like this. I get so jealous of fluent people. I know i...

I still remember a teacher from 40 years ago yelling at me, in front of the class of course, when I would get stuck on a word. The name thing is always the worst, I’ve gotten better with practice, bu...

J. But I don't think that has anything to do with it. I don't have problems with J's elsewhere. You could change my name to anything and just the stress and time pressure associated with it will cause...

I think my stutter makes my boss feel uncomfortable...

I think my stutter makes my boss feel uncomfortable... I'm a first year grad student and I think my adviser feels uncomfortable (and sometimes avoids) speaking to me because of my stutter. Whenever I ...

Not being able to say my name is making me very depressed

Not being able to say my name is making me very depressed I'm really tired of people treating me like shit because of my speech disability. Just today I was at a resteraunt and placed my order, they a...

Thanks for sharing your story. I know all the Benzo family helping with the anxiety but Clonezpam is top of the list for that. Along with helping with insomenia. Didn't know xanax is also helping...

I've had the same experience on Xanax. Let me tell you from personal experience of doing this for years, be fucking careful. You start off at the lowest dose like "Huh. That's weird. I feel pretty go...

Late onset stutter

Late onset stutter Hello, I’m new to this community and have been reading a lot of your guys posts on stuttering. I am 20 years old and didn’t start stuttering until about 2 years ago when I was 18 an...

I am 34 and continue to block every day. For quite a long time I felt similarly to you. I disliked the hidden disability aspect of stuttering. I felt more of a hindrance than an asset in social situat...

Good shit facing your fears. Something that I think we stutterers all suffer from is the thought that people will laugh us out of the building because we aren’t fluent. If u learn to not give a shit, ...

First off, I am very sorry that you are going through this experience. But I have to tell you something that I am 100% sure no one is telling you or 100% sure you aren't listening. I think the most ...

The stress is the hardest part. Letting go of that fear takes time and exposure. Work at your own pace. It's nice you have a family support that allows you to take your time integrating into the workf...

Reception job?

Reception job? I’m currently looking for a new job (24F) and I’m interested in a few receptionist jobs. Have any of you had any experience in this job and if so what was it like? I’m good with talking...

There are so many things to unpack here. 1. Your discomfort with her speech: that doesn't make you a bad person, it just makes you an unaccepting person at this time. Can you change, yes. should you ...

I have had therapy. I tried speech therapy when I was a sophomore in high school, then tried normal counseling in my second year of college. I'm finding that most of my anxiety comes from my mom speci...

A piece of advice for you.

A piece of advice for you. Yo. I keep hearing how hard it is for us stutters to date. From stuttering, to lack of confidence, anxiety, to not knowing how to make someone understand. Well. Lucky for yo...

Tips for other people’s stutter affecting mine?

Tips for other people’s stutter affecting mine? I’m sorry if this has been asked already. I’m new here. I’m 20 and I’ve had my stutter my entire life, like nearly everyone here. My stutter has alway...