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No people who stutter probably have more of a emotional callous to bullying, rejection, humiliation and prejudice than your average person. It takes grit to overcome a disorder as well as creating a m...

Well....you wanted it to be really bad, right? :p But not one of the worst hours of your life, I know. I honestly, though, don't know how they can have someone interview you who has no idea what ...

Stuttering at Annapolis

Stuttering at Annapolis I am planning on joining the marine corp, and plan to apply to Annapolis (Naval Academy) first. Can they deny me entry solely due to my stuttering, and does anyone here have ex...

I've often found I stutter more with parents, especially my dad. Maybe there's some underlying anxiety from the power relationship/wanting to impress him/etc. He stuttered growing up too and does rare...

Most of the doctors I know will work around it. And the ones who will look down on you for it will look down on you for many things ...

Medical student as a stutter

Medical student as a stutter Hey guys..... I wanted some honest opinions. I am a Stutter as long as I remember and I would grade it mild to moderate, depending on the situation. I have tried some the...

We have a couple investigators who are cool to talk to when they are on scene. Others are just the get in get out variety...

*rarely* So when you do occasionally talk on the job, do you prefer doing it with normal people or with the dead variety?...

Ah, ok. Glad you wrote this. Explains a lot. I made assumptions based off your brief description and I was wrong. Yeah, really glad you said this. Definitely if it's more a sort of lack of ability...

Hopefully he will be receptive to that. And no, he was very accommodating, he also had a disability, granted it was a lazy eye but he knew what it was like to have a disability. I have noticed that ...

Dealing with authority figures in situations where you're under pressure definitely makes things worse, it only amplifies any anxiety you already had about just having to talk to someone else. The be...

Perceived power is key for me. I work with kids and never stutter. Put me in a meeting with the parents and I'm going nuts....

As a software engineer, I don't have to talk very much at my job relative to other positions. Mainly my daily interactions are between other engineers a handful of people across various departments. ...

I'm a Military Training Instructor (drill sergeant in the USAF) & I stutter. AMA.

I'm a Military Training Instructor (drill sergeant in the USAF) & I stutter. AMA. ...

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...

Anyone else almost perfectly fluent when giving someone a direct answer to a question with authority, but struggle when telling a story?

Anyone else almost perfectly fluent when giving someone a direct answer to a question with authority, but struggle when telling a story? ...

Maybe... or not. I make my students give a short presentations every year ("because if I can do it..."). This year I had an handsome, athletic senior absolutely terrified by the prospect of presenting...

I've had the same problem when I'm confronted by an authority figure. There's a lot of nervousness that can kick in when I sort of feel I'm being asked to defend myself, even though usually they're ju...

I'm the same way. I'm in the National Guard so when I have to drill and speak to a Sergeant I block up. Speak to any other of my lower enlisted guys and I speak just fine....

This might get a little long, so I'll put the short version right up top: TL;DR Learn to love yourself and don't let the assholes define you. Brother, I say brother cause I assume you're a guy prob...