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I feel the same way. In my profession, I constantly need to present in front of people. I’ve learned to accept who I am—though that’s easier said than done. But at the end of the day, it’s who we are....

I feel that too. I am currently 53 and I passed the point where I have any hope it is going to get any better. In my time, jobs were next to impossible, and I realized the harder I tried to be fluen...

Yes I do but when I think this way, I just remind myself how non important my life is in the eyes of the universe. Our suffering matters as much as other's people happiness... means nothing. Because ...

In all honesty i was hoping for something more positive. I was under the impression that it's something "easy" to treat or at least lower the frequency from what i read and wanted some confirmation. T...

I had WFD  as a kid. My parents were told when I was six that I'd grow out of it and didn't pursue treatment. Now I'm an adult with a moderate-severe stutter.  From what I know, if you try and "trea...

Yeah our society is really messed up when it comes to our crippling condition. Speech is so important, no other animal nearly has a way of communication more complicated and ours. To speak is to be hu...

I agree, I really don’t know why it’s seen as okay for us to be belittled and made fun of. I feel like I’d be unstoppable if I could speak normally....

I’m the same way! Whenever I’m in a situation where speaking may be possible, I need to be with a family member. I expect it will be like this for my whole life but who cares? The way I see it, our se...

I don’t think that’s a fair comparison. Stutterers were never enslaved and systematically oppressed and purposely pushed down in society even after slavery. I know this shit can be hard and you will...

The moment you stop blaming your stutter for your shortcomings and downfalls the sooner you will feel so much better about yourself. In my interview I stuttered like a mad man and do any time I talk t...

You're not alone. I faced too but also I have gone through many interviews where I have rejected the offers too. Just believe in your ability instead of limitations(Stammering is definitely not disabi...

Just to tag onto this, taking a year off to improve your mental health will only help if you REALLY throw yourself into improving your mental health. Get into speech therapy and don't miss a session, ...

I understand completely what you’re saying. If you didn’t have a stutter, would you want to go to college this year? If yes, then go. Building up this fear will just make your speech 10x worse. Teac...

Seek professional help to lessen the stuttering and be confident...

well... good luck. I started stuttering when i was 12 and it never stopped. just try to not become obsessive about it and u will be ok....

A stutter shouldn’t stop you from doing that. Don’t let it control you...

I found the key to fluency is to gain control of the Valsalva response. I am now fluent and have never had a relapse....

The Valsalva response has to do with your vocal cords. The fluent speaker’s brain tells the vocal cords to open during speech whereas the stuttering brain tells the vocal cords to close during speech ...

I do not believe in strategies or techniques to help reduce stuttering. I am a speech pathologist and a life long stutterer. I was too ashamed to stutter on purpose to help desensitize my speech. I ne...

I went through everything you have gone through. I was so embarrassed and ashamed of my stuttering so I felt I needed to find the answer. I spent years researching how the brain learns where I discove...