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I've had a similar childhood as yours. I know how you feel. People think we stutter just because we're nervous. The truth that no one else sees is that anything that reminds us of that trauma does not...

Thank you so much, brother. It really means a lot to me. I’ve been mentally devastated because all of my friends appeared for the IELTS exam within 2–3 months after coaching, but I’m scared because of...

I don’t know why, but I was born with a stutter. Every single day, the thought of giving up comes to my mind. But then I think about my parents, especially my dad, who has worked so hard and has never...

You are not alone. I struggle with the thought of how other people have no idea how lucky they are to speak fluently and operate normally in society and wishing I was like them. I hate stuttering. I f...

Every day. I have friends and colleagues I become envious of as well. Depending on my mental fitness from there I can goto resentment, sadness, or “if only”s - imagining what my life would be like t...

Anyone else do this?

Anyone else do this? Does anyone else overhear conversations in person or on tv etc and think to yourself almost every time "I wish I could speak normally like"? Minor thing Ik but its just so depress...

Life On Delay

Life On Delay Just finished reading Life On Delay by John Hendrickson and it's the most inspirational and relatable book I've ever read. I'm pretty sure many of you here already know about this and re...

Missed out.

Missed out. (29M) I feel like i’ve missed out on life and it’s killing me inside. From, like, 18-26, a lot my life was just isolation and anguish. Everyone else was out there finding themselves, tra...

21M Stammering + severe anxiety + depression destroyed my confidence after joining college .Need real advice

21M Stammering + severe anxiety + depression destroyed my confidence after joining college .Need real advice I am a 21-year-old CS student. Till class 12th I had only had very mild stuttering (once in...

As a teen myself, who stutters quite a bit, this helped me. However I wish I could speak fluently so I cound talk to strangers, and even the thought of that my family almost has never heard me speak "...

Bro my friends never made fun of me or something like that, but I just feel depressed when I feel it will always continue with me when I grow up, and also scared to open up and conversation to just no...

I am so sorry you went through that as a child. I had my fair share of emotional and mental abuse but it was never physical and never blamed on my stutter and I was never told those things so for that...

OP, I really relate. I recently started a new job at the same time as two other people, and seeing how effortlessly they connect with our colleagues makes me feel both envious and a bit sad. I’ve trie...

OP I understand what you are saying. OP my stuttering is extremely severe. At times it can take me about five minutes to say one word. Growing up was torture for me. My parents hated that that I was...

Should I spend all my life wishing i didn't stutter

Should I spend all my life wishing i didn't stutter Thats a question that came to me recently. Well am 19, soon 20, thats a quarter and if am lucky or unlucky a fifth of my life. Should I live it brea...

Currently in my 20’s and i always think about this college was a mess no friends the ones i did have made fun of me. University is even worse presentations and stuff I’m avoiding them for now not sure...

It only gets worse. The older you get, the more different you’ll feel from everyone else, and the more you’ll start to think you’re worthless. ...

Glad I came upon this post because recently been feeling a little down because of my stutter, glad to know im not the only one...

Well as much as I wanna be positive, I feel the worst I have ever felt, and the most helpless than ever. It doesn't help chronically always having a bank account in the negatives and being forced out...

Oh my... I'm so sorry to hear that. I can relate to all the hopelessness and emotion you have, as I experienced most of it myself. How are you doing now?...