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I've seen people here with such a severe stutter that they can not talk, it's like if they were mute. Others were contemplating suicide because of it. Even if it's not that extreme, many stutterers ca...

I absolutely remember the anguish and trauma I suffered as a child and teen stutterer. It does real and lasting damage. Some memories hurt to this day. I fully expected the pushback. I just had to ra...

Imagine a stutter free life

Imagine a stutter free life Sucks to think that we will never experience a life where we can just talk, free of any speech problems....

It's all downhill

It's all downhill I hate people always downplaying my stuttering. Treating it like some common illness that will pass with time. It only gets worse really. A stutter affects your whole life, especiall...

Hello My friend I feel like you are being way to hard on yourself. Be kind to yourself. I have dealt with mental health issues most of my life. These are three non-med things that help me. 1...

I would work with a doctor before resuming medication. Anti-depressants are not to be trifled with. Have you worked with a speech pathologist who specializes in stuttering? There's no guarantees, but...

Do you recommend antidepressants? I cant choose

Do you recommend antidepressants? I cant choose I’ve been kind of depressed for a years now mainly because of my stuttering. My emotions are so sensitive that only one somewhat rude sentence can make ...

Hurts everytime

Hurts everytime I have moderate stutter if things are under control, my son is 6 years old and started stuttering from last few months. We are doing everything we can to help him like private Speech t...

Stuttering is killing my motivation to do anything in general

Stuttering is killing my motivation to do anything in general [deleted]...

As a kid I avoided going to school for like half a year, I just played games back then. As time went by I developed such a fear to speak to people that I wasn't even leaving my apartment. That went al...

I started stuttering when I was 2 years old. No one else in my family does. It went away when I was 10 and came back when my dad got seriously ill when I was 14. He died when I was 16 and since then i...

Stuttering has always interfered with my life, personally and professionally. It's unfortunate, but that's just the way it is. I have to exist and live, etc, so I just trudge on. Takes a lot out of m...

Im sorry it didnt work out for you. My experience with therapy is sometimes its 1 step forward and 2 steps back. I remember I was at a party and it took me a solid 3 minutes to get my name out...and I...

I would prefer to be mute

I would prefer to be mute I know this can sound somewhat controversial or exaggerated but, stuttering can be so exhausting, putting aside all the anxiety problems and that stuff, sometimes i start fee...

Agree...most people just don't understand the almost constant fear and hits to self-confidence as a result of adapting to stuttering. I was able to come to grips with my stuttering after much difficul...

I agree, it takes such a huge toll on you. It also led to me suicidal thoughts because I just started hating myself along with other reasons. I don't have any advice because I'm going through the same...

I’ve also done the work to get out of my comfort zone; I’ve been going to the gym more in the past few years, I’ve tried going to student events on campus, and I’ve gone to Meetups to name a few. I st...

Never be sorry for how you feel. Those feelings are important even when they're painful. That's the fuel to keep going. To keep burning. I'm not gonna lie and say you're going to find somebody to shar...

I’m trying dude, it’s just...I don’t think things are gonna get better. I keep getting told that I’ll find someone soon, but soon never comes. I feel better about my stutter now than I did in the past...

I'm 32 and have still never been in a relationship. My stutter has taken away any desire to meet people and turned me into a husk. I basically just live day to day without any motivation or cause. I g...