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man that's a heavy weight you've been carrying alone, and I get why asking for help feels impossible when you've been in survival mode for so long. The thing is, you don't need to fix everything at on...

I don’t even care if I stutter anymore

I don’t even care if I stutter anymore I’ve given up. Even if I didn’t stutter I would still have nothing to say and nothing would change. I would still have low IQ with no friends and no gf. Who car...

Your loneliness and what you're going through must be incredibly hard to bear. Even though asking for help terrifies you, it’s the best thing you can do. It doesn't make you weak. Everyone on this pla...

Stuttering

Stuttering We were unlucky, speaking smoothly is one the best thing that a human can do. BUT NOT US...

Ive been there with you. I fumbled, cried it out in embarrassment knowing I would be denied and kept scheduling interviews anyway. Ended up getting a job that was far better than the one that rejected...

I agree! I myself hate condescending viewpoints from people, too! The fact of the matter is that they haven't lived our life. They haven't faced the strenuous battles we have. Ik it becomes unbearable...

I am your age and had exactly the same problem. I even have it recognised as a disability and was applying for a job in a disabled centre. Well after an embarrasing interview they decided to ghost m...

It's a central nervous system issue causing a state of almost contest anxiety. It's not "all in your head", it's all in your chemicals, something you don't really have much control over. The first s...

>they were thinking of me as less of a man or pitying me This is your belief. You can't say this is what they think.  I understand you thinking they might be underestimating your stutter and while...

Oh ill try it for sure. I sometimes skip words while reading or jus get freezed :( i lack confidence..my hearts starts racing...

Stuttering is just so unfair, although it's improved much, it's still there and it still affects my daily life. Especially in certain situations or most it gets to a point where im stuttering so much ...

Yeah, I'm very proud about it, but his teachers deny him chances like drama club, oratory cause he stammers, and he has stayed good so far but I don't know what would break him...

No, I've been on them and stable for varying years, my latest med change being last summer, and overall being on meds for bipolar, anxiety, PTSD, and depression; gradually since I was 18, so for about...

I have those same thoughts. It’s embarrassing that I can’t even say my name. My name starts with a C and just trying to say the first letter of my name triggers my stutter. Sometimes I even use differ...

I’m 28 and have had a stutter for the majority of my life. I had realized this is who I am. Some days are better than others but at the same time I have a wonderful wife who doesn’t stutter but loves ...

Early 20s with severe stutter – what helps you keep going?

Early 20s with severe stutter – what helps you keep going? Hi everyone, I’m in my early 20s and I stutter severely. I’ve been rejected four times from the military, two from the police, and recently...

Talking to myself

Talking to myself I just need to vent (22M) I have stuttered my entire life. The only place I could ever find a sense of peace was inside my own mind; at least in my thoughts, I didn't have to feel a...

I can relate but these days it's more like the *sitting in a fire with no expression* meme, I've been extremely anxious, then extremely depressed and I figured if I don't care about living then this b...

Iam really sorry to hear this brother. When the people who are supposed to protect us from the monsters turned themselves into monsters and there’s nothing we can do about it. Your mother supposed ...

I feel for you. it is easy to let one bad thing ruin everything and get stuck in a “hopelessness” mindset. You need to do something regularily, maybe start an Apprenticeship or study something at an u...