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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
3 points

Just curious OP have are you currently working or have you worked in the past? It seems like your currently just getting depressed due to rumination and overthinking, possibly caused by a lack of stru...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
4 points

One foot in front of the other. One day at a time. I skipped/avoided a ton of things in my younger years. Have I done everything I wish I had? no - but I have made some great gains. You're still in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
2 points

Sounds like she is a bully and she won't stop doing it . You need to move out of there and get your own place you can always work part time....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
9 points

You need to find a way to get as far away from her as possible. She is a horribly toxic person and she will cause you further pain if you stay within her reach. Find a way to cut her completely out of...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
7 points

It sounds like you already know this, but this is not normal behavior from a mother. She's a prick. I would never talk to her again ASAP, as it seems you're doing. And it seems like you're young enoug...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJan 29, 2026
15 points

What is the first step?

What is the first step? So I 25F, almost 26, long story short I spent the last 7,5+ years isolating myself from everyone. Literally every, single day inside my bedroom on my phone doing nothing but en...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
1 points

Me too 😭 I have been stuttering since I was in grade 4 and now I'm an adult... I have tried various speech therapies etc but it's lowkey all just a scam... Nothing works and it's soo annoying.. I'm b...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkTherapy & Professional
Helplessness & AgencySchool & Academic LifeTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
11 points

This is true. Being a guy there’s enough pressure with everything and then on top of it all there’s STUTTERING. Like my friends ask me ā€œhey why don’t you just go and talk to themā€ and I’m like yeah su...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2026
1 points

true bro life sucks i also have this i can't get her because i cant speak.i can't make friends.and all.would have die i don't want to live this way...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2026
2 points

Severe stuttering is not a "manageable speech impediment". I hope you leave ur mild stutter bubble and stop hurting other stutterers. Its never to late to become a good person....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / NeurodiversityHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
2 points

I don’t have an issue related to fear or anxiety, but when it comes to learning something, I’m extremely lazy šŸ™‚. If you have a situation like this, make use of pharmacology....

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Helplessness & AgencyMedication Inquiries
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

From my experience I can tell you that I don’t think stuttering itself blocks happiness. What seems to do that is the conclusion that life has to stay on hold until we speak perfectly. A lot of peop...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of LifeAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

My life is good and I don't hate myself at all. I love myself. I build a life for myself even with a severe stutter which is awesome but my life would be 100 times better if people like you didn't exi...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
0 points

the best treatments are speech therapy, exposure, building confidence, getting your anxiety under control, and ingraining the usage of tools to get past blocks and issues. the issue is that these ar...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

The reason 70% of stutterers have suicidal ideation is because stuttering is the only disability that is not treated as disability, You and me are a bunch of nobodies that hold no influence. That st...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

70% of stutterers have suicidal ideation because people like you say they are broken and need to be fixed. That's a choice you have made. Other choices are available....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

Can we please stop this feel-good bullshit. Imagine saying for someone who has near/farsight that their vision isn't an issue. Or someone with parkinson Or someone with ADHD Stuttering is a neurol...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityNeurological & BrainHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
5 points

Lets extend your analogy further. On the island, there's 5 people with different stuttering severities. 2 with mild, 1 with moderate and 2 with severe stuttering. The two with mild stuttering have ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

You have not understood my previous post where I answered your question. The only problem is in your mind. And, \*you\* are harming the stuttering community by trying to convince stutterers that they...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
5 points

The central problem is: Despite the intention to speak, speaking, involuntarily, does not occur. That is the problem. The only problem. I have two questions for you: 1. Is it social norms that lea...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainHelplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more