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This. As far as modern science knows, there is no better option or treatment known at the moment for stuttering. Hell, we don't even know the cause - how are we supposed to treat it, then? It's a ho...

I agree. when it stops you from getting jobs and having basic conversations, there's no way you can accept it. we don't get disability for it so it does affect us our livelyhoods....

I'm tired of this community gaslighting people.

I'm tired of this community gaslighting people. Why everyone advocating for people to just "accept" their stutter? Do you know that some people are simply not capable of that? Y'all must not have a se...

Tip for Speech Blocks

Tip for Speech Blocks Hello fellow speech blockers. At 23 years old, I've struggled like many of you and come today with something that might help you make progress towards your goal of fluency. A...

Learn to work with it. Turn it in to a charm and use it to your advantage for confidence. Be funny girls like that...

That’s not so simple to do and is very expensive. At times you need a job just to survive. Yes I agree with your sentiment to embrace your stutter. I am currently thinking hard about changing my pro...

I would say self acceptance first and then if you want to pursue actual speech therapy, you'll already be in a better place mentally which is only going to increase your chances of long term success. ...

I have been focusing in self acceptance and building up my social skills/confidence for the past couple of years and really I am much happier than when I was focused on improving my fluency. The way I...

I am so happy for you! Acceptance is the key for more peace of mind! I’m also on a similar journey, we got thisss! ✨...

So if there was a cure u wouldn't take it? Cuz why would u since stuttering is such a gift...

Excellent perspective! The people we talk to take cues on how to react from us. If we’re embarrassed and awkward about our speech, then they’ll feel they have to feel embarrassed or ashamed about it, ...

acceptance!!

acceptance!! i don't have much to say here but i just wanted to share that yesterday i was on a call with my best friend- who knows i stutter- and usually i avoid difficult words out of embarrassment,...

It all depends on which fits your values. Whichever path you choose, self-acceptance or fluency, both will come with experiences of suffering (all the stuff we feel when we stutter. But only one of t...

You have to accept on some level that you have a speech disorder and that there is no cure. This will protect you from the people trying to sell you so-called cures. Once you've done that, absolutely...

Acceptance of stuttering is what worked for me. I still stutter quite a bit, but it reduced *significantly* when i decided to chill TF out. Well, it took some work to figure out *how* to chill out, bu...

For me, it’s self-acceptance. I had speech therapy into my late twenties and it didn’t help my moderate stutter. But at some point, I decided I was just going to do as much public speaking as possible...

Should I focus on self-acceptance or speech improvement?

Should I focus on self-acceptance or speech improvement? I know these two goals aren't mutually exclusive — ideally, I’d work on both at the same time. But right now, it doesn’t feel feasible. I’d rea...

in my own experience & area , people dont really care but some people think their helping & they will finish wtv your saying while others patiently wait for you to get done. You can only control how y...

Basically accept it. It’ll never go away. At least not 100%… and just find a support system that helps you. I hated my stutter. Always have but all of my friends/family was always there for me. Helped...

Huh, to me it seems that the *positive* posts are more downvoted and made fun of, while the negative posts are celebrated. But anyway, no point in arguing over that…. I’m sure we are both noticing the...