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Tbh I use it as my natural ice breaker, awkward silence? Say something and stutter badly while doing it boom both parties are laughing (hopefully) if not it does light up the mood a bit. I used to hid...

Yes! I started doing theater several years ago, though I never thought that it could become something that I could get really good at because of my stutter. I slowly discovered that "being in characte...

My partner disclosed in writing when we were online dating. It took about 2 months of them avoiding speaking to me, certain that the relationship would be over. It's a cute story from my perspective...

A lot of PWS are covert stutters. They’re able to hide their stutter in everyday life by constantly substituting words or just being quiet and pretending to be introverted. I was a covert stutterer fo...

I think thesolution would be more me not minding my stutter than finding someone who doesn't mind...

How much has your stutter impacted your social skills?

How much has your stutter impacted your social skills? I wonder if more people can relate, but often when people talk to me my mind goes blank like i don't know what say back which usually leads to me...

Are you uncomfortable with yourself? That is, so long as you have control of your speech, you aren't comfortable with yourself?...

Seems sort of arbitrary to me? There are a million things we don't have control over, and speech can be one of those things. Working to accept the lack of control and find an understanding of how to...

Ya I’m trying to be more confident in my stutter and not hide from it as much as...

My therapist used to tell me “Stuttering is what stutterers do when they try not to stutter. “ I believe that....

I definitely agree.. When I do self talk I don't stutter.. But when I see myself in mirror n talk, I stutter.. When I talk with new person or new situation.. Its all in head.....

Wearing a mask to "cover" your stutter

Wearing a mask to "cover" your stutter My girlfriend stutters - and since the pandemic wear masks became common - she wears one in public because she feels self-conscious when she stutters. When she g...

Okay they laughed and snickering..which's suck and not nice ....what's that enjoy you put? Are you on their side or our side?...

Don’t chase fluency — identify and change what’s holding your speech back. Focus on your responses to the “inner judge” when you speak. Fluency should be automatic, so it's not something we manually do ourselves!

Don’t chase fluency — identify and change what’s holding your speech back. Focus on your responses to the “inner judge” when you speak. Fluency should be automatic, so it's not something we manually d...

yello I'll be honest. IMO, you're on a very good path right now. Acknowledging that you can't "delete" the stutter is a fundamental stage in the life of a stutterer. I can't speak on behalf of other...

>just couldn't find many examples of kids that stutter and at the same time, don't stop talking. One big reason for this is because of stigma. If he's not shying away from speaking and expressing hi...

Discussion among clinicians: Fluency vs. Acceptance (2025)

Discussion among clinicians: Fluency vs. Acceptance (2025) **Charles Van Riper**: Decreasing sensitivity to stuttering is one side of the coin, and letting go of the struggle to avoid stuttering is th...

I am 42 year old female and have had a stutter my whole life. It's exhausting, but the best thing I did was start admitting it to people. My stutter has improved over the years drastically, but in the...

I had to turn myself into an entirely different person to conquer my stutter. I'm now an asshole and seen as arrogant. Anyone have a similar experience?...

Awkward asf

Awkward asf So life is good lately (since i stopped caring about lots of things) I accepted my stutter and since then I started to be able to handle small conversations pretty well ofc sometimes I stu...