How I Deal with Having a Stutter | Téa 

'Take turns reading in class.' Stutterers worst nightmare

I remember times in elementary and high school, where a teacher would ask me a question to which I know the answer, but I would keep silent and pretend I didn't know the answer for fear of stuttering and embarrassing myself in front of classmates. Happened like hundreds of times.

I also stutter, but i think mine is genetic because my grandma and my brother also stutter. In public, i either get really enthousiastic or nervous but both result in my throat feeling tense and almost like I can't breathe. But It's nice knowing there are others like me. Love the video

I stutter as well. Like you when I talk slowly and I'm relaxed I also don't stutter hardly at all. It's crazy how back and forth our stuttering goes depending on many things. I also had a very hard time making friends because I was so afraid what they would think of my stutter. I have also felt very lonely because of this, like no one understood what it was like. The anxiety, depression and loneliness are only a few things I dealt with. And still deal with at times. This is a great video thank you :)

Stuttering is very interesting some people make me stutter more then others.

I usually never comment on videos but on this one I had to.... I'm 17 almost 18 years old and I've had a stutter since I was born. Everything you described in this video is everything I've dealt with... I've honestly never met anyone that has the same problems as me and know few people that have stutters. So I just wanted to say thank you for putting this out there and making me feel like I'm not alone. :)

I can so relate to you, I have suffered with depression and aniexty because of my stammer, people don't understand how it can affect a life I have videos on stammering on my channel if you want to check them out

I stutter and so do my husband and son. My husband's a state trooper, I'm an RN and my son is in 8th grade. I've come to realize, just as you stated, no one around you really cares. Granted, we're not severe stutterers but that's of no consolation when you're a kid. Thankfully, my kid has an awesome attitude and is very outgoing; he says, "This is how God made me and I'm cool with it." yay!

I stutter, too. I completely understand how you feel. I also just started my channel.

Girl, we're the same person. You're so pretty, smart, and gave great advice.. I hope you're doing well!

I know how you feel. Stuttering is incredibly difficult to live with. I recently finished a co-op term at my college where I had to talk all day. It was horrible at the beginning but got easier as time went on. I still feel embarrassed when I stutter badly but not as much as before.

I guess there are a lot people like us .. and it's make me happy to talk to people who live in the same situation with me .. I feel like u can understand what I'm going through .. and u can remember heart beating before u are about to stutter in front of others .. and im sure that you have experienced the sadness and loneliness after an embarrassing situation .. anyway Tèa I almost figure out that you have a stutter .. u really know how to hide it you are in a good level of fluency .. i bet there are many others hope to be in ur level .. I hope u share me or us what's speach therapy benefit u .. and for all who stutter in the world .. hand in hand let's have a good life .. accept our selves and our stutter ...

I can totally relate. Before speaking, the anxiety of stuttering takes over and ruins everything. It’s so embarrassing and you feel like you are different from others. I had a similar experience in school, where I had to read the News in front of the entire school, before the start of the day and I just lost it. Stuttering can really hamper your self esteem and can bring you to real lows in life. Thank You so much for this video. It really helps. Calming yourself is so important which you explained very well. Thank You and God Bless your beautiful soul always❤️

As a fellow stutterer, playing music helped a lot. All i do is imagining a click track in my head and try to start sentenses every four clicks, that forces me to have a better flow and breathe better!

I feel you. I also have a stutter which I suddenly developed at the age of 8 or 9. I always used to be such a happy child who talked a lot and had many friends but ever since i got this stutter my life has been negative and depressing. just the ability to not being able to say what i want to say is fcking irritating and making me feel powerless. and also knowing that a cure is not out there in the world makes it even more depressing. many people think stuttering is just that you cant say a certain word and thats it.. but thats so wrong.. the side effects are present and horrible. btw, tea you are stunning.

It's so weird that when I watch videos with people who's stuttering it isn't awkward at all, but when I stutter I feel like it's the most awkward thing. Btw this video really helped me mentally because I see another person struggling with the same shit as me and that makes me feel less lonely

but im so scared, i have childhood trauma because when i was a child my friend used to mock me and make fun of me, i cant just freely talk so open about it, so it became a habit to hide my stuttering. and i ended up became a introverted event tho im not like that.

