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Exhausted by Stuttering!

Exhausted by Stuttering! I'm a 21 year old university student with a stammer since age 6 and I am absolutely tired of it. How do you go through life when you can't even communicate? Naturally I am fun...

Your stutter seems to be similar to mine: mild to moderate, have had girlfriends, jobs, etc but I'll have a negative occurrence happen to me that affects me for several weeks or months and makes me ov...

That’s a great point.. maybe I’m just perceiving my speech as worse but in reality it’s either the stress or situations that I’m putting my self in that makes it seem worse. Thanks for the feedback I’...

Military and a Search and Rescue Controller. It was tough trying to gather information when someone is screaming on the phone or radio that they are dying while trying to internally contain yourself...

Running into problems that I can’t avoid anymore.

Running into problems that I can’t avoid anymore. Ok so I want to start out by saying I have a mild to moderate stutter. I’m 18 and going off to college soon and for the most part stuttering has given...

Look at it like this: you encountered one of the worst-case phone call scenarios for stutterers. It sucked, sure. But the world didn't end. You've had the bad experience. You can live through another ...

I work in Investment Research for a bank. I have occasional interactions with stressed bankers and it really puts the pressure on me. Stuttering did affect some parts of my job, but don't let it disco...

Mindfulness to get rid of negative emotions towards stuttering

Mindfulness to get rid of negative emotions towards stuttering Hello my fellow friends, something to clarify that I am not an English native speaker I apologize in advance if you're unable to understa...

Yes phone Interviews are a hit or miss for me.. It just depends on my nerves I guess. I am interviewing for HR roles..Most of these jobs require a phone interview before bringing you in. so theres no ...

Depression / Suicidal Thoughts

Depression / Suicidal Thoughts Bit of an intro first. I'm British, 25 years old and I've been stuttering pretty badly since I was 15. I've reached a stage where I mask it quite well with word substitu...

My speech is the worst with my parents!! I don’t know if it’s because they expect the most out of me and my speech, or because they’re sooooo worried that how I speak with them is how I speak with eve...

Speaking in a loud voice/dealing with stress

Speaking in a loud voice/dealing with stress Hi. I just got a new job and some of my responsibilities include being a cashier. I’m generally a pretty soft-spoken person and now sometimes I have to use...

I block the most when I'm speaking to my parents.

I block the most when I'm speaking to my parents. I realized recently that my block is at its worst if I'm trying to talk to my parents. My mom is a quiet person herself so talking with her is extreme...

I think it changes because when you go on an interview, the pressure gets amplified. It’s like this for some who speak normal as well I feel. You feel the pressure to do well because if you don’t? You...

stuttering does not stop me for applying for jobs.. I know what to say but i don't know why It changes when its an interview.. i had a phone interview yesterday and the recruiter noticed and asked.. s...

Online friend tells me to "just talk i dont care" but i just can't and it's getting annoying. what are your guy's thoughts?

Online friend tells me to "just talk i dont care" but i just can't and it's getting annoying. what are your guy's thoughts? ...

Nothing was really said but here goes. Last Wednesday I had to present my summer research to professors and fellow scholars. It was only a 5 minute presentation and I was fully prepared for it - pract...

Oh I know right! My confidence would be a lot higher, and I think I'd be much more able to approach people. Though for now I'm happy not dating anyone, I can imagine it being difficult when I'd like t...

One more thing- his articulation is also poor and his most stuttered sounds are the ones he has the most trouble saying properly. We've been wondering if we should also be seeing an oral motor artic ...

I've been avoiding retail and customer service jobs like the plague!

I've been avoiding retail and customer service jobs like the plague! I work full time in a non-speaking position (dream job for a stutterer, right?), but I want to earn a little extra cash to knock my...