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I was in your shoes a few months ago. The "pause" is your friend. I spent 5 mins saying my name and it took me 3 hours to answer about six questions. My voice matters and I took as long as I want...

Vent: I wish more careers/jobs didn’t require speaking

Vent: I wish more careers/jobs didn’t require speaking Title says it all. I wish more careers and jobs didn’t require speaking as much as they do. My stutter has been getting worse lately and getting ...

Every single day man the new friendships broader social circle charisma being able to contribute to discussions introduce myself normally maybe having a girlfriend being more confident in myself being...

I have same problem. When we read , talk and sing alone , we don't stutter because our mind is calm and there's no anxiety. The moment we speak to someone whether it's family, friends , Neighbors or w...

My life would be so much better. I would have had a more active social life, and it would have been easier for me to make friends during my teens and 20s. I was bullied a lot in high school for stutt...

Considering I just gained a stutter after two and half decades of life, I can tell you life without is so much easier...

Yep, just shows how it effects our everyday lives, a simple thing like going to the shops fills you with dread and anxiety, and some people still say it's not a disability!...

I cant buy cigarettes.

I cant buy cigarettes. I generally like going to market but oh my god I cant buy them to save my life. Especially at my local market or ESPECIALLY Marlboros. It seems so impossible that most of the ti...

yeah, i didnt have to stutter while saying my name, People thinks i forgot my name lol so they say, hey, you forgot your name? this wouldnt have happened. life would be easy, i didnt had to be all...

One of the coolest experiences happened to me when me was in high school working as a host at a fast casual restaurant. The job itself had its little hiccups yet it still was a job that could work for...

My life would be 10x better if my stuttering was not a thing, so many fun things to do....

Person A doesn't get hired because of their stutter. Person B: well i got hired so its how You handled it. Not only do we not all live in the same society/country but severity levels are also a thin...

This. A thing as simple as walking in a gas station with 15$ and telling the cashier "Hey I need 15$ on pump 4, regular. Thanks, have a good one." Can cause great anxiety and as you said, fear. Es...

Your stutter isn’t why everything in your life sucks and you aren’t social. You still have a voice even if it takes longer and more effort to speak. Time goes slower for you than it does other people ...

Some advice or thoughts please?

Some advice or thoughts please? So there are certain instances where I stutter a lot and others where it’s almost non existent Stutter most when: Speaking face to face Speaking on phone Stutter...

I think of it differently. Despite my struggles with stuttering since childhood, I still have faith in God, and because I do, everything I’ve ever dreamed of having/doing has manifested for me through...

Oh yes i get you now, more thankful of time than everybody else since we have to have patience with ourselves also. Great trait to have these days. I would almost consider it a luxury.. i know people ...

People don’t give anyone any time, and I find that through having a stutter, I’m more cognizant of that. I saw someone huff and puff about having to wait behind someone in a wheelchair. People are ann...

I’m fucking sick of it.

I’m fucking sick of it. I’ve always been confident, never had anxiety. I’m not ashamed of my speech. But I’m frustrated angry it makes me boil that I can’t speak my mind. I’m sick of people not unders...

Attendance issues in college due to stuttering anxiety – anyone been through this?

Attendance issues in college due to stuttering anxiety – anyone been through this? I’m a medical student and I’ve been struggling with stuttering for years. Lately, it’s started affecting my college a...