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When I (40F) was about that age I had a speech pathologist who told my mom to make sure I was not presented at home with reminders and cues as my brain was likely already reminding me of that. The SLP...

M33 fellow stutterer. Best thing I can say is that it does get better. I was much more self-conscious about my stutter 10 years ago, even moreso 20 years ago. I used to think how I ever could get a jo...

That’s really inspiring! I’ve let many opportunities go to waste simply because I’m scared of stuttering…...

I am M22 from India. I had a terrible stutter in both school and college. But, I never shied away from communicating. I tried to live with it. With that stutter, I managed to clear two job interviews ...

Yeah I know. The thing is I’m 24 and I’m getting older… i’m almost in the job market. Though ive had jobs in the past and the interviews went well. It’s just right now I feel so SHIT...

I was in a similar position, where I was fed up with the interview process and one company decided to pick me up. I have completed 7 years in this company. I'm now fed up with current work but I don't...

Finally done with interviews!

Finally done with interviews! After months of searching and feeling rejected, in large part because of my severe stutter, I finally got a salaried position in my field! In the interview, I was upfro...

Don't have any regrets. Do it. I joined the military with a stutter. I obtained my masters degree.....all with a stutter. I'm a national trainer for a major medical center traveling all over the...

Questions

Questions Hi! I just got an email that I was approved to sit for the exam. Is this a big deal? I assume not... I have masters in social work and work with at risk youth. I've always wanted to challeng...

nah the reason ı saıd the gym was for 3 reasons 1. you are around people more, instead of staying indoors all day 2. there are studies that show people who eat proper food and get proper nutrients a...

I get what you're saying it, and I mostly agree, but we can't be naive as well. I have numerous cases of discrimination in the workplace, academia, law enforcement etc etc. There are still people o...

very happy for you man, and this proves my point for anyone reading you want therapy? insteads of paying someone a boat load of cash, to sit indoors all day and get even more introverted, get a job a...

i get you 100% i used to be so anxious about verbally expressing things until i took up a cashiering job where i would eventually move up to manager. i’ve since quit to move on to bigger and better ...

exactly, also its shocking how in 100 years of stuttering research therapists fail to mention the most effective way of beating stuttering \- go to the gym, healthy body equals a healthy mind \- fo...

I don’t know about Canada but down here in the hellscape(I mean America), stuttering is a condition protected under the Americans with Disabilities act. If we protect candidates and employees then I’d...

What companies do you know hire disabled/neurodivergent people?

What companies do you know hire disabled/neurodivergent people? I have a stutter and I get rejected from every job I apply to. Even if it's not a customer service job. But one company, in Canada, I d...

I hate this

I hate this I had a job interview today for an extremely important role and I absolutely fucked it. My stutter has never been this bad, I could barely get 5 words out before the interviewer starting c...

Crying right now

Crying right now Being around people makes me feel alienated. I’m never included in anything and I’m always ignored. I feel like a failure because of my stutter. I feel like if I didn’t have a stutter...

Look i dont know how to tell you that im still young im in my 20s, i dont have all the wisdom in that world, i was really ashamed of that as you feel it now too probably. For me i would not say that i...

Hey I’m sorry you had to go through that. I went through my fair share of embarrassing class presentations. Like one time we had a group presentation and when it was my turn to speak I couldn’t contro...