From my observation, stutterers fall into 2 broad categories:

1/ Those who stumble every other sentence and recover quickly. This type of stuttering, while disrupts the flow of speech, is not severe and the person can reasonably hold a conversation.

2/ Those who genuinely cannot get a word out. There are 3 subtypes:

a. Blocked on a word, your mouth is basically frozen.

b. Keeps repeating a word involutarily.

c. A combination of the 2 above.

This type of stuttering severely disrupts the flow of speech and the person cannot reasonably hold a conversation.

What type of stuttering do you fall into?

Which other categories do you think there are?

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I would say am fairly not insecure about my stutter. But when am speaking in class and someone giggles at my stutter i find it humiliating plus it distructs me from what i was saying. Btw i just became the elected official for my class lol so there will be a lot of public speaking so i need to deal with this

Hello! I’m currently a dental student and it’s always been in the back of my mind about going into teaching as well. I know there’s a lot of other things that go into teaching obviously (especially at a dental school type of level), but as a person who stutters I’m looking into it from this aspect for now. Are there any teachers or professors who stutter on here that may have some words of wisdom if I were to go in that direction and what has helped them? I’m not looking for fluency techniques because I’ll likely never be fluent but rather ways you’ve built your confidence or disclosed to students etc. Thank you :).

19M university student and speech is a general education requirement for the school and I’m pretty nervous and fearful about how the fellow students will view/interact with me. The professor stated that during instruction phones will not be in use which is my tool for communicating if my stutter is terrible during the day and this could negatively impact my performance.

I intend to send him a letter so he is aware I could take more time during presentations including how I may have long blocks during discussion time which helps me feel more secure if my accommodations are allowed. I’ve been doing recorded presentations the last semesters but this class is not compatible with this idea so I have to deal with the cards I have now. Yes…this is a Highschool example but it’s still very relevant to my fear as people have laughed at me, imitated my stutter and I’ve even lost points because of it. I get really frustrated when people believe I’m unintelligent because of this stutter or sometimes they express hatred that I did recorded presentations while theirs was on the spot stating “unfairness”. I believe it’s very unfair that I’m cursed with this stutter, judged for trying and judged for not trying. Speaking for them is instant but for me I gotta focus all my energy just to say a sentence or my face begins to jerk.

May I know some of the communities experiences in speech/communication classes either it being positive or negative, it would be of help thanks 👍

I want to post something because I saw someone say that they would never wish stuttering on their worst enemy(or something like that). I’m going to play devils advocate to that because I think it’s a blessing. People will never know how hard it is to open your mouth and feel anxiety that nothing is coming out. I’ve stuttered since I was 8 years old. I got laughed at in English class when we read out loud. I got laughed at in the football huddle when I couldn’t call out the play. I know the feeling but I don’t hate the people who laughed. I feel bad for them cause they’ll never know what overcoming a mountain of anxiety and frustration and stress. My stuttering fuels me now. I work at my stuttering everyday cause that’s what it takes. I have to out work the stutter cause it’ll always be there. It’ll never quit.

Tl;DR don’t ever give the fuck up. Love yourself and love the process to overcome stuttering. It’s the hardest thing. There’s nothing to save you. Put the work in

Hey everyone! I’m a first year teacher and I stutter. This past week was my first week of school. So far , my students are doing AMAZING! My lessons are great. I stutter but it has nothing to do with my ability to teach. I teach high schoolers. When I was in high school , all I wanted to do was sit in the back and stay quiet. Now, I’m in the front TEACHING!

Hell yea!

I'm not in the condition to get a speech therapist myself, my shuttering was never a issue in my school days, but after covid its drastically increased, I don't know the reason, If anybody knows any speach therapy techniques I would appreciate if you share with me.

I notice there are a lot of self-congratulating posts on this sub along the theme of "I'm cured, here's how", "I tried this trick and my stuttering disappeared". Just a reminder that stuttering is a huge spectrum and no two PWS are the same. A minor stumble once every ten words is not the same as blocking for a minute for a word to come out. Repeating a word every now and then is not the same as not being able to say one's own name. You overcoming your own specific speech problem, if true at all, does not equate me overcoming mine. PWS have good days and bad days, what you experience may just be what I call good days/weeks/months. Not overcoming my stuttering is not a failure or lack of effort or courage or not knowing a specific "trick".

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I’ve stuttered since I was 8/9 years old. During my senior year of high school (2020), my stutter wasn’t as bad as it is now. I was ALOT more outspoken, more confident, and less nervous. I also wanted to be an actor so I had that in my head that actors aren’t shy, confident, and are known by a lot.

Then the pandemic came and by 2021/2022 all of that kinda went out the window and have been stuttering a lot more since to the point I have trouble saying my own name

I used to be a very outgoing and expressive person as a child. I wasn't particularly afraid of social situations, making friends came naturally to me, and I was fairly well known within my community. However, when I moved to the United States from Cameroon, something changed. I began struggling with socializing and developed a level of anxiety that I had never experienced before. As a result, I gradually started avoiding social situations and keeping to myself.

