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I need support Hi—I love you already. I know that you understand my struggle if you are in this sub. Please tell me your biggest challenge. Some people respect me enough to let me speak but it still...

What does your brother want? Does he want to go to therapy? Does he want to talk about stuttering? I’d start there. I don’t stutter, but my husband does. I’ve seen his family (long story but he went ...

as a person who stutters there are some things I would like when someone wants to talk about my stuttering problem 1. Breach the topic when you think the other person is in a good mood and make sure ...

Hello friend, i am also in high school and i also have socialization problems.my advice for you is > Look people in the eye, even when you are stuttering !Many stutters learn to hide their stutteri...

I got beyond this by taking risks. Here's a story. My first year in college I commuted, so I didnt have too many friends (stuttering didn't help of course). After my first year I transferred schools...

“Are you okay?”

“Are you okay?” I don’t know that I’m even allowed to have a pet peeve about stuttering because my husband stutters, not me, but the post asking for advice for a coworker who stutters reminded me of s...

I tell the girl from the start about my stutter and if they act any different towards me about it then I cut them off. If they aren’t accepting of it just know you dodged a bullet...

Taking advantage of stutter!

Taking advantage of stutter! As we all know, we all wish that we didn’t stutter but you can not change who we are. Has anyone taken advantage of stutter, like getting things because of it, or applying...

Therapy is a good idea to sort through these thoughts and emotions. When someone I don’t know mocks my stutter, I tell them I have a stutter & that’s why I repeat my words. Their joke quickly tur...

Just own it, it's not your fault you have this condition. Whenever i stutter when speaking to some stranger i just say i have a speech impediment, or if i stutter when saying that i try to use other w...

Do you begin by explaining “sometimes I stutter, pause, repeat. That’s just how I talk! It’s no big deal :)” If you don’t say something like that, how can any of us expect the listener to have a cl...

This isn’t your fault my guy, it’s a challenge that every stutterer has to go through. Here’s some advice from a guy who had to answer calls for a congressional internship. I started every phone cal...

This breaks my heart. I know exactly what you're talking about and I'm sure everyone else here does too. It's easy for me to say but I'll say it anyway because it's the truth: give yourself a break an...

How do you know no comedian has a strong stutter? And you can have good tone as a person who stutters. You just have to remember to stay in touch with your emotions while speaking. And timing is mor...

That’s why you have to tell them that you don’t want your words to be taken differently whether you stutter or not. Maybe even tell them you sometimes stutter on jokes. Then just keep telling the jo...

Sometimes no matter what you do, you're going to stutter. Just like how sometimes you work your ass off for fluency, and other times you just happen to be fluent with little effort, even if it's for o...

Yes! Also said that stuttering is a recognised disability, and that they're being ableist but they still stood their ground. I was then like listen, don't take this as me 'telling you off' or having...

I think calling them out and using guilt is a good idea. Yours is bound to make them uncomfortable! Here are a few more ideas: "Well, that's an ableist thing to say." "Are you saying a disabled per...

I have the same problem. It’s not obvious that I’m blocking because I don’t have secondary symptoms, just looks like I’m frozen lmao. What I do when that happens is I say “I stutter, I didn’t forget m...

I’ve tried that before but the joke falls flat when I block on “stutter”....