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>than they otherwise would be. actually, you don't know that. or rather, you can't say that. sure, you could picture yourself without a stutter, but if that's the case, you could also picture your...

Yeah you're right, I'm just down about it now. I just feel that my interactions with people are much more restricted than they otherwise would be....

>It's closed off an entire world to me. i don't think that's entirely true. it might seem that way at times, but you can still communicate. it's just not the same way as most other people. but it'...

Insulted for stuttering during an interview

Insulted for stuttering during an interview I'm a medical student applying for radiology residency. Yesterday, an interviewer interrupted me while speaking and asked if I "normally stuttered." I get o...

Sadly, being alone or whatever avoidance of people will make matters worse. Facing your stutter/stammer now is the only way to overcome it. If you don't like your job, that's one thing, but leaving be...

You are correct about stuttering falling under the ADA. This can be tricky though, since "talking to people" may reasonably be considered an "essential job function" (depends on the job), in which cas...

Has anyone lost a job for not talking?

Has anyone lost a job for not talking? My stammer has always kept me quiet. My job now is somewhat social so I work with people a lot, give presentations, chit chat with coworkers, etc. But the whole ...

I dont know what to do while applying for a job

I dont know what to do while applying for a job I have a very hard time talking on the phone, as I am pretty sure that I have developed some kind of selective mutism to go along with my stutter. I jus...

Right there with you, fuck everything at this point. Hey, for the past several months I have just flat out stopped trying. If I am alone and dont have anyone to speak for me, I just bring a piece of p...

well, maybe you can figure out what worked with the second one, and search for a new one with that in mind. and i think you shouldn't deny yourself an "easy out", if you can't speak. sometimes that's...

i know ive had days where it was simply easier to pretend i had a very sore throat and write everything down. yes, yes, i know we are 'supposed' to power through it and be comfortable with ourselves ...

Im fucking done

Im fucking done Hey there... I've lurked in this sub for a little while because I too have stuttered ever since I was a little kid. I'm posting here because today I finally hit rock bottom in terms ...

Possibility to get out of it? How to find motivation?

Possibility to get out of it? How to find motivation? So in Poland there are lot of 2 weeks vacations when people are trying to get out of it. I will go this year too. I stutter for like 5 years and t...

I mean, your life is a long time. Have you tried drugs? Xanax kinda helps my stutter. Not too sustainable a solution... I've also head meditation helps. I course I understand your position so well. I'...

Yeah... I see other people around me able to talk to other people for hours and hours... even if I didn't have a stutter I know I would be incapable of that. Its truly like magic to me. ...

...i sat a while and pondered, because i wasn't entirely sure what to tell you. i'll settle for this: >But my stutter unfortunately doesn't allow me to do that easily, therefore I usually don't e...

I suggest meditation man. Sounds like you are under a good deal of stress, your mind probably never gets to rest. And I don't mean sitting idle watching tv or even reading a book, I mean sitting in si...

>I am learning how to avoid the situations that trigger it you don't want to avoid everything that could cause a stutter. more precisely, you don't want to develop the mindset that if something ca...

those are some good paragraphs; i can relate. Well hopefully you can get yourself to take a decision before having to reach a breaking point. Finding a good therapist might be the toughest part. But y...

Haha, I also had idea of pretending to be mute when I was young. Yes, comparing yourself to other people is horrible, it sure is going to bring you down. I guess you have to walk your own path, always...