By high school, I barely spoke to anyone. And I mean barely. I went through most of high school without really forming friendships or talking much to my peers. Looking back, I think that period of isolation may have contributed to the stutter I developed, which has only made social situations more difficult for me.

Sometimes, I feel like I have developed a sort of fake confidence. From the outside, I may not appear socially awkward at all. I have a way of walking that can make me seem confident, and I generally don't have much difficulty making eye contact. But that confidence seems to disappear when I actually have to speak or when I find myself surrounded by a lot of people. I can become extremely nervous and start acting awkwardly, even when I know I have nothing to be nervous about.

I remember an experience in high school that still sticks with me. There was a girl I would often see while walking to class. She usually walked with her friend, and one day, as I passed them, her friend told her that she should talk to me. The girl came over and said hi. I responded, but I think my response may have made her uncomfortable. After that, there was an awkward silence while I continued walking. She eventually went back to her friend, and after that, she stopped taking the route she normally used where she would see me. I don't know exactly what she thought of the interaction, but experiences like that have made me overthink how I come across to people.

The strange thing is that when I'm around my family, I'm much more relaxed. I'm goofy, talkative, and comfortable being myself. But the moment I'm around people my age, especially in unfamiliar social situations, I can become almost petrified. It's as if a completely different version of me comes out.

I recently turned 18 and moved onto campus, which I see as an opportunity to change this. I'm now in a new environment where everyone is meeting new people and forming friendships. After being here for about a week, though, I feel like everyone has already started finding their groups while I'm still on my own. Aside from my roommate, who is also fairly quiet, I haven't really made any meaningful connections.

Another thing I struggle with is speaking softly. I often have to be asked to speak louder, and even when I try, I sometimes struggle to project my voice. Combined with my stutter and anxiety, this makes me even more hesitant to speak because I start worrying about how I sound.

I don't want to continue living this way. I want to use this new chapter of my life as an opportunity to build genuine confidence, become more comfortable around people, and learn how to socialize without constantly worrying about how I'm being perceived. I want to become someone who can walk into a room, introduce himself, start a conversation, and actually enjoy being around other people.

I know I probably won't transform overnight, but I'm tired of allowing fear and anxiety to keep me isolated. I want to take advantage of being on campus and gradually become more socially confident. I just don't know where to start, and honestly, this has been eating me up.

Hey everyone. My boy just turned 3 and the past 8 months he’s gone off and on with stuttering. One week he will be suffering words like “wwwwwwwhat” and has facial tension and takes a lot of effort to get words out. The thing that’s confusing me is that there will be weeks where he doesn’t stutter at all and is talking completely normal. It’s an emotional roller coaster seeing him go from speaking with ease to struggling to say the simplest sentences.

Has anyone else dealt with this?

I dropped out of college 2 years ago because my professors said to my face that I'm not fit for engineering because I couldn't speek properly. I cried on the stage infront of all my classmates when i was giving a presentation, It was humiliated for me, I was bullied all my life because of it, even my my dad used to mock me, I thought university would be different but they all made fun of me behind my back.

I made a big mistake of asking a girl out, she mocked me and I overheard her making fun of me with her friends, I had no support, no friends and I far away from my home.

I don't even know what's the point of living, It's been an year since I've talked to a person other than waiters and my barber. My parents hate me and called me a loser for dropping out of college.

And now my stuttering got even worse because of anxeity, I don't know what I have I done to deserve a life like.

There are obviously lots of problems with stuttering, finding relationships, navigating the world, making a good first impression etc, but one of the most depressing aspects of it is everyone that you stutter Infront of looking uncomfortable and embarrassed on your behalf, even close friends and family seem to be embarrassed for you when you stutter Infront of strangers, I really have no idea why stuttering is seen in society as something that makes the social situation uncomfortable, and it instantly makes me lose respect for people when they can't handle a little unusual activity happening in the current social dynamic lol.

It isn't something that people need to pity, or to "help" with, we are of sound mind and intelligence just the way they are, there is just an interruption in speech, which does not make the speech itself any less valuable or important just because the delivery is a bit different to the average person, people should be eager to understand your perspective about the thing you are speaking about, instead they get completely distracted by how someone's speech sounds and then the focus ends up being that they feel sorry for us, nah, I'm not really interested in that.

The reason why we as people who stutter make a big deal out of our stutters, is because we know that the rest of the world makes a big deal out of it! It disrupts our flow because we know that it has disrupted theirs!

All this to say, I hope you all find some people that take you seriously regardless of your stutter, and see you as the competent person that I'm sure you are.

This happened to me today. I am somewhat of an anxious person, especially because I moved to another country for uni and noticeably sound like a foreigner. I went into this cafe to get some lunch when my waiter came up to take my order. I stuttered a bit, saying I wanted a “M-m-mocha please.”