I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't studder. I'm almost 29 now & it still effects my everyday life. I have very bad social anxiety & get so depressed over this. Everything u said I can totally relate besides I haven't had the courage like u to face the problem head on. When I know there will be any kind of social event I have to attend, rather it be with family or strangers, I turn to alcohol cause when I'm tipsy I don't studder. I don't want to live my life like that anymore! I'm going to take your advice & seek help from a speech therapist. I've allowed my studder to hold me back from so many great opportunities. I have a one year old son now & I hope he doesn't develop a studder but if he does at least I will have the right tools to help him overcome it.... Thanks a lot for your video... Very inspiring!❤

im PWS and im in my mid 40s. what i observed as well as learned from stuttering is that it is all based from fear. The fear to stutter. And this triggers all the negative cycle that follows. This fear is bigger than the stuttering itself. so if theres one thing for us to manage..it is our FEAR..

I was also born with a stuttering problem and I know how difficult it can be to speak, especially in front of people. Thanks for making this video and sharing your thoughts. Sometimes I think how different my life could be if I didn't stutter but oh well. Please keep making more of these videos!

Depression, anxiety, loneliness... me in a nutshell too. I had traumatic time as a kid with my speech problems, it drove me to two suicide attempts. My speech impairment has completely dominated my life, affected my work, friendships, relationships. I'm aware it's about taking personal responsibility and pushing oneself, there's no instant fix unfortunately. I really admire your honesty and bravery in talking about your struggles, repsect!

I think your stutter is cool. It makes the words that can escape your mouth much more valuable.

I truly hate the word "presentation", and this is my (as a stutterer) nightmare...!

I have had a stutter for my whole life but it has recently gotten much much worse. Thank you for making this video, it made me realize I’m not alone. Stay strong

I know exactly how you feel. It sucks all of my jobs have been in customer service so that means a looot of talking and I feel like my stutter has gotten worse. But like you when I'm by myself I don't stutter and I can talk super fast with out a single stutter but when I get in front of people its hard to get a fluent sentence out. My throat tenses up and it feels like my tongue gets fat when I start to stutter. I'm not sure if its a nervous stutter or what but sucks so bad I want to talk and have good conversations with people but my stutter gets in the way. Anyway I'm glad I found your channel its good to know there's another girl around the same age as me going through the same thing. we're not alone😊

i love the fact that you made this video. i have a stutter too. i get stuck on M words, L words, & words that begin with N. ill even sometimes get stuck on S words (ironically my name begins with an S so introductions are sometimes interesting.). i was told by one of my personal heros to 'never apologize for your speech' it is beautiful and if people dont get that, thats okay. i work at this everyday and i love the fact that your getting this message out there. stuttering isnt wierd, its just unique. much love! wishing you so much confidence and courage just to push through the stutter. you got this girl! 💚

I stutter too. I feel your pain. It's been hard just doing normal everyday things. I think it kept me from doing things and being who I could be. This is definitely a cross I have to bear daily. I've been through speech therapists and even hypnotism, it didn't seem to work for me. Thanks for sharing this.

You are awesome! My 13 year old daughter is struggling with the same tensing in her vocal cords and she is having a tuff time. I'm happy to say she has a huge amount of friends but says she won't do candles at her sweet 16 which breaks my heart because all dads want to hear their daughter say those great things we love to hear. Keep up the videos, I always tell my daughter that someday she will be able to help a little girl or boy who is struggling and that's what you are doing right now . Very brave, be proud and once again you are awesome! Thank you

Hey!!! I just want you to know that I was almost in tears watching this video. Me and you are so alike its crazy. I am a former Athlete and College graduate. I have been stuttering since a very young age. I would say it is moderate to severe, and it is very frustrating. I am very quiet and too myself because of it. Its very encouraging seeing other people that struggle with the same thing. Thank you for this video.. If you have any other social media let me know. I would really like to keep in touch we can help each other. God Bless

Tea, I really appreciate your openness and honesty. At first, I was wondering where is the stutter? You explained it very well, how you control yourself. When you said "breathe" I knew that would be very important. My husband, who has stuttered his whole life, sent your video to me. I had just told him to breathe yesterday when he was stuttering profusely, so I feel vindicated by what you said. He gets very impatient when I speak, yet I am not a stutterer. It is very frustrating because I have been very patient as he tries to say things, but I am not treated with patience. Thank you for your great video. It is obvious, you have touched a lot of people with your insight and help from your speech therapist.

