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My philosophy is a lot different than seemingly most people on here. I simply set my life up so that I can enjoy it while not having to do much talking. I think we can all relate to what happened, mus...

>When I pushed myself to achieve, I became incredibly unhappy, and filled with self-doubt. It destroyed my self-confidence, and made me feel as though I was nothing more than a horribly incompetent...

I work primarily by myself (but part of a team) and quite often do night shifts alone, I get on and work with my headphones on not having to talk to anyone = utter bliss. Although I know truthfully I ...

When talking to myself, i usually never stutter. Words flow out nicely and fluently. There are 1 or 2 times when i stumble when talking to myself but i think practicing talking to yourself is one of t...

I work on our family farm. It's great. I never have to worry about stuttering on the job (my coworkers are my family), and I get to spend lots of time alone and outside with very little speaking invol...

No yeah same!! It’s a struggle, I try my best to avoid those situations….which is sad. I’ve been slowly trying to put myself in those situations. Like the other day I went to Starbucks and went to the...

Yeah, ordering food and stuff always made me nervous too. When I would go out to eat with friends or family I would always look for something to eat that was easy for me to say instead of getting what...

At Work

At Work So the last two days at work have been tough i was talking to manager and he asked me where i was and i was trying to say 18 but i couldn’t say “eight” and he laughed. Then yesterday i was so ...

My only dream is to speak without using so much effort. It's exhausting navigating what's so effortless for everyone else. I really do think I'd be happy if I could just say "hi" without people throwi...

Stuttering since I was little

Stuttering since I was little I've been stuttering since I was little. I can't seem to get the word I'm trying to pronounce out usually the first letter of a word. I can speak multiple languages but t...

I feel like this too sometimes! It really is annoying not being able to start conversations when wanting to or join in on jokes when you’ve something really funny to say! I’m 24 now and most times it’...

I can't say a sentence (and on a bad day not even a word) without major blocks and repetitions. Everything takes me a very long time to get out. No question that it's a disability because it seriously...

I stutter to a point I sometimes can't order a subway. I am fine with repetition of words, but blockers are annoying. I think it's a shitty inconvenience, doubt it's a disability....

Almost every popular fast food restaurant has a way to order online now. A lot have dedicated apps with exclusive discounts (McDonald's, in particular, has AMAZING deals). Ordering for pickup online h...

I’ve met a few stutterers in my life. My stutter is not as severe as theirs (several blocks a day). I still consider it a disability....

Stutter EXPLODES at drive thrus

Stutter EXPLODES at drive thrus Everytime im at a drive thru, I block so bad. I can get out the “Can I get” or “May I have” but when I go to say the order number or meal name I block terribly. I usual...

Look life Is hard with a stutter there's nothing we can do, I find myself not talking much when I'm out working are just out period and it's depressing and sucks so bad but don't let It stop you from...

Do you have social anxiety?

Do you have social anxiety? I am a very socially anxious person, to the point where if I were to shake the hand of another person, mine would usually be covered in sweat, as gross as that is to say. ...

Can’t say hello when answering a phone call

Can’t say hello when answering a phone call Ever since I was a teenager I sometimes block when having to answer a phone call or introducing myself to a room full of people. It seems like whenever ther...

Story of every stutterer ever. We can’t even fathom what we have lost in life and what we could have gained in life. If we don’t have stuttering....