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commentr/StutterMay 18, 2025
4 points

Just be yourself man! Depending on how severe you stutter is I would maybe say something about it at the beginning of the Date, I have done this on some dates when I knew they would here it anyway. It...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDating & RomanceDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterMay 18, 2025
2 points

Advice/Help needeed

Advice/Help needeed Hello guys 23(M) here. Been stuttering since childhood. I recently started visiting a therapist, she told me I have severe cluttering problem which has developed into stuttering. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension+1 more
postr/StutterMay 17, 2025
27 points

I will have my first date ever tomorrow

I will have my first date ever tomorrow A girl approached me on instagram and I invited her out. The problem is she doesn’t know I stutter. What do I do? ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2025
1 points

I did an interview last month and I helped myself by practicing the answers to certain questions over and over. Although I did stutter and find substitute words for my answers throughout the conversat...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
postr/StutterMay 17, 2025
8 points

not sure if this is the place to ask this, but does anyone else struggle really badly to get words to come out properly?

not sure if this is the place to ask this, but does anyone else struggle really badly to get words to come out properly? specifically words starting with S or L, i was talking to my friend yesterday w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
1 points

No bro I wouldn’t start with that… she may already know that you stutter and she is going to be kind of prepared. Just try to have an organic interaction, ask her about something from school or someon...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
1 points

Hi, even im from india and i stammer a lot, just be yourself and if you are uncomfortable to speak then just do something for her. Its not all in the words sometimes its about the way you act, but do ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
3 points

im also thinking of a different way to phrase something. or I just pause, take a breath ad might even occasionally say 'umm' to try and trigger the speech...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
3 points

I personally am usually able to very quickly think of a different way to phrase what I’m trying to say or a different word that means the same thing...

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Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 16, 2025
8 points

It's been a while since I've had a bad stuttering interaction where the person just assumes I'm stupid, but my phlebotomist probably got that impression.

It's been a while since I've had a bad stuttering interaction where the person just assumes I'm stupid, but my phlebotomist probably got that impression. Went for a blood draw the other day and tried ...

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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
5 points

When i do it I quickly think of a way to rephrase what I want to say or use a different word to start the sentence. It helps me 70% the time but I still have blocks that I can't get round and look lik...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
2 points

This way of thinking won't get you anywhere. From what I have read you have a mild stutter so once you get a little comfortable with her so then you won't stutter around her so this is the first step....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
3 points

Dont worry! he will get better as time passes by. But for now, I would like to tell a tip that I use. Before saying a sentence, I form the sentence with the words that come easy for me, and then I tal...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2025
1 points

For D, its the same, I would again start with 'eeee' and then D, like 'i(e)d'. Or else I just leave the D and will start from the next word, people understand it anyways I think. But I would like to r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
10 points

Screw these vowels

Screw these vowels I have been stuttering from 4 yrs old - present day (17 years old). My stutter has been reducing rapidly over the past 2 years of my life. I would say I am about 80% fluent on my be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
9 points

How do I talk to her !

How do I talk to her ! So I am a 9th grader in India and I like a girl in my class but 'I stutter' so I am always nervous speaking because I know I can't finish it off. I have had some opportunities t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
38 points

A good read on how I conquered my stutter. (For the most part)

A good read on how I conquered my stutter. (For the most part) ‼️Before I begin, I just would like to say please read the whole thing before you comment. There may be a time where you don’t agree with...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
12 points

has anyone had a successful interview?

has anyone had a successful interview? Hi everyone. I just got done with an interview for a program at my college and I had the worst stutter ever. The lady was so nice and understanding, but I feel l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2025
1 points

Just say the first thing that comes to your mind… ask chatgpt to help you with small talk topics and try to break the ice. People will notice your stutter but most people respect and won’t say nothing...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
17 points

New job tomorrow, how can I introduce myself if I struggle to say my own name?

New job tomorrow, how can I introduce myself if I struggle to say my own name? I have a new job and my first day is tomorrow, there's a lot of things worrying me about this job but one of the aspects ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more