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commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
1 points

If you pick a career that helps you avoid talking, you will be miserable and will regret it later in life. Focus on pursuing something you're passionate about, and as you grow, you will find a way to ...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
5 points

I try to mask the block by saying filler words ("umm" "sooo") or by choosing a synonym. Then later when I realize that I won't stutter I try to say the actual word I wanted to say. It may sound a bit...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
1 points

Be yourself and muster confidence. Good women won't care about how you speak, they will care about your values. I'm a stuttering, bookish woman who has a harder time making friends but once they get t...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
2 points

Totally get it. I know what words will trip me up so I end up psyching myself out. You just gotta hit it without giving yourself the chance to doubt your ability. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
3 points

I don't handle the block. My social circle happens to be bilingual, so I transition to the other language, if that fails, I then either shut up or say something entirely different. Doesn't apply ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
8 points

Different methods depending on the situation and word. One that often works is the hum/uh method were instead of starting the difficult word, I'll start with 'uh..' and immediately put the word in as...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
4 points

Joseph Nguyen's book is really about one thing: we suffer not because of what happens **to** us, but because of what we *tell ourselves* about what happens. For people who stutter, this hits home hard...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
1 points

off the top of my head: Author, Cameraman, Twitch Streamer/content creator, instrumental musician, Mime ...

commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
2 points

if I mess up im not afraid to try again til I get it right....

commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
1 points

I know the singing mechanism but it only works for later syllables not for the starting one....

commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
2 points

focus on yourself and being authentic, don’t be afraid to embarrass yourself, if you do embarrass yourself reframe it from ”I should or shouldn’t have done this.” to ”I learned/experienced this.” don’...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
2 points

L and K for me. But most of the time, it's the anticipation that 'that word' I'm gonna get stuck on....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
1 points

I don't have strong feelings about your posts either way, but you're very clearly antagonizing the people in this comment section, and I don't get why you think that would be a positive thing for the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
1 points

Sometime there is none. Lately im trying trying to talk in sing-ing way..that way it easies the notorious blocking letter k,t,ch,pha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
12 points

This happens to me mostly on words that start with A,I,M,R, and Y. Something I end up doing, kind of automatically, is swallowing and that flexes the muscles in my throat. Then as those muscles reboun...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
3 points

Be gentle with yourself...

commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
1 points

And good luck finding synonyms when it's my student Id. Ruined my academics....

postr/StutterMar 29, 2026
2 points

Sudden mental breaks

Sudden mental breaks I’ve been dealing with a worsened stammer due to extremely low vitamin D levels and respiratory infections over the past few months. I have a lot of stress otherwise too: financia...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterMar 29, 2026
1 points

Sudden mental breaks

Sudden mental breaks I’ve been dealing with a worsened stammer due to extremely low vitamin D levels and respiratory infections over the past few months. I have a lot of stress otherwise too: financia...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2026
1 points

Yeah its hard to fix that “block”. It just creates avalanche effect and ruin the whole sentence afterwards. ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & Stoppages