commentr/stutteringDecember 5, 2025

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I have stuttered since i was around 7 years old! I dont stutter all the time tho i used to stutter at every other word when i started stuttering it gotten better for me speaking for me is easier when I'm with people I'm comfortable with  I stutter in calls and stuff but when im speaking to myself im usually talking to myself quietly in my mind so i dont stutter but when i speak to myself out loud it do happen that i start to stutter I do and there exist an old experience with this from some years ago i was tryna tall to Siri and started stuttering and Siri just repeated my stuttering and then said it couldnt understand me Mainly a bit of frustration and a bit of dissapoinment I feel anxious every time speaking to new people cuz of experiences with being made fun off and disrespected by people of any age In ways i mainly just feel sorry for the people who have to wait for me to continue  I definitely do I can at times feel vulnerable yeah because of me being unsure Whenever i open my mouth and i cant get anything out it definitely do feel like im fighting my words i have had classmates who seen me try say something but couldnt get anything out so i just like basically was there nodding tryna force the words out and she went to me right after just saying she felt bad for me seeing ne have to fight my words out It very much has held me back from stuff definitely My confidence is at like 4/10 abt it atm I am an highly sensitive person for sure and pretty sure many who knows me can confirm that I definitely wish i could speak fluently! I cant sadly as there is confirmed that for those who have stuttering the stutter will forever be there even if you seem to speak fluently i also have been told that i probably would never be able to For me it usually goes 'fuck not again... Why cant i just je like the rest who dont have it! Would been way easier'

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation