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Thank for the answers! I want to tell people about my stuttering, and i have tried for so long but i just cant. But in the future, i will do it. I just feel that i need a reason to do it for some reas...

I agree. Address it if it's noticeable and then move on. I find when people address the elephant in the room it's a lot less awkward....

I agree with the above, and I would like to add one thing. Advertise. It will seem very strange, but it can be very empowering. It takes the pressure off you. You stutter, they know it, it's now a muc...

Where are you from? if in America, I really recommend going to westutter.com and seeing if there's a local chapter near you. I know a lot of people who are covert and it just wears them down and they ...

well if you can't seem to focus try to lighten up the self stress, going over your material and having it down pat will probably help. If you know the material cold, It would be one less thing you'll...

A big part of your speech therapy is going to be acceptance, losing that shame you feel toward it, and removing the need to hide it. In short, you'll need to be open with him about your disfluency to ...

I'd say just be honest with your parents. It feels so good when you get it off your chest. Being honest about it with everyone can help alleviate anxiety too... Not having to hide....

Essentially all I've learned on therapy was to not be ashamed of it and allow it to happen. Relieves all the stress and ultimately lowers it significantly. Why are you afraid of your HUSBAND knowing...

You're going to be stuck with your husband for the rest of your lives. Your stutter is going to come up.... eventually (and much much sooner if you plan on having kids, because they zero in on it by a...

You pretty much have to talk to him about it, its a big part of recovering. Pretty sure the therapist will ask you to tell him anyway!...

Talk to him about your stuttering. This is something you need to do. It took me a year to tell my girlfriend and when I did she smiled and said "why did you wait so long to talk to me about it?" And g...

Ideas for my first Toastmasters speech about stuttering

Ideas for my first Toastmasters speech about stuttering After taking the big step of joining my local Toastmasters group, I am now preparing my first speech, which is called The Icebreaker. I want t...

Have you asked your parents if you ever stuttered when you were younger? If it is a late onset of stuttering, just know that the more you fear stuttering and try to avoid it at all costs, the more yo...

Its true, I should people tell more that I stutter, maybe it makes things easier for both sides...

I agree, everyone (except one..., The hate is strong) i've bothered to tell because the situtation called for it have been very understanding. Sometimes they interrupt me, however annoying that is I c...

off to a job interview

off to a job interview wish me luck. will report back in a few hours. EDIT: went well fluency wise (otherwise too). I think it helped that I looked up the company website and saw a picture of the ...

For sure. I suggest even explaining you have a stutter via email/in person before you go into the interview. That helped me with various jobs....

For most of my life growing up, I experimented with certain atypical anti-psychotic drugs for treatment of my stuttering. Certain ones, mostly the ones that regulate dopamine reuptake, have clinically...

u/ihtrma makes the best points. Every serious relationship I've had at one point there has to be the talk. My mom is the most patient listener when I'm having a block. She doesn't ignore it but let's ...

Ughhhhhhhhh yeah I fucking hate that, that's today different. I think I want to start telling people beforehand if I'm going to he talking to then for a while ...