No u don’t

i like OP

Bro, you're one of the most positive people on this site. I've seen your replies to the others. I appreciate you a lot.

I did the repeating thing as a kid, but I became self-conscious and stopped later in life. Now it's just a block of silence, which might confuse people for a bit. Maybe they just assume I'm thinking really hard about what to say.

I've never had any formal therapy for it, but I agree that exposure therapy helps. You're more than your stutter. Don't let it define you. I ended up working two jobs at the same time; both involved customer service. It was hard at times, especially during days I didn't feel my best, but I'm glad I did what I did.

I went back to this thread because there's something I want to share. Lack of sleep affects different people differently. For me, it decreases my confidence and overall mood. I feel insecure and whatnot. Well, I didn't get much sleep last night, but I still wanted to attend this tutoring session on Zoom for my math class. I'm usually not much of a voluntary participator, but I challenged myself to do so anyway. I knew I might stutter, but I still went for it multiple times. Feeling proud of myself for it.

Back in the day, I spoke to a fellow stutterer. He told me singing is a great way to overcome the psychological component of this. It ties into the idea of exposure therapy. Yeah, we might be afraid of singing to or in front of people, but it's a great way to stop caring. That's the whole thing about stuttering. We care way too much. Notice how we don't stutter when we talk to ourselves, but the moment we know someone is there, we stutter.

Not gonna lie. It's definitely affected my self-esteem, especially since it was at its worst point during my adolescent years. That was a time when I was supposed to pick up social skills and all, but I couldn't due to my situation. I'm not going to let that stop me from being happy. I might be set back, but I'm going to do my best.

We'll get through this.

Hey man, ty so much I really appreciate it!

Damn man, what an insightful post. I’m so glad you shared! Yes, I totally agree that you’re more than your stutter & you shouldn’t let it define you. I’m happy that you still took customer service job despite having a stutter. That act alone speaks miles about your self determination.

Omg, yes I totally agree about the sleeping man. I always make sure to get enough sleep before my call center job every day. It can definitely affect your speech more if you don’t get enough sleep! Yes absolutely you should feel very proud of yourself for volunteering to speak despite your stutter. That’s awesome man and I’m glad you did it.

For myself, I have never tried the singing method but damn does that sound intriguing. The way I do it is through filler words such as “um” or “uh” so I can move past the block & say the word I’m trying to say.

I’m exactly like you, though, I have a silent block as well where it’s not repeating the same letter over & over, but rather short periods of silence between each word.

You’re so right, the key is to stop caring & just roll with it. We’re definitely the hardest on ourselves, and most self conscious, when we stutter. It’s important that, like you said, we don’t define ourselves by it & just confront it head on.

It’s affected my self esteem as well, forsure. It sucked being too embarrassed to ask a girl out cause I was too afraid of stuttering, or what she might think, etc

But as I get older, I find just simply telling someone you have a stutter relieves all the pressure. And I’ve never had someone (maybe one or two instances but hardly ever) make me feel inferior when I told them. They’ve always been completely understandable. And, if anything, it allows the girl or person to let their guard down & confide in you some things they’re self conscious about.

We will get through this though, man I’m gonna start following you too bro so we can keep eachother motivated ITT. I’d love to hear some success stories you have or anything in the future regarding your stutter; the good & bad

i stutter cause my mind is always racing.

yes i have minor stutter

made me little shy at times but i get over it

I can't say no to a b**** 😔💯💯

when i was a kid i used to talk fast af

i still kinda do but not as bad

Op a GOAT

This is now a @YoungWaltDisney appreciation thread

I stutter whenever my anxiety gets very bad in public.

i hate being me

Just realized I have an hard time interesting sometimes

Use to pronounce certain things wrong when I was young but I got over it pretty quickly, I remember having a counselor in kindergarten and first grade to fix it, I think it was cleared up by like 3rd grade

@op I’ve seen you mention this a bit before and I can’t imagine how aggravating it must get sometimes, but you’re a true GOAT and I’m glad you’ve been able to make the best of the hand you were dealt. I have zero doubts that you’d be successful with anything you do bc they’re right, you’re such a positive person and you’re the type of person that people want to be around.

ty so much man. You real AF @Jerry_Seinfeld i really appreciate you fam