commentr/StutterDecember 17, 2025

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Hey, I think both views can be true. For me, my stutter always disappears when I’m alone. With ample of preparation, I’ve also been able to speak fluently in front of large audiences. I once gave a 15-20 minute presentation to 300 people, won first prize, and the judges didn’t realise I had a stutter. I appreciate the point that stuttering isn’t simply caused by social anxiety and that anxiety can certainly make it worse, but it isn’t the whole story. Thanks for raising that; it matches my experience and helps explain why it can feel complicated.

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Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightHiding & Concealment