commentr/StutterMarch 31, 2026

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Keep holding on. Some days will be better than others. I am 30 now. My stutter has always been a roller coaster. It was severe as a child. I almost never talked outside of time. For high school and college, it was mild. I stopped caring and would just let the stutter fly. I also found things to occupy my time so I really didn’t think about it much. Now I’m in my career, I have a child (who’s 4 and I’m noticing mild stuttering) and I feel like the stutter is back to haunt me again. It’s getting to the point where it’s affecting me at work and sometimes I can barely get a sentence out. I am hopeful it will go back down to mild but I do realize most of it is in my head. I am traumatized from the effect of my stuttering over the years. I get so nervous and scared anytime someone is anticipating me saying something. I get so nervous that I actually cause the stutter fit to happen. When I talk with friends & fam, I’ll stutter here and there but nothing that feels like I’m about to combust. But like I said, it’s a roller coaster. Keep holding on.

Themes

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance

Subthemes

Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage ChangesAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightAnticipating Stuttering