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100% covert. No one really knows that I ACTUALLY stutter except for my family and a close friend. A few of them think that I stutter because I'm so nervous or because I'm antisocial, but none know tha...

Writing a Story with a Stuttering Main Character - I Need Help from r/Stutter to ensure that I do the condition justice!

Writing a Story with a Stuttering Main Character - I Need Help from r/Stutter to ensure that I do the condition justice! Hi r/Stutter, I'm an aspiring author writing a children's novel. I'm about 40,...

I only met people who stuttered a month or so ago. For the first time ever. It was an interesting feeling -- as others have said "oh, that's what I sound like." The strangest thing for me at the NSA c...

I always like to advertise in the beginning of the interview, just a quick. Hi my name is spyknight, it's very nice to meet you, before we start I wanted to let you know I have a stutter so if you hea...

When I went to my job interview, it was the first thing I told the boss and after that she was very understanding and all of the managers where I work have been extremly accepting and tolerant. Maybe ...

i'm going through the same problem right now. gonna be starting university after summer and have been stressing about how i'm gonna get my name out to all the people that will be asking me. So far the...

Well it sounds like you've come a long way but this is one side of your stutter you havent accepted yet. Maybe it's a worry about not making a good first impression or something. I just try to focus o...

I used to stutter my name out. But instead of saying just my name I go. "my name's jim" "my name is jim" I start with "my name is" because I'm sort of introducing myself. Get used to introducing...

i have severe anxiety when i need to introduce myself in social situations. advice?

i have severe anxiety when i need to introduce myself in social situations. advice? 90% of the time i stutter its when i have to introduce myself, specifically when i have to say my name. the rest of ...

Playback a recording of yourself during a phone call

Playback a recording of yourself during a phone call Hi, As most of us here, I'm a stutterer, with avoidance tendencies, especially towards making calls... Talking face to face is less of a problem f...

I'm definitely going to go to Chicago. DC was my first (and I'm 35) and it changed everything for me. I realized that I didn't have to hide or be covert, or care what others think, or worry about my f...

At one of my old jobs my co-workers and I were cued up for food or something. For one reason or another I was taking more time choosing my food than my coworker thought I should. She was a really love...

Recently I was talking to someone and they asked my name. I started to stutter on my name (which results in me keeping my mouth open and looking confused) and the person thought I had to think hard a...

I believe in self-disclosure. Depending on the severity of your stutter, it might be something you can keep in your back pocket as a lifeline. Saying "Please be patient, I have a stutter." can allevia...

I went through the same thing when I started college. Honestly stuttering sucks but its who we are, something that I do when I start to stumble a lot is I start talking in gibberish for a few seconds ...

I'm in college right now, and the strategy I've been using is pretty similar to the ones recommended by everyone else. I'd say to definitely speak to your teacher face-to-face, a quick minute-long int...

I just finished grad school and found that letting people know up front worked very well for me. Any time I had to introduce myself or give a presentation I advertised it. By addressing it openly you ...

Starting college tomorrow

Starting college tomorrow I'm a recent high school grad who will be taking English 101 this summer. I'm a bit nervous to start college already and my stuttering makes me feel even worse. Before class,...

My fear began going away once I became open about my stuttering. With most people if you just say "hey man I stutter sometimes, it seems awkward for me but I'm totally used to it" or something of that...

Thanks for the advice man. Yeah I'm going for it again this fall. I'm thinking about telling them that I have a mild stutter beforehand. We'll see how it goes. I wont certainly be backing down though ...