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One must imagine Sisyphus happy. Seek the meaning in those words for yourself. In my 43 years it is the only philosophy that has truly helped me. You have an audience of one, you. I say own it, ...

Dating is definitely waaaay harder as a guy who stutters than vice versa. Its actually the case with most disabilities in general where disabled women are more likely to be in long term relationships ...

Thought that would've been separate, probably why I wasn't getting the answer I was looking for searching for on Google. Didnt think of it as anxiety...

What is the first step?

What is the first step? So I 25F, almost 26, long story short I spent the last 7,5+ years isolating myself from everyone. Literally every, single day inside my bedroom on my phone doing nothing but en...

Weirdly enough Porky Pig in that newer-ish Looney Toons show, love how he has some personality growth beyond his usual meek and timid self yet still has a stammer. Was the first character I saw on tv ...

I appreciate your vulnerability and openness to criticism. What I can assure you is that the right man will love, respect, and honour you. You can be yourself with him, and you'll eventually find him ...

The reason I talk about it is to educate them about my stuttering and also to set boundaries. I have told them that my stutter has ups and downs and the reason for my stuttering, like speech blocks, a...

i’m trying dude i know im going to suffer in this class and i generally don’t care what people think of me because my stutter doesn’t define who i am...

I think that mentality is a very important part and the mindset behind it. I would say that "not caring about people's opinion" is the bigger part, with a mix of the "you can do anything as long as...

Breathe deep and slow, speak slowly, calm down and remember that you’re more than just your stutter. Good luck to you...

Yes, I am 25 and doing well in life right now. I always use my stutter as an example for motivation, that if someone like me who cant even freaking talk straight, which should be basic for us humans, ...

speech therapy doesn't work for you*, but it's proven to increase fluency in many others. there are many possible reasons why you might fail to respond to therapy. if i were more cynical i'd say you n...

Vocês são introvertidos por natureza ou a gagueira que fazem vocês serem assim?

Vocês são introvertidos por natureza ou a gagueira que fazem vocês serem assim? Eu queria saber se isso é uma coisa minha ou todo gago é assim. Vocês sentem que sem a gagueira seria mais extrovertidos...

My life is good and I don't hate myself at all. I love myself. I build a life for myself even with a severe stutter which is awesome but my life would be 100 times better if people like you didn't exi...

You've embraced self-bullying as a way of life. That is so sad to see. Self-bullying is a lifetime of pain. You hate yourself because you believe the lies that you are 'broken'. You are stuck in a loo...

The fun part about IT is that it's full of people with odd quirks. If you're life is 'perfect' you wouldn't really fit in! And everyone you work with is carrying around some sort of hidden problem. Yo...

There is no blame to be had. I was born with a certain style of speaking. Others are born with other ways of speaking. I can make fun of and taunt people who speak different than me or I can choose no...

every single thing that you've cited--blocks on a name, ordering food, telling a joke "at the right time"--are things we feel pressure about because we've been taught to compare our speech to the spee...

The neurological basis of stuttering is the most liberating thing I have ever had the privilege of learning. In fact, it takes all blame from myself away. You blame yourself for stuttering, i'm here t...

I don't know if it's the same for you, but having developed a stutter later in life makes me feel like I don't really have a right to talk about it, because my experience isn't the same as those of pe...