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What I dread most is stuttering right from the start of the approach. As soon as I feel I'm about to talk to a girl: 1/ I walk towards her. I take a deep breath through my nose, expanding my stomach ...

Yep, had to call to reschedule an appointment, and then I had to tell a server my order was wrong. Both times I blocked and both times they acted like I was wasting their time and clearly hated me. It...

Definitely gave me character development and a sense of humor. Despite this, I would still give my right kidney to have it gone tomorrow. It’s not worth the pain, embarrassment, and severely low self ...

This is what I started doing in my adulthood and it works for some reason . When I was a child,I just took all the bullying and jokes. But now I'm just like '' yeah I stutter'' and they get so awkward...

Took me 20 years to get that. If you fight every battle, strangers will just think you are angry… and retarded. ...

yep before the dates I always do, can’t be living with that added stress of trying to hide it. Plus if they don’t like it, they ain’t for me anyway...

There are minor benefits too like you are not the first priority if there is something related to talking in group project or some related activities. You don't have to deal with fake people because f...

Tell the company's HR department that you have a stutter before your interview. They'll let the interviewer know and when you stutter during your interview it will be less of a stressful moment becaus...

Imma be real with you bro, no one is coming to save us. No one cares. Just gotta deal the best you can. Forcing yourself to talk to people does help, as well as putting yourself in stressful situation...

Whenever you feel overwhelmed, remember people who can’t hear, people who can’t see, and people who can’t speak at all, as well as those suffering from even more difficult illnesses. So at least, than...

What else is to do? Majority of people either think we are retarded or some kind of weird freaks. Its better to ignore than just start fighting with most people. That never ends well. ...

I’ve been through the same. My stutter was at its worst when I tried to hide it. I didn’t want people to know so sometimes I avoided speaking and became really shy or I was overthinking all the time a...

Yes that is not a good habit. Have a zero tolerance policy for never avoiding words or situations. Avoidance is a habit that gives short term relief but is an absolute killer long term. I’ll say it ...

Find activities that give you confidence, going for a bike, a run, playing guitar, working out. This will build your confidence. What helpers improve my stutter is do practice positive thinking in doi...

One of my biggest triggers is drive thrus and I still haven’t gotten the courage to go through one yet. Maybe one day 😩...

There's a lot of controversy around the Lidcombe program in the UK for this reason. Many adults who stutter that have been through Lidcombe say that it just made them mask more and that it reinforced ...

Medical student with a moderate stutter deciding between Pathology, Anesthesia, and Radiology — looking for honest advice

Medical student with a moderate stutter deciding between Pathology, Anesthesia, and Radiology — looking for honest advice Hi everyone, I’m an MS4 trying to decide between Pathology, Anesthesiology, a...

When I feel hard block coming, I do what they call 'easy onset'. Its basically taking a nice pause right before that word, breathing easy, and speaking as I exhale. Also, I used this technique in co...

Thank you. Luckily I don't let myself miss opportunities when it comes to experiences. I love speaking on microphones in front of a crowd (not typical, i know.), I like doing fun and dumb things. But ...

Stuttering has really affected my true self

Stuttering has really affected my true self this is a throwaway account so thats why my karma's so low, I just need somewhere to vent. I'm a teenage girl in highschool and I swear, I'm naturally conf...