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Two real things you can buy that helped me significantly.

Two real things you can buy that helped me significantly. 1. Espresso coffee "President" (ground or beans). Try buying "espresso" coffee beans or grounded coffee of other brands. Important note: vario...

Something that really fucks me off at work

Something that really fucks me off at work Hello I’m new to this so be nice pls👋🏼 20F. I’ll give you a bit of backstory, I’ve stuttered my entire life, ever since I could speak. I’ve had on/off spe...

You can do it. Do not give up hope.

You can do it. Do not give up hope. Extremely long time lurker. First time poster. I just wanted to share that I’ve been a stutterer since I was a child (M 28). I started my IT career about 5 years ag...

Got called “drunk” on the phone

Got called “drunk” on the phone I was at work today talking to a client on the phone, and my stutter was so bad that they called me drunk. I tried my best not to cry and held it together, and I put hi...

Has anyone changed or wanted to change their name because of their stutter?

Has anyone changed or wanted to change their name because of their stutter? I’m at a bit of a crossroads. I have a stutter but I’ve become so good at managing it over the years that many people I firs...

To be realistic for a moment - sentences are never guaranteed to be perfect, regardless of a stutter or not. Communication is not about creating a perfect package and then sending it off in the same p...

the company i work for put emphasis this past year on "diversity and inclusion" and they asked if anyone in the dept wanted to give a ted talk on the subject, so i took the bait with another colleague...

What motivates you to keep on living ?

What motivates you to keep on living ? Seriuosly my stutter these days is just so severe that all my hope for future is eradicated. I just have no motivation whatsoever to keep on living. Im all alon...

I just found out I have to do a presentation in french at the end of this semester.

I just found out I have to do a presentation in french at the end of this semester. My stutter isn't that prevalent but when I do presentations it really tends to come out pretty noticeably. Almost no...

i need help, i feel so depressed and hopeless

i need help, i feel so depressed and hopeless 17f hey, so i currently have a job (apprenticeship) within the field of admin work. i’ve been here 2 months. my job involves basic admin tasks, which is...

this is ruining my life and has been for a while now

this is ruining my life and has been for a while now Today was our second day back at school after break and I had a very embarrassing moment in front of my class. We had to introduce a friend in fron...

Starting a podcast soon

Starting a podcast soon I would like to enter the podcasting world. I stutter but that's not my main concern (although it is one of them) My main concern is that I am boring and have no personality o...

i’m sick of this

i’m sick of this 16M been stuttering for as long as i remember. just really needed to vent i’ve been holding all this in for quite some time. i usually stutter through blocks and lately they’ve gotten...

I have a date tomorrow, and I’m worried about how my stuttering is going to affect it

I have a date tomorrow, and I’m worried about how my stuttering is going to affect it Hello, I’ll start off by saying that I’m a 21 year old girl. I’ve never been on a date before but I finally have o...

I feel like I’m at the end of my rope.

I feel like I’m at the end of my rope. I’ve had a stutter my entire life. I thought I had reached the point of acceptance but I’ve realized that I’ve just done by best to suppress my feelings towards ...

Help with blocks

Help with blocks Hello my fellow stutterers, I‘m gonna start with a little background story: I‘ve stuttered my whole life. Did a lot of speech therapy when I was a child and some more in my adolescenc...

I see in many ways how this is true and I agree, it's just natural instinct to choose whether on not you're engaged in a Conversation, and stuttering only makes it around 10x harder to keep someone en...

Unfortunately mines the opposite. I'm all for having a heated / healthy discussion or debate with someone, but unfortunately without a doubt that's when my stutter seems to appear the most causing me ...

Same here. My theory is that this due sharing something is emotionally charged and causes more stress. Which as we all know increases stuttering....

I feel like my stutter can be completely cured.

I feel like my stutter can be completely cured. I have had a stutter off and on my whole life with the cause being my social anxiety and depression. If I'm feeling bummed or lonely or super bored I ha...