Stuttering Support Group

I agree, the more honest you are with people, the less you'll have to worry about slipping up. Who CARES what they think? It's not like you have the ability to never talk again, you should love yourself for who you are and what you can do, not punish yourself for your problems. I've been stuttering my whole life, for a few years it went away, now it's back- people say they can't notice it, but I notice it all the time. What you should say to people at school is that no one is perfect, they have their problems, you have yours. You aren't doing it on purpose, that you want to be normal just like them, and that they need to respect you for your differences.

I've been stuttering most of my life. All my friends know I stutter but my teachers and classmates don't. Sometimes I'm speaking to a teacher and completely stuff up a word and she sort of looks at me funny.
I try and avoid speaking in class at all costs. I've changed every password I need for the video shop to things I can say and there's certain words I can't say with out taking 2 minutes to pronounce.

Is anyone else as exhausted as me?

I still I have trouble admitting it to people but they pretty much figure it out on their own after a while anyway and if they dont like it then they dont have to be around you thats all.

If they are really your friends, they won't care! :) I stutter (sometimes severely) and my friendds have NEVER made fun of me. I think that the best way to let them know is to just tell them directally when you are having a hard time.

And about kids making fun of you, well try to ignore it, but if it turns into regular haraassment (i.e. on a daily basis, physical confrontation, etc.) , let an adult know. There is no shame in tattling on something like that.

It took me a long time to admit to anyone that I stuttered, but I think people realize more than they let on - especially your friend. I recently told a friend since childhood that I had a speech impediment for the first time, and he responded "I know". It was such a relief!

I'm like you, I have a million tricks and excuses that work a lot of the time, but sometimes they don't. Lately I've been coming clean with people, telling them I have a speech impediment and encouraging them to ask me to repeat myself if they don't understand something I say. It's not perfect, but I feel much better about myself being open and honest about my speech.

I know how you feel, I'm an 18 year old who has stuttered all my high school life.

There are always some idiots out there who will tease you for being different and it does hurt, but if people see that you accept it, they will to.

For example, I once had to give a speech in front of about 40 people. The speech went for 4 minutes if I said it fluently. Due to my stuttering I spoke for half an hour, feeling like an absolute idiot. When I finished I was close to tears, but as I sat down the audience began to clap and give me a standing ovation.

In the end, you just have to accept that you can't change your speech problem and hiding it just gets too stressful. You just have to embrace who you are.

Hope this helped.