I work front counter and stutter

Thank you for sharing this. The obvious take away from your video is that you have more to offer than us “east talkers.” Keep in mind that some of the best orators in history had to overcome speech difficulties. (Best singers too) But the overall attractiveness you exude, with your amazing smile and hypnotic eyes only accentuate your inner strength to put yourself out there. Kudos young lady. The world is a richer place with you in it!

I'm 19 and have been stuttering for 12 - 14 years and find it unbearable. It's so hard to live sometimes, is what I feel. This video helped me thank you so much.

The way I am relating with you right now.I could relate to your story about reading in school and asking the person next to you to read for you,totally relate to that!!Getting stuck to a point where the words wouldn’t come out.This is the first stuttering RU-vid video where I can feel like the person on the other side is just narrating my life story!This is really stressful to live with.

I can absolutely understand you, as I face the same problems, or have been in similiar situations. Keep going!

Great Video! Takes courage to do this. Be Proud of yourself! U should definitely do more videos about stuttering. Take Care!

You are VERY brave, and you should feel extremely proud of yourself. I'm proud of you and I don't even know you! As someone you has lived with stuttering for 66 years now, I can easily relate to everything you've said. As a young boy my stutter was so bad I could barely speak at all and suffered all the awful negatives you yourself expressed. However, in my teenage years I resolved not to let this get the better of me and I grew in confidence and learned to surmount the main difficulties. Now, for the past 40 or so years, I cam more or less talk normally (save for a few words, which people like us tend to become experts in skirting around) and even teach in front of classes of multiple students Thank you for this wonderful video. I also plan to check out your other videos. A BIG well done to you!! Take care x

You are so awesome I watched your video with my daughter who is 13 years old and has a stutter and you really helped her alot you are very brave for what you're doing and keep up the good work thank you, Brian

I feel your pain ...cant tell you how many times I've broken down but despite all that having my stutter has helped me pick myself up having self motivation to do things day to day to stay on a consistent path others don't understand but keep being you stutter and all

Those who matter don't care, those who care don't matter. You're genuinely beautiful, strong and COOL. I don't have stuttering problems but I tend to speak fast so people think I'm nervous when I'm actually not. Hope you get better each day! Even if you don't, remember that you're exactly where you need to be and you're PERFECT.

hey .. i just wanted to say that you give hope to others that have the same problem. I understand you fully .. i deal with that every single day since age of 3. But we still have to be strong and stay head high cause people like us are special and brilliant .

very brave of you to talk about your stuttering, as you already know I stutter as well. at age 21 I also had worked in a fast food restaurant in the drive through and can definitely relate the experience, Im 27 now and work as a foreman for an​ industrial construction framing company so you can imagine how many people I have to work with, meetings, inspectors, dealing with engineers and employees, what helps me is to put my emotions aside and learn to get things done rather than being scared. just going to through this out my last relationship also ended because she told me I was boring and quiet​ but had previously mentioned that I stutter, but the truth was that she was cheating on me few months before and told me I was not talkative and serious. yes it was hurtful but also got a sense what I needed to improve. my stuttering has gotten in the way of everything is not severe until they ask me for my name then I freeze just like you did and say another name that's easier to pronounce lol. but in the midst of everything I came to realize that I can't please everyone and if they look at me with an​ odd face I directly tell me that I stutter and not let it bother them. some techniques I used is raising my voice, my father used to stutter but somehow he overcame it in his adult life, he literally yells at me when I speak in the phone lol. another one is I started practicing bioenergetics from Elliot Hulse and that has helped me to reveal and put my voice out there. thank you once again remember your not alone my stuttering lads, stay positive and be loud out there.

I’m 27 years old and I’ve lived with a stutter my entire life. The experiences you touched on, being unable to utter out a word in a moment of high anxiety, being afraid to read out load in class, feeling sad because you can’t talk like everyone else, and the depression that comes along with that. It really hit home for me. I can relate to all that. Sadly I let my stutter rob me of a social life in my early twenties. I didn’t really go out much and I was terrified of approaching a women. But most of all, I felt alone. I never knew anyone personally who also stutters. I had nobody who really understands what stuttering is like or what I go through. I don’t know why it took me until now to look up stuttering videos on RU-vid but I did and I found your video. Along with that I found others like me in this comments section. Thank you for making this video Tea. I hope there’s a way we can connect. All I have is Facebook. By the way, you’re very beautiful.

