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I had a shitty job interview today

I had a shitty job interview today Not gonna bother you with a large paragraph. Basically: fear of stuttering took control over me and I was shy and short in my answers. I now feel like crap because I...

Start speech therapy again, it won't cure you, but it helps, and even a mild improve can make a lot to your daily life. A psychologist might help too, not directly with your stutter but with all the a...

I don't think I can ever be successful in life. My stuttering is holding be back so badly.

I don't think I can ever be successful in life. My stuttering is holding be back so badly. I'm writing this because I'm just frustrated and depressed. I feel like my stuttering is getting worse, when ...

I still stutter every day, but I can work my way around it and such. It was way worse when I was in elementary school, and gets worse when I'm nervous/anxious. ...

I don't know how to put this exactly but I'll try. I know that it's nobody's fault (least of all mine) and people don't really care but I just cannot come to terms with it when I actually stutter. I f...

Second this about being nervous. Your tips and tricks are very helpful. I've also had similar expirences in terms of diverting more conscious energy toward speaking helps prevent blocks...

I find that when I am nervous or talking to someone who is watching my face intently it gets worse. Like people who make a lot of direct eye contact and after they're done talking look at me to see my...

Though I think that my stutter is mostly a neurological disorder, as most sources say, I do have mental blocks sometimes because I panic when I start to stutter....

That's a mental block and many believe you experience it because your unconscious mind is involuntary holding you back. If one blocks simply because they stutter then that means they can never impro...

I blame my parents...

I blame my parents... I've posted this on another subreddit, but I found this one and feel it is much more relevant here. First things first, I love my parents to bits and would totally do anything ...

Getting over my fear of talking on the phone?

Getting over my fear of talking on the phone? Hi, i've been looking for a job for a few months now. Sometimes I miss a call from somebody asking to setup an interview but i'm just so nervous on callin...

Maybe you stutter because you don't want to stutter. Lessening the anxiety around your speech would definitely help....

I empathize with your situation, I have had lots of presentations in college and at work and I've had many job interviews. The worst thing you can do is be unprepared, you should have a rap memorized ...

I had a Skype interview...

I had a Skype interview... So on Tuesday I had a Skype interview for an internship position with my school. I spent all of Monday preparing what I was going to say for each question and felt excited/n...

It's completely normal to feel a sense of shame towards these situations. Especially when you want to say a particular thing and it goes to shit. But even people who don't stutter would still feel som...

I never have problems thinking of things to say in any situation and I'm genuinely both funny and charming. Fortunately I can't speak more than a word without embarrasing myself. At least I have the c...

I would be so social without my stutter, it's the only thing holding me back, even if I have social anxiety. When I was a kid I always wondered how people without stutter or any sort of speech proble...

stuttering definitely prevents me from striking up conversations with people or continuing conversations which makes me look introverted. i used to be extroverted but now i would rather just be quiet ...

Of course. I'm a natural introvert but in my business I've trained myself to be extroverted for short bursts, and it's really difficult to do that when people give you the stink eye because you said t...

Met 2 guys who stutter. But they were very introvert and shy so making conversation with them was a tough task....