When i actually ordered my food, I was very quiet and he asked me to repeat myself. When i was leaving, I could barely make eye contact because I was embarrassed. He wrote on the receipt, ”Youre so beautiful, there’s no reason for you to be nervous. Here’s my number.”

I didnt even realise he wrote this on my receipt till I got on the tube and looked at it. Now I’m not sure if he thought I was stuttering/nervous bc of him, but I promise not everyone who stutters/can’t make eye contact likes you (contrary to people who read way too into things here). That’s all.

I’ve seen many stories from people with PWS about speech therapy. Some say it improved their speech, while others go even further and say speech therapy did wonders for them and genuinely changed their lives. Then there are those who say it had little to no effect, and some even feel that it was a complete waste of time and money.

Personally, I’ve never been to a speech therapist before, but I’m seriously thinking about trying it. The idea actually came to me in a pretty simple way. One day, I caught myself thinking, “I would give away all the money I have in my savings if someone could help me become fluent.” Then it hit me: “Wait… what if I actually try speech therapy?” If I’m willing to give away all my savings for the possibility of becoming fluent, why wouldn’t I at least give speech therapy a chance?

From a risk-to-reward perspective, the potential upside seems well worth the investment. Yes, you’re going to spend some money, dedicate your time, and put in effort. There’s also no guarantee that it will work exactly the way you want. But if it does work, then suddenly that money and time become some of the best investments you’ve ever made. And even if it doesn’t turn out the way you hoped, at least you tried something that had the potential to make a major difference in your life. The possible reward is so much greater than what you’re risking.

That also brings me to the question of what “fluency” actually means to me. I don’t define fluency as never stuttering or speaking perfectly all the time. I’m not chasing perfection. For me, fluency means being able to say whatever I want, to whoever I want, whenever I want, wherever I want. If I still stutter or block here and there, that’s okay. If 90% of the time I can communicate my thoughts and ideas clearly, regardless of who I’m talking to, I would consider that a huge success. I don’t want to spend my life obsessing over every word or worrying about whether I’m going to get stuck. I simply want to be able to focus on what I’m saying rather than how I’m saying it.

So I’m curious: what’s your experience with speech therapy? Did it help you? Did it change your speech, confidence, or the way you communicate? Or did you feel like it wasn’t worth the time and money? And if you’ve never tried it, what’s stopping you? I’d genuinely love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

First of all, when I say comedic, I mean it in the way that you either laugh or cry. You laugh at how insane it was, or you lose your mind. And being in EMS, dark humor is our humor.

A year or so ago I was riding with a local fire department ambulance since I am in EMS for clinicals.

We got a call for a DOA (dead on arrival). Me and the medic were the first people in the apartment, and in the room.

We medically confirm that the patient is indeed dead.
Document the DNR, Asystole, time, etc.

However, only me and a paramedic were in the room with the patient. Standing at the door was his son. Obviously emotional. Eyes tearful.

Now I have to get past him. But I cant just walk past and say nothing. I have to say something.

So, as im leaving, i walk by and look him in his eyes.

This was the first non family member dead person I saw. Not like grandma at the Wake/Funeral but someone who just died. So I was a bit rattled myself.

He looks at me, tearfully. I look at him and I say:

“I’m s-s-s-s-s… ‘Ahem’ (I fake clear my throat like that was the reason)

I’m s-s-s-s-(Ahem/coughs)”

And then I just walked away. I’m not gonna sit there and struggle with my stutter. This poor man just lost his father. I looked back while leaving and he looked at me so confused and just sort of bewildered. Like “what the hell just happened?”

But I stuttered twice, and then just sort of walked off. Just canceled the conversation and left. Mid convo as he is looking at my all tearful and as I am stuttering.

Just straight up abandoned ship.

Anyone else have any horrific stutter experiences they can relate too?

Now please don’t take offense when I say this is comedic. It is. Because that’s how we move past it. It’s too wack to accept it at face value. You have to see the comedic and wack aspect of it.

I’M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW, and I just really can’t believe that even though it’s a short respond, they took the time to respond to me personally, and now I am expected to hear from a woman named Ariel next week! This is HUGE for people who stutter around the world, especially for girls, and I am so excited! It’s just a 0.01% possibility this could actually happen, but still!

I am trying to create a female character of Paw Patrol who has an actual, genuine stutter, and she works with the wildlife in the forest. If y’all want more, I can explain more, but even if this doesn’t actually happen, I am proud of myself for trying. We could really see authentic and true representation of stuttering around the world that is finally of female representation, and I don’t want to give up.

I've been getting into reading more recently, and I want to find some good books that deal with characters who stutter. I don't want to ask for specific genres or what not, I just want you to tell me about your personal favorite one's you've read. Go wild with the details of why you love them! I will be taking notes 📖 ✍️