Thank you for making this! I just wanted to say to young girls and women out there, that tomorrow will come, you will survive whatever happens. I had a rough youth, clouded with worries because of my severe stutter, but just take it one day at a time. Just breathe and don't ponder over embarrassing moments and situations, let them go the minute after they happen. Just keep moving forward, and don't look back. I still stutter at 42, and it does affect my life, but it is still a beautiful life.

Hey Tea. I agree with everything you said. I am here because I need some support, and as u said it is a very difficult subject to talk about, since people won't understand what exactly it means and how it can change one's life. This is only to tell you that you sure are a role model for all stutterers because you faced it in front of the world and this is the most important part to ease your life and be proud of your uniqueness :)

Hi from Quebec :) it's a very good video. I have stutter for many years and now it's somewhat under control. But some days it's really hard. I found out with time that it's really connected with my emotions and my sleep. If I do not sleep well, the problem gets worst. If I anticipate I will stutter, then I will. Like, for instance, if I am in a crowded and noisy environment (restaurant) then the probability of stuttering triple. One day, I decided to go to Toastmasters to fight my fears and I stopped stuttering as my level of self confidence increased a lot. Recently the problem came back again and I am searching solutions. Your video helped me a lot to feel less lonely. One thing I tell you, stay strong and positive, we all have a treasure inside us. I think people who stutter need to talk without being judged. Let me know if you (or anybody here) want to practice over the phone / hangout. Good luck! :)

Ugh my stutter. What a hell. I wish everyday for it to go away but it’s serving my abandoned traumatized childhood self to get its needs met in an unhealthy way. Good for u for making videos on it.

I’m 12 and I have a stutter and I can relate to this video so much. I get very nervous and people used to bully me and make fun of me but I’ve learnt to deal with the bad people. I lack confidence and self esteem and I don’t like talking in front of people. I go to speech therapy as well but it hasn’t made much of a difference. Your videos make me happy and more confident. Luv you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I can relate, I know someone who has a speech impediment and she is cute and she feels bad about it a lot but I always try to remind her to not be scared of it or anything, just try to do your best and that's as good as you can do. And after its all over just look back and think of how everything is going to be okay despite how embarrassed you might have felt

This video was in my suggestion it’s cool to know there are other people who stutter as a kid I always refused to get help with my stuttering but now I’m trying to fix it it’s cool to see that someone who stutters is talking clearly like you

Thank you so much for making this video. I am a very social person and I stutter. Recently it has seemed to come up more when I get more stressed. At my job I talk to people all day. That is when I stutter the most and I always feel so embarrassed and like I’m going to get fired over it.

Lot of love from a french stutter :) you seem to be a really great person, I related to most of your stories. Thanks to have published this video

you're not the only one, I'm now trying to get rid of it before I ruin my end of year project, Stuttering is really a complicated issue !

Hi Téa, great video and advice. I've stammered since i was around 8 or 9 and have been trying to help people learn to live with their stammer for a while. Personally I think another idea which is helpful is having a sense of humour about it. I've learned through performing as a magician as a job for around 6 years, that making a joke about it eases the person and kills my anxiety. Some people who stammer can't seem to understand how this will help because they understandably get very frustrated with themselves. However people who don't stammer seem to love this and appreciate what you're saying a lot more , making it easier to speak to them. What's do you think? Keep up the good work Ste

Thank you so much for your video. I had a stutter since I was 4. It was so tough to go through the mixed feeling of embarrassed , shamed and self-blamed etc.I did the same things as you mentioned. I worked on my self-esteem, breath and rythme of speaking by sports,yoga and reading psychological books. It gets so much better. Ps, I am a language teacher.when I had a stutter I just told my students I have this trouble some time. Actually this helps me to relax and continue our conversation:)

You are making a very strong statement that is helping not only those that suffer from this but as well as others that have different handicaps so be proud

I have a bad stutter and I stumbled upon your channel and I am so glad I did, you make me feel not so alone. My stutter began after I had meningitis when I was 18 months old and my life has NEVER been the same. It is a struggle everyday, and even after 31 years later, I would give ANYTHING to talk like a normal person just for 1 day 😭

it’s really amazing when u see similar ppl to u and the actions they been talking about and u been through it before, what tèa is doing makes me smile, and i want to be friends with ppl who are feeling just like what i feel if i get anxiety and all that

I understand the depression, stress, loneliness and everything else you go through 100% because I go through the same thing. I use to be a very social person hanging out and meeting a lot of people daily until I lived at job corps and came back, it turned me in to a loner and made everything much worse.

Great video. That takes a lot of courage, Much respect. I used to have one too but It’s almost completely gone, have my good and bad days. But growing up no one really knew that, turned into skipping class so I wouldn’t have to present, etc. for me having the courage and not thinking about it too much really helped and so did putting myself in awkward situations on purpose. Wih the best of luck to all of you and keep a positive mind!

Thanks so much I feel so much better. I know I’m not alone and people share my struggle. Stuttering does effect me in many negative ways but it makes me unique and different something many people can’t relate to.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and emotions with us, Téa. To talk is to open ourselves up to everyone and that is scary. I can hear your strength in your speech. I took speech therapy when I was young (7-8) and the therapist focused on eradicating the stutter. It didn't work. I started sessions with a therapist this year in another country and 23 years later. The focus was not on getting rid of the stutter but becoming one with it and accepting it as a part of who I am. Now this won't help with acting - and I too hate my stutter - but it it teaching me not to be scared of it. My stutter consists mainly of silent blocks (which, I'm told, are not stutters) because I have become so afraid of stuttering that I actually increase disfluency. I imagine stuttering, an extension or a repetition, and the tense feeling in my throat and chest would disappear. Have you ever looked into this? (this is the first video I'm watching)

Brilliant video, extremely relatable as someone who also stutters. You capture it perfectly when describing the feeling of loneliness, something a person who does not stutter will not understand. It really is a lifelong journey (some may say battle) with ups and downs but glad to see your being positive. And well spoken throughout!

this has got to be one of the first stuttering video's I've seen with someone who has had a stutter since birth because I thought I was the only one tbh! I completely relate to EVERYTHING you stated In this video. Up until 11 years old my stutter began to get worse and worse each day until I was starting high school at around 12 years old. My mum decided to go back to the doctors to see if they'll be able to refer me back into speech therapy for a sort of support group. I can tell you right now as 14 years old that the stereotype of speech therapy working is VERY rare. It just really depends. You know what the worse thing is, when someone tries to 'help' you by saying "oh it's okay, I stutter too when I'm nervous". Like please, I know where your coming from in 'trying to help me' but ironically that's not helping me!! ugh

I have a stuttering/speech impediment as well as I know exactly how you feel. It’s hard to speak just because the words won’t come out at all. I don’t know how old this video is and if you still stutter, but everything you mentioned in the video is what I have been through my whole life. Thank you for posting this cause hopefully it puts in perspective how much we try to be like everyone else but it’s hard to do so because some people don’t understand.

I like people with stutters. It really says something when you have the guts to speak up even with a stutter. You have to be brave to do something like that. Plus, I think a stutters kind of cute

I know the feeling when the words just wont come out is the worst, so much anxiety build up, thanks for sharing, I'm currently trying to overcome my stuttering and get my comfortable with it. I've been in the military for 4 years and I'm moving into a leadership position soon so its stressful to think about it all. For anyone who can't get a therapist I recommend the book "self-therapy for the stutterer" its a very helpful book.

Stumbled ( ha !) across your video and I do have a stutter too and its fluctuated to good to worse every single day ever since my mom made me go to the speech therapist in elementary school in 1st grade and it feels good to know that other people have problems speaking especially because everybody who i have encountered in my life has never stuttered. The worst moments are introducing yourself to a class and you either cant say your name ( then everybody assumes you dont know your own name ) or stumbing on your name and as a little kid its awful. Great to share your experience on video !

This video was very helpful and reassures me that I'm not alone in this. Although I didn't take speech therapy, the techniques you've shared I learned on my own through bad experiences but it made me who I am today and I always keep going. :).

Hey hun. I totally hear you. It's that deep dark feeling that I hate. Also when mines is really bad I forget to breathe and my chest hurts. I'm learning Italian and I stammer in both English and italian. I dont like the anticipation of waiting for my turn to read. Also on italki when I'm with my teacher who is very patient it can be so hard to speak and I end up wasting half the lesson I paid for because of my stammer. But one thing I have noticed is that you are enough eventhough you have a stammer. My friends all know I stammer and even when I breathe sometimes it catches onto another episode. I love yoga and dance too and it helps your right. If people dont have patience and openness to know me and accept me then I dont want to try to give my light and energy to them. Keep shining hun. Xx

When you were explaining yourself it was so much common with me. I pray god for you and me to let our stutter go. Thank you. And you have no reason to have low self-esteem , you're great the way you're.

Thanks for sharing. Reminded me of my high school days working at White Castle, they knew I stutter but still put me on drive through. I lived through it :) However, now I am much much older and wiser. I still stutter and get nervous of public speaking. My daughter stutters and I am more worried about her than myself. Anyhow, keep sharing, it will help others.

Hi Téa. We did reading out loud in a circle in English class. I would always count the sentences to see which was the sentence I had to read. I'd repeat it in my head over and over again for the entire time and usually managed to blurt it out when it was my turn... We did this all the time. The worst. Not as bad as having to read your essay though. When my teacher scanned the room for someone to call on to read their homework I'd usually hide under my desk... What helps me today is stuttering more openly.... I think it's extremely courageous of you to post a video like that. Thanks so much for that.

totally relatable sighh! but people will never understand how fortune they are!

You said so much interesting stuff. Thank you for explaining to me your experiences and thoughts!

Your video just made my day. I stutter as well especially when I do public speaking or when I have to introduce myself. The phone has always been my nightmare. I've got a little better when I met my wife..she accepts me as I am and that made me more confident of myself and now I stutter a little less.Thanks for sharing and tips.

Thank you so much. These past few years have been hell inside my brain because of my stutter. During this video I started crying because I know the feeling that you felt at the drive-thru. Sometimes when the phone rings, I just can't answer it because so many times when I go to say "hello" I can't get the word out at all and it feels like I can't breathe. I get terrified to do things that normal people would find really simple. I have struggled so much in school as well with trying to talk to others and introducing myself because saying my first name is the worst thing for me. When people make fun of me it hurts me so much that it keeps me up at night because I know have to live like this for the rest of my life. But I really don't. The stutter will be there, but the fear doesn't have to be. This video helped me a lot and I want you to know that you have really made an impact on my life, so thank you so much for that. I hope I can get better. The mental side effects are too much sometimes. But I know I'm not alone in this struggle and I don't have to feel like this anymore.

It baffled me how similar my experiences were to yours. And from the looks of the other comments, this seemed to happen to a lot of people. It reassures me how now I know I'm not alone with this issue. It always frustrates me how some people just don't understand how bad it is and how much it really affects my life. Thank you for this video

I feel you and I see youre speaking so normal, all you problem is nothing but beleiving thay ypuve a problem, Im also stutter and it doesnt obstract me at all because I accepted it and really loved it now I dont stutter cuz I dont care about what people gonba think about me anymore, I only look after myself

I stuttered my whole life. It was worse when I was a kid. 5 yrs of speech therapy and it’s better. I mainly stutter now when I am nervous or excited. I have never meet anyone else that stuttered. Thank you for the video.

I don't have a speech impediment, and you're way better at speaking to a camera than I am, lol :) Very informative and brave video. I'm glad you've reached a point where you're not holding back, despite the difficulties. It would be such a shame for you to hide, since you seem like such a genuinely sweet person :) I'm gonna let you inspire me, and start doing youtube tutorial videos that I've been holding off since forever, because talking to an audience scares me. Cheers!

Cool video! I do not have a conventional stutter, but I have allot of sentence breaks, restarts, and sometimes uncontrollably replace words or phrases with something unintentional if I become extremely anxious when speaking. I've become much more aware of it when speaking to professionals in my field after graduating college. It gets better when you hit adulthood, but it is still a nervous disorder for me and is increased by anxiety. It's an ever going work in progress, and I hope everyone who deals with stuttering an speech impediments are able to find their confidence and relax. Good advice in general! :) I survived some meetings by just trying to breath and relax.

Thank you so much i don't feel alone anymore.Im at 8th grade and it's really hard to be confident when you stutter and that's all you think about also to be the only one who stutters in the whole school is deppressing.This video helped me ALOT thank you.

