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Figure out techniques that work best for your type of stuttering. I tend to get blocks rather than repetitions, so focusing on my breathing and light articulatory contact helps me best (not clenching ...

ugh me too! i hate when i say yes to taking the receipt. i just try to take little steps towards fighting avoidance...

I feel your pain. I went in and applied at a local food store here when I quit Walmart because, well. I was done being treated like shit. It was for a overnight stocking position. I am fully capable...

I think that most listeners are unfamiliar with stutters, and they can see you are in distress - they are just trying to help. Sure, some people are doing it because they're impatient jerks - but I fi...

I'm sorry you're experiencing this - I have a moderate stutter, and I know how challenging it can be and how much it has impacted my mental health and self-esteem. ​ I guess I still have...

I always spoke privately to all of my professors beforehand, to give them a sense of the struggle it would be for me to speak in front of the class. I also enrolled with my university's Accessibility ...

I'm glad you're asking this! :) Honestly, just the fact that you care enough to find out more is a lot. If you are this proactive and understanding with him, I imagine he already feels less pressure. ...

Finding this subreddit, and how my approach to cashiers has changed.

Finding this subreddit, and how my approach to cashiers has changed. I happened across this subreddit late one night last week when I couldn't sleep, and I just want to thank you all - I have only enc...

I feel that more people should be aware of stuttering. While it does hinder conversation, you seem to be more than qualified for the job! Look into the other opportunities. It’s amazing you’ve come t...

Upvoting as a fellow crypto supporter! I'm not a software dev, just an investor and also a user just for transferring value across the internet since 2016 (it's been immensely helpful personally.) Go...

Such a good thought man. I had a interview for graduate school a few months ago. Once it began I could feel the sweat dripping off my fucking head and the speech blocks appearing. Once I became so ner...

Mate, mind my language, but what the fuck did you expect their reaction to be? For the average person, hearing/seeing a stutterer is translated as extreme nervousness or some mental disorder. They can...

I tell a lot of people that I stutter. They don't treat me differently, but I have some measure of control of what they interpret my stutter as. Nobody's "normal". Don't get caught up in that concept...

If you do that, that is your choice. But that means you are placing your power of speech into a strangers hands and allowing them to lock it away. Fuck what people say or think about you just because ...

I am working on making contact with people. A year ago I was afraid of making phone calls because of my stutter, and now I'm not afraid and I talk on the phone much more. As for the other two, I have ...

Bro, you understand that you need to establish boundaries of communication with parents? Urgent separation from parents (1) Work on your self-esteem (2) Learn to make contact with people (3)...

OMG yes stttt I cant get it out I just say I have a problem speaking when I need to ...

dont apologize about stuttering , its who you are and you cant control it . if they dont like it ,fuck them...

If they’re actually your friends they wouldn’t care about stuttering. You’re solution is in the beginning of the 3rd line man. Don’t flake out. Make friends with your past friends friends etc... join ...

I have a job where I have to speak in court almost daily. I have a master's degree, I had to accept my stuttering (blocks) and realize its just part of who I am..you can have any job you want. You may...