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commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
18 points

First step is to get confortable with the fact that you are a person who stutters as this will allow to study and work on it in a more emotionally detached manner. Just being able to bring it up in co...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
1 points

Guys I experimented a bit more and found out that stabilizing my jaw help a lot. Usually, when I speak my jaw moves not only a bit too much but also forward. Stabilizing my jaw to reduce it to most m...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

I'm thinking of something like showing how one feels before, during, and after stuttering, like a sequence of several shots where one swallows saliva, clenches a fist, compulsively moves their foot, h...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Authenticity vs. MaskingPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2026
1 points

Yes bro that's the intention all together. But since my stutter sometimes is very severe when speaking normal, I'm trying the one word pauses first for about a full month or so, just to give myself ti...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

No matter how hard you stutter, you have to do exposure if you want to lead a fulfilling life. Stuttering has a lot to do with anticipation. Any speaking technique can only help once you are mentally ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnticipating StutteringAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

When I was 17, I had no confidence in my future. I thought: "if I even finish college, I'll never get hired for a job because of my stutter. I won't make new friends. I'll never get married. I won...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

 When I'm anxious, my stutter gets worse and I feel like I hold so much of that anxious tension in my upper body, including my throat and voice. You sound like a guy who knows his body well. Id focus ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Preparation & RehearsalAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
8 points

It's not your stutter that's holding you back, it's how you think and feel about it. You didn't let stuttering stop you from applying to college and getting good grades. So you are capable of making i...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
3 points

I can't help but notice that you are a very capable person, intelligent, and have a lot of potential. Look what you've been able to accomplish despite your struggles with speaking. You are close to gr...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Hope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

Yeah, it's a common misconception, many people assume that only childrens have stuttering issues As a student who stutters almost every word in sentence, my self esteem became so bad due to the fear a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
14 points

I got to experience how it feels multiple times (being a non-stutterer, 100% fluent). How to put it into words? Feels like some invisible constipating force was removed from your being. The natural st...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

Nice work!! So proud of you. I have similar experience too! Nurse Practitioner and Teaches at grad school level, Was really bad stutterer in high school- like severe. The Aha moment for me was me...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
5 points

I hear a lot of pain and self awareness in what you wrote, and honestly none of it sounds strange or broken to me. It sounds human. Many people without a stutter live in that same loop of replaying ti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

I thought the same at 22. 23 I moved to another country 3000km away and that really helped. I started off a clean slate. People just though I dont speak language well when I stuttered 😎...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
1 points

Compliment every person. I’m not talking about “hey I like your shirt” type of compliment. I would go over the top...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
2 points

I used to try to force it but that never worked. I usually stop talking afterwards but lately I would pause and laugh then tell the person or people I’m talking to “damn I can’t speak” then repeat wha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2026
3 points

I stopped caring what people thought about my stammer and just accepted its a part of my identity. I stopped letting this one aspect of myself hold back everything else I had to offer the world. Once ...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJan 1, 2026
8 points

Should I quit YT? I recently made a video and the voice seems so dull.

Should I quit YT? I recently made a video and the voice seems so dull. I stutter badly when talking to people. But I could knock off that voiceover without much blocks. I gathered myself, prepared mys...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJan 1, 2026
1 points

Acceptance and self kindness have been transformative, but it does still sting occasionally.

Acceptance and self kindness have been transformative, but it does still sting occasionally. I’m just reflecting really, something I don’t do too often now when it comes to stuttering after having it ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2025
8 points

It is very difficult to work on improving your stutter unless you’re comfortable stuttering openly. This is a contradiction we have to deal with, and this is one of the reasons many pws never live th...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure