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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
3 points

Try not to let the stutter define who you are as a person. Does it cause a few setbacks in your life? Absolutely. As hard as it is, you have to accept your stutter first. Build confidence by appreciat...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
17 points

You need to move past it. People are attracted to confidence. I’ve never had any issues with mine and dating. It is what it is, I acknowledge it if need be and move on. End of day, you wouldn’t da...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

You sir just made my day. I’ve gotten tired trying to explain to people the difference between a stutter & anxiety/confidence. It’s annoying when some people don’t know the difference & spread false i...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

Some people only have anxiety & they confuse it with a stutter then spread false information to people who actually have a neurological condition. & that’s not true for everyone I stutter just as mu...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

The realest answer is that it's gotta be a choice that comes from you, from within. But I'll see if I can offer a few ideas. 1. Locus of control. Even with your best efforts, you can't completely pic...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

Never! I have a moderate/severe stutter but also a wonderful career as a CPA, live on a lake, am a wildlife photographer, have been married over 40 years, have 3 grown sons, 2 daughters-in-law and an ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
3 points

Ive had it in mind about 2 years ago. I wasn’t happy about my stutter, but I also wasn’t happy about myself. I have a stutter, I’m short, balding, skinny. I hated a lot of things about how I was. I ha...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
3 points

Hey I'm a stutterer who became a doctor. I really struggled during the first part of med school but gradually found my groove. I did go to speech therapy when I was at my worst, and it got me out of t...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Hope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

hi! 21f here. i’ve also had a “severe” stutter since childhood with no prior history of anything brain related. regarding the success of speech therapy, i’ve noticed over the years that i was not as ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Fluency TechniquesSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. Masking+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

It’s mainly the anxious feeling or feeling that I’m ‘abnormal’ because I’m unable to form a proper sentence like most people that stops me from accepting it...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

I just wanted to comment the same issue Recently I am too depressed due to having no relationship at all as a 27M stutterer. In all my youth I have been too much negative to myself, always downgrading...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

It ultimately depends on what your goals are. Often when people seek treatment for stammering, it's not because they want to be fluent for the sake of it. It's because they want to _not stammer_ bec...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2026
2 points

You gotta just get out there and shoot your shot. I'm 50, been married 21 years, and had a few girlfriends before that. There are certain things we gotta acknowledge and accept: you're probably never ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2026
1 points

Yeah, I guess so. :) I would lie if I say it was easy. I basically stopped studying because of the fear of talking in front of many people (I blamed other things for it at that time). Or being afraid ...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
School & Academic LifeDating & RomanceMindset shift+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2026
4 points

I'm a woman who stutters. Ironically enough, I get more or less the same vibes you seem to from men. As in, they'll approach me, making it clear they find me attractive or interesting or whatever, but...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionDating & RomanceAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2026
2 points

Never let your stuttering silence your dreams. Your voice deserves to be heard, even if it stumbles sometimes 🧡...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2026
4 points

>I can’t stop thinking about how stuttering is a turn off for women >the fact that I stutter is something that makes her think I’m only good as a friend.  The above sounds like it's not stuttering ...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Dating & RomanceIdentity & Self-PerceptionSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2026
11 points

I accept that I stutter the same way I accept that I have bipolar disorder. The same way I accept that I have bad eye sight. The same way I accept that I have adhd. It’s simply a medical reality of my...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterMar 1, 2026
9 points

accidentally might've offended my speech therapist

accidentally might've offended my speech therapist (21f) hey all! i just want to vent about something that happened to me recently because i really have nobody else to talk to about it because non-stu...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionNegative Therapy / Harm
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2026
1 points

Does anyone want to be seen or simply continue hiding your voice? Every voice, including our stuttering voices, have value. Do you agree or believe there’s no hope for us?...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation