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Your articles on life with a stammer

Stories, articles, opinions, poems, art and more from people who stammer. Read about their stammering experiences.

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Abid dreaded the morning register at school. Nowadays it's him who takes it. Read about he grew in confidence to become a teacher himself.
Becoming a medical doctor seemed an unrealistic dream to Sophia. Here she tells us about deciding to go for it and stop hiding her stammer, and how her speech gives her an advantage with patients.
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Peter gives us an update after almost a year volunteering on our helpline and webchat support team.
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James writes about the benefits of telling people he stammers. He just wishes he started doing it sooner.
After losing his self-esteem as a teenager, Uchenna worked on his mindset towards stammering. Now a successful public speaker, he tells us how it's helped him achieve his ambitions.
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Carolyn talks about her life with a stammer, from struggling at boarding school to changing careers, going into local politics and growing in confidence with the help of friends and family. 
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James talks about having a hard time at school, and how family and finding a passion in something helped with his speech. 
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'I Was Defined By My Silence' is a video Charlie made for his uni project. Watch it here and read how it's made him start to deal with his own speech issues.
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Passing on what he'd learned to others helped Babszie grow in confidence and see his true value. Here he tells us how he's turned to online content creation to carry on inspiring people.
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As for many of us, school was a struggle for Nasir. That was until his first drama class. Read how being on stage gave him the confidence to succeed in his career and even try his hand at stand-up comedy. 
After plucking up the courage to phone a radio station one night, Roberta made a vow to herself. It's a vow that helped her realise her dreams of moving abroad and teaching art and design.
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Giving a best man's speech is something many of us dread. And it's something Paul wasn’t prepared for. Did he go through with it? Read on to find out. 
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