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I feel you. It becomes like a possession. Trust me, you are not alone!! The isolation takes its toll on our mind. After years of akward situations and embarrassing ourselves we almost become the stutt...

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 have had many prescriptions over the years. Xanax, Clonazepam and Valium. Xanax makes me stutter more, but I don't care about it. Clonazepam makes me mean, I get personality changes. Valium is pe...

Godzilla help us... I just give up when I can and tbh you should try that, like becoming mute suddenly and using gestures instead, it's weird too but a weird I prefer. I know it's hard, you're stuc...

Man, I can relate so much! I get so distracted by fighting the demon that I just throw words out so I can quickly escape the situation. I battle the exact same things you do! Today I was working out...

Yes, I have become somewhat lazy in trying to hide the stutter. Every single social interaction I have is awkward so I have sort of given up trying to control it. I block HARD, shooting out my words ...

Lowkey jealous bc my speech does not really allow me to be a covert stutterer. Also thankful that my speech forces me not to be one...

Older adult here - been stuttering really well for 50+ years. I was covert for more than half those years, because I was filled with such shame and fear of rejection. Being covert - in hiding - handc...

I’m a covert stutterer (27f) and I regret it. It’s such a habit now and I’ve been doing it for so long I don’t know how to stop. This year I’ve actually made it a goal to allow myself to stutter aroun...

I’m curious if anybody has made it work. To me is just weird and I don’t use it as a crutch....

I was a covert stutterer. Now I can't hide it at all. My speech seem to get worse with age....

I'd say I'm almost able to be covert on a good day. My life is filled with constant planning of word substitution, forward social thinking, anxiety management and exposure theraping myself....

Are there any covert stutters in here

Are there any covert stutters in here I think I may be one, and reading upon the term I really do go through so much stress on a daily basis just to appear like a normally fluent individual, and I thi...

That is a smart move. Showing the screen at a festival is a great way to handle the pressure of the crowd. Using OneNote for work reports is also a solid idea. Having a script ready definitely lowers ...

Oh, when I order drinks at a festival, and there are 20000 people behind me, I write it out beforehand on my phone and just show them otherwise if I block it becomes an awkward excercise for both of u...

Dating with a stutter

Dating with a stutter So I’m 18f, and I’ve never had a partner. I’ve been told that I’m attractive, and I get approached in public, but I can never actually speak when put in that situation, so I end ...

I do not acknowledge it or bring it up myself and I don't reply much when someone else does. I either shut it down or let them talk while nodding along and making agreement sounds....

There are medicines like dopamine blockers that can help a lot. Check it out on Chatgpt. Others are in the pipeline. This is the best current solution and significant research is being done.Please don...

Is stuttering considered a disability for landing a job?

Is stuttering considered a disability for landing a job? I'm a computer science student, and I've noticed that many job postings are labeled as "disability-friendly" or even specifically look for cand...

I feel like I’ve always talked about it with friends and family since it’s not something I can easily hide, but recently I’ve started doing it with strangers. I have a really great SLP that goes to a ...