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commentr/StutterMay 21, 2025
1 points

Please don’t do it. Every time someone asks you what’s her/his name , your brain will kick in- remember it’s a challenge- and you’ll Stutter on it. There are thousands of names. Pick one you can say e...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2025
2 points

What if when someone ask you what your baby’s name is, you don’t just say “Bob”, instead you try saying something like “This is Bob”...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2025
2 points

With a stutter you have to compromise a lot in life But naming a person is where it shouldn't matter, because it is your baby's name that everyone will know them as ! Picking a name you both reson...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterMay 20, 2025
17 points

Naming my baby

Naming my baby I’m 31F and 31 weeks pregnant! My husband and I have picked names for both a boy and a girl, as we aren’t finding out what we are having. During the name picking, I was pretty focused o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 20, 2025
4 points

Hesitation/Stutter when answering phone/radio

Hesitation/Stutter when answering phone/radio Hi all! I used to have a pretty bad stutter as a kid that cleared up for the most part as I got older. I haven't had issues in many many years, but recen...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
1 points

I’ve tried most of the treatments out there for stuttering—everything from benzodiazepines and SSRIs to various vitamins and supplements. Some of them helped for a short time, but in the end, I realiz...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMay 20, 2025
6 points

difficulty in introducing myself

difficulty in introducing myself recently I’ve been finding difficult to introduce my self particularly my name which starts from A , i used to find it easy before but now there’s this fear planted in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterMay 20, 2025
2 points

Meds

Meds (This is not medical nor is it professional advice. I’m just posting about my experiences for people who could relate.Please Seek or talk to a doctor for any thing related to medication or your g...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterMay 20, 2025
5 points

Rant

Rant This is really the first time I’ve ever talked about my stutter. I’ve been stuttering my whole life but when I was a kid it wasn’t that bad and I didn’t care if my friends mocked me. I was very o...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2025
6 points

Thanks! That's exactly what I did... I dismissed so many career options that I was actually excited about, and I ended up getting my degree in accounting, which gave me migraines and whenever I took e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2025
9 points

I'm a National Trainer training medical professionals (physicians, nurses, etc) all over the country facilitating 4 hour PowerPoint presentations.....all with a stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
postr/StutterMay 19, 2025
2 points

citalopram medication

citalopram medication Hey guys, I’m 24 years and I’ve been stuttering my whole life. After intense research online and reading other people posts on meds I decided to talk to my GP about them which I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2025
2 points

I find it crazy how stuttering works differently for everyone, for me if I don’t prepare, I can talk for a while with mild stuttering, but if I prep myself, I turn into a stuttering machine...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2025
1 points

It’s crazy that I don’t stutter when I do interviews. I can speak minutes without a single stutter only because I memorize what I say before I say it. Like when I talk about my background experience a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2025
10 points

I have interviewed people who do not stutter and I have seen them freeze, panic and fail the most basic tasks. Interviews in general mess people up. Congrats on getting the interview, it proves you ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
postr/StutterMay 19, 2025
62 points

Job interview was brutal🙂‍↕️

Job interview was brutal🙂‍↕️ Just got done with an interview for a tech internship, and I’ve never felt so worthless in my life lmao. I spent days preparing on what to say, as well practicing with th...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2025
1 points

It’s this mindset that’s going to hold you back, not your stutter. I wish I’d realised this at 16 and not at 22. If you go through life letting the way you speak control you and stop you doing things ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringHope & Motivation
postr/StutterMay 18, 2025
6 points

Slipping back into my bad habits. Looking to practice with someone this week or even a group.

Slipping back into my bad habits. Looking to practice with someone this week or even a group. Hy everyone. I am currently attending some job interviews, however I have come to notice I am slipping bac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 18, 2025
49 points

FUCK THIS EVENT

FUCK THIS EVENT Hey guys, I conquered stuttering and make videos on how I did it. There is a post on the subreddit with the explanation : [The Post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1iej02e/h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2025
1 points

I totally relate — I also have a speech difference and found that being upfront about it helps set the tone. When I had to present a case study this past Monday - 5/12/2025, I used AI (ChatGPT) to hel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesDisclosure & Telling Others