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> I believe that I stutter because I don't want to stutter. Interesting. I really find that insightful. I love people like you....

I really appreciate this well articulated and well thought out reply. This is a lot to absorb. It's very interesting that your dad believes that he "grew out of his stutter" even though by your stand...

I used it. Its very informative, I loved the words of van-riper. They are kind of like my greek sages for stuttering philosophy. If you believe their words you will be adopting a much more powerful mi...

Stuttering When Alone and other questions

Stuttering When Alone and other questions Questions for stutters: ARE YOU OKAY WITH YOUR STUTTER? WHAT DO YOU THINK CAUSES STUTTERING? DO YOU STUTTER WHEN YOU TALK OUT LOUD ALONE, OR TO ANIMALS? I...

I'm 29 and still have hangups over my speech... but man, it gets easier. If you can, see a speech therapist. Talk to your friends about your stutter, talk to people at work about it if it's botherin...

I'm 21 with a stutter and completely socially awkward... when will i get over this?...

It taught me to listen rather than speak, as I most often couldn't talk if I tried. Past tense because I'm basically impediment-free now, save for the blip here and there. ...

Stuttering has made me a better person because it has given me a kind of empathy for people going through hardship that many seem to lack nowadays, it has forced me to be a better listener and I liter...

It has made me more understanding of people that do stutter as well but also just more understanding of people that have any minor or major disabilities. Specifically for myself i think it made me mor...

Honestly, I don't think it has made any difference to how I look at others or behave towards others. I believe who I am at the moment, I would had been the same if I weren't stuttering. However, I a...

I'm the same way. I always try to hear the full story, or really get a feel for who the person is before I pass a judgment. I work on the philosophy that you get my respect until you lose it. It seems...

I am more accepting of other people's issues, because, like how they don't fully understand my problem, i don't necessarily fully understand theirs. People actually say I'm really empathetic, and i th...

Not people im closest too but I stutter more around other stutterers than non stutterers....

IT worker here. I've had pretty severe cases of stuttering throughout most of my life. I still do it in various situations, and it varies from crippling to barely a flip on the radar. When I first ...

Stuttering is a physical process whose exact cause is unknown, although there are many known factors that contribute. Studies have shown us that people who stutter are "hardwired" differently for spee...

Stuttering is definitely linked to self-confidence if I go by experience. The only times where I stutter now (cause I've got it mostly under control) is when a situation intimidate me in some way. So ...

I thought I would add my story. I've stuttered FOREVER. It used to be really bad and I hated to talk to anybody. My mom, brothers, aunts, uncles all knew I stuttered but I did not have enough confide...

It's still here but if this isn't a success story.. I've stuttered my whole life and if anything it's now 10x worse being 24 now. No idea why.. largely connected with mental health and anxiety. I'm ...

Thank you for your answer. Honestly i had no idea that stuttering was such a hard thing to cope with. I'm also not from the US but from northern Europe. Bums me out that i cant help my cousin myself a...

I have a couple thoughts. 1) The variable nature of stuttering makes it next to impossible to provide "tricks and tips" that will apply to everyone equally. There are many many tricks and gimmicks, ...