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It's a central nervous system issue causing a state of almost contest anxiety. It's not "all in your head", it's all in your chemicals, something you don't really have much control over. The first s...

Is it really all in my head?

Is it really all in my head? If stuttering is all just in my head then I must be a big loser. So I'm a 22 years old loser than can't overcome her own stuttering huh? That's so depressing. For context...

Girls I’ve called my stutter cute and for that reason, I rejected them am I insecure?

Girls I’ve called my stutter cute and for that reason, I rejected them am I insecure? I (M21) want to be very clear that this was a couple of years ago when I was super insecure, but it’s still kind o...

Ich bin glücklich, dass ich Deutsch verstehen kann. Ich hatte nicht erwartet, dass du auf deutsch antworten würdest. Aber kein Problem :). Und heutzutage, fühlst du noch die Verbesserung oder hat es e...

Did therapy when I was 7. I only have a moderate stutter but the therapy didnt help me. over the years ive adapted to the way I approach certain words or avoid them in all lol ...

when i started to stutter i had repetitions, now i have blocks. i think it changed when i started being insecure about it. like instead of showing i stutter, now i just can' talk🥲🥲...

I know the feeling, I have change my name so many time. sometimes I have to open the app so see who I am today 😂 what creative character I last made up! because my name always made me stutter! At 39...

I'm from India as well. See one thing you might agree is that your self confidence must be very low. My self confidence was so low that i was unable to talk to shopkeepers and delivery guys even. Lack...

Thank you for sharing your story! I am a fifth year medical student with severe stutter....

"It's about WHAT we say, not HOW we say it" Myth or fact?

"It's about WHAT we say, not HOW we say it" Myth or fact? I think there are still moments when how we say something doesn’t come across — and that can have real consequences. We shouldn't ignore this ...

Is fluency the goal in your own stutter experience?

Is fluency the goal in your own stutter experience? I think we can all agree that many people who stutter use synonyms, swap words, alter volume, pitch or accent, or change the speech plan in one or o...

Exactly! I couldn't agree more with you! No one, and I mean no one, dictates your self-worth but you! "Care about what other people think, and you will always be their prisoner." -Lao Tzu. This world ...

I don’t. I just try to improve other areas of my life and that seems to make my stutter a little bit better. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s a confidence thing, I don’t really know....

Have you switched to your middle name to avoid a block?

Have you switched to your middle name to avoid a block? Ok my issue isn't a block it's a lisp I guess my first name has an S in it but my middle name does not. I've always wondered if I should just s...

My exact experience at university! It’s so nice to hear that someone else out there is sharing my exact same struggles! Everything you said is so valid and relatable and I also cannot bear that stupid...

I've always been so envious of people that can talk without effort ! I mean it looks like a super power 🔋...

Its part of you, theres no cure but it’s manageable. The way you think about directly influences how you feel and your stutter. Dont self sabotage yourself by trying to pretend stuttering does not exi...

I feel you. I’ve had the same experience in high school, but then had a big change in my mindset. A few years after uni I still have a stutter but it’s not holding me back in anything. I don’t let it...

I have those same thoughts. It’s embarrassing that I can’t even say my name. My name starts with a C and just trying to say the first letter of my name triggers my stutter. Sometimes I even use differ...

What keeps me going is that after years of illness that kept me from working anything more than part time, I've finally made strides with my health. I'm also working on a cure for my stutter (which wi...