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Usually if teachers are ignorant and unwilling to help you out, I tell someone higher up. And by higher up, I don’t just mean the principal, I mean the district board because they’re the ones that car...

Tell your coworker how that’s making you feel. Hopefully she’s just ignorant because that’s very rude behaviour. I rarely get negative reactions at this point but when I do they get a very awkward dea...

Keep playing the sport if you genuinely like it. But distance yourself from these people because they don't seem that high quality of friends. Also fuck this clique. Cliques are for people in high s...

I’m in my second year of college and the best way for me to cope is acknowledging it and letting people know that I stutter. It helps me take control of the situation. Before any presentation or intro...

I had the good fortune of making friends who weren't uncomfortable or awkward about my stutter, which helped a lot. Still, it's a constant battle. I look for small victories throughout the day to feel...

Is there someone who is in charge? That may be a point person. But, as u/Ryanm715 said below I think being very up-front and saying if you continue doing this I'm taking this to someone in charge is a...

I'm still amazed at how oblivious people can be. Have a serious conversation with her about it. Maybe she actually believes she is helping you. ...

his reply is always shit like "you need to build confidence for the future when you talk with colleagues" so that doesnt work ;/...

Press the issue till he backs off. Say you'll contribute when you can but don't force me. You know we have our good days when words just flow. ...

Write the teacher a note saying worrying about speaking is effecting your school work. Back when I did this I never had to speak out loud ever again....

I wouldn’t be able to now bc I work in sales and to change my name would not be an option. That being said, I’m afraid that if I keep trying to find alternatives then I continue to live in that fear. ...

Fuck your mom, bro. You need to set her straight. Write her a letter if you have to. Ask for love and patience. Let her know there is no "hurry up" with your speech. She can be supportive or be a bitc...

Social skills take practice. It might be outside your comfort zone but why don’t you start to seem more approachable. Try saying good morning to people as they pass by in the halls, class, or when the...

> Every time I go in for one, they laugh at me and sometimes even make fun of me behind my back. Well that's a place you don't want to work. Best tip I can give is to keep doing them. Repetition. ...

Thank you very much. I want to respect him but wasn't sure what the right approach may be. So far, I've always let him finish, but wanted to make sure that was the right thing to do....

Preferably, let them finish, especially if you're not close enough to them where they've expressed that they're comfortable with you finishing their sentences. ...

Speaking is one form of communication - written being another. There are many fluent speakers that communicate poorly. I am a person who stutters. I have joined a Toastmasters club that allows me t...

I'm scared to tell people at work I (block) stutter.

I'm scared to tell people at work I (block) stutter. First off I'm really grateful for this forum. I have read that it's better to tell people about your stutter than hide it. I have told a few peopl...

When people make fun of my stutter, I educate them on my personal history of stuttering. I went to the NIH to participate in a study on stuttering so that interesting tidbit helps lighten the mood. ...

It;s an established fact that people who stutter are more likely to stutter on longer words and words that have high "propositionalilty" (e.g., more meaning, ergo more specificity). You're battling tw...