You are so amazing. I’ve stuttered all my life and I always felt like I was lesser than a lot people because I can’t say what I want to all the time. But this video makes me feel like I’m not alone, and that I can get past it. Thank you so much! It really means the world to me

You are an inspiration! I'm 21 and I've been stuttering since my childhood and I relate to every single thing you said. I don't comment at youtube videos ever, but I just want to tell you that you are doing an amazing job and you have motivated me to start a youtube channel of my own! Great video Tea!

Your story about having to quit performing at plays up until 10th grade reminds me of my experience with Drama class in junior high. I loved drama class up until I stuttered really bad while doing a skit during class. I never took drama class again even though I loved acting. Thank you for sharing your story. You are so brave!

I stutter too. And I just took an instructor job in college. I usually walk inside the class to help me overcome stuttering. Bottom line is that I don’t let stuttering interfere with things I want to accomplish. And yes, I also have a lot of friends and I could say they’ve accepted what I am. Good video.

you're so brave to talk about this! i stutter myself and stuttering is one of my insecurities that i never want to talk about this topic

with a face like that, your stutter automatically becomes cute. I love you.

I was put into Special ED because of my stutter, doesn't sound like that was the case for you and I'm happy about that, glad to see that other schools are nice and not mean. Also my stutter is the same way.

I can really relate to you. I also have a stuttering problem when I am in public and in school. It really sucks but hearing what you said about people not actually caring is true. I had a hard time in school today because it was my turn to talk and when it was my turn I couldn’t get my words out and I ended up doing the exact same thing you did. I turned to the person next to me and had them read it. It was really embarrassing and it made me feel so stupid. It takes a lot of courage to make one of these videos. I’m happy to know that I’m not alone with my stuttering problem. Thanks for the video !! :)

Thank you for this inspiring video! I also have stuttered my whole life and it can be super frustrating at times. I try not to let it hold me back but it definitely has its downfalls. i’ve been searching for ways to make it better. I feel like it holds me back from making new friends and while i’m at work as well and it can be very discouraging. I’m relieved to see i’m not alone in this and there are people like you who understand what it’s like living with it. Hope all is well!

You are absolutely gorgeous and sound beautiful. I stutter as well so I have a very good idea of what you’re talking about. It gets embarrassing more than anything to me anyway. The thing that hurt me the most was when my ex as she broke up said it was exhausting listening to me talk after two years.

You are very inspirational! I have tourettes syndrome and it feels similar sometimes bc all I want to do is communicate through words and body language without it being such a struggle. I'm a Realtor believe it or not and I agree we can do anything in life. That being said it's still challenging at times and it's nice to be able to relate with others facing similar challenges. Thank you for this video, I have been having a very tough time lately and you really got me through some of it. Love ya! :)

Great video. I stutter too. It's crazy how people who stutter can tell if someone else stutters. Within the first minute of the video I could tell you were trying not to stutter. You did a great job though. Everything you mentioned has happened to me multiple times throughout my life. I'm 25 now and stutter occasionally. What helped me was reading out loud at nights so I could loosen up my throat muscles. This way my mouth and throat wouldn't tighten up as much when I speak. Also, it seems like anxiety causes my stuttering due to it tensing up my speaking mechanisms. One way that I've overcome anxiety is to become overly confident in myself as a person (through secondary education, money, working out at the gym, and increasing my social status). That way normal interactions with people won't intimidate me and create such anxiety. Overall, I admire your determination to overcome stuttering.

I stutter as well especially in schl I get very nervous and I have been stuttering since I was born sometimes I get soo lonely that I stay in my room for a whole day

Thanks for sharing your story. You made me remind French class... I got so stuck and started crying. At that age it is the most horrible thing but later in life it becomes easier to deal with.

Wow, I stumbled across this video this morning and the experiences you described are exactly what I go through on a daily basis. I go to uni and my major requires a ton of public speaking. My stammer is unforgiving during normal friendly conversations let alone public speeches. Thanks for sharing your tips and experiences, I’m really glad you’ve been doing something to improve your overall well-being.

Your video made me cry. Because I have a stutter too. And I'm glad that I'm not the only one. I feel you so much.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience, I had exactly the same experience as you did but sadly more hurtful since I’m a guy , Right now I’m the saddest father since my only son At 5 years old just start to stutter as Well . I’m looking online for different techniques to try to help him