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My wife and I attended a wedding recently and we were seated with 6 absolute strangers. I was pretty anxious before getting seated, but then I thought to myself, “fuck it I’m going to walk up to that...

It is a wedding! Everyone is there to have a good time and be happy for the couple. The only person who is going to care about your stutter will be you. You will need to navigate the meal, I would adv...

People will pretend like don't know what you're talking about. We all know that the reason we care about stuttering at all is because people made us feel bad about it. They made us feel like it was s...

I've heard it before, not always, but some do say it, or imply it when I take issue with how they are treating me. At 54, I don't put up with much when it comes to my stuttering....

I really think we stutteres need to give less of a fuck. No need to fit in. Do what you do and take minutes or longer to say what you want to say. Be open about the fact that you stutter and that’s it...

Disclose you’re a stutterer but it does not affect your abilities on the job. Definitely try to get good sleep the night before! Slow down your rate of speech when answering. Don’t rush into it. If ...

Yes. Just saying hi is enough. You don’t need jokes, trying to impress, or explanations. If someone wants to interact, they’ll show it. If not, your responsibility ends at “hi.” This is your new bou...

Nah if someone laughs at my stutter we have a problem. I only let one person laugh WITH me when I stutter and she’s my best friend. I had another friend laugh when I stutter and everyone else jumped i...

Sorry for my vent, but this really annoys me. For context. I work in retail. I'm on the tills a lot because I love it. I get some customers mocking how I get stuck on words, they LAUGH BC clearly, the...

I straight up told the teacher I was opting out of class reading. She could call on me, but I wasn't doing it. I did my oral presentations after class to just the teachers. Advocate for yourselves!...

let him finish, and then you can ask specific clarifying questions if you don't understand something he said. that's just part of two way communication. same as everybody. the only time you may have ...

Some people are allowed to say such a nonsense and everybody tolerates it

Some people are allowed to say such a nonsense and everybody tolerates it So , sometimes people are dumb and are allowed to say unbelievable things. It might sound narcissistic but Why I need to stay...

There's a very low chance he's not already aware of it. Personally, I feel uncomfortable when someone points out or gives me advice about my stutter. I struggle with confidence and it makes me feel li...

Better just leave him alone. He probably knows and is just trying to live his life the best way he can...

Please let your parents know about the situation and have them call the school to grill them about this situation. Your voice matters so the teacher should be accommodating for you or anyone else who ...

let's go through what's the worst that could happen. if they know you have stutter, they should wait more, not less, for your speaking on the fly. unfortunately, some people do the opposite and they ...

honestly just keep going like that, with patience and understanding, or straight up ask , you might be reading into this too much so at best he doesn't care and if he does then you can have that conve...

I think the best thing you could do is to have a conversation about this with him. Until you do, it’s sort of like the elephant in the room. He may or may not want to talk about it, but it sounds like...

society has shortchanged us

society has shortchanged us I really starting to feel this way, especially after browsing this subreddit, and reading all the words of pain and anguish. I always just dealt with stutter in my own wa...

One of the most annoying interactions

One of the most annoying interactions Last night I went to a new meditation circle I’ve never been to before. I was early, so the instructor asked if I wanted to read aloud a few quotes to the group w...