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postr/StutterJan 30, 2026
89 points

a poem i wrote about facing judgment for my stutter

a poem i wrote about facing judgment for my stutter i recently saw someone post a poem they wrote about stuttering, and was reminded of one i wrote. i wrote this over a year ago, so naturally i think ...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
2 points

Fantastic work OP. This community is amazing. No one understands what a stutter is like except those who have it. Having people finish your sentences for you, mock you, ask why”what was that?” or “wh...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
3 points

I feel like this is me talking. I too was the chaterbox of class up until high school, where my speech anxiety got so bad. I'm currently in my second year of college, and what's really helped me is re...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
1 points

I hate the look of pity I get sometimes, I know it's usually from a place of kindness but it's so condescending sometimes. Like people will nod while I'm stammering as if they're actively listening or...

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commentr/StutterJan 28, 2026
1 points

Yeah like i stutter with words like: memory, did , didnt , t-- sounding ones, present, ... It's really embarrassing cuz daily convo need those words shitttt 😭...

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postr/StutterJan 28, 2026
8 points

Why do I only stutter with specific words?

Why do I only stutter with specific words? It started when I was around 15, and its mostly with with the words “what” or “did”, when I ask questions only. Its so irritating and embarrassing because ...

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commentr/StutterJan 27, 2026
5 points

I ask them a question on the subject or why I wasn’t there and they laugh sometimes and say “Why is your voice like that?” And I tell them and my smiles faded away you know then they say “ why do you...

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postr/StutterJan 27, 2026
19 points

I Hate Stuttering

I Hate Stuttering Ugh I hate stuttering my teachers make fun of me for it and my family too. My stuttering got worse when I got diagnosed with Epilepsy last year when I was 13 ughhhhhhhhh...

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postr/StutterJan 27, 2026
6 points

I hate wanting to share your thoughts with people and being unable to.

I hate wanting to share your thoughts with people and being unable to. Today in school we were talking about poems and what they represented, I really wanted to effectively contribute to the conversat...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

You've embraced self-bullying as a way of life. That is so sad to see. Self-bullying is a lifetime of pain. You hate yourself because you believe the lies that you are 'broken'. You are stuck in a loo...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
2 points

It’s really hard and painful to live as a stutterer. I just talked with a new friend I recently made, and he doesn’t know about my condition. It was really difficult for me. The silence that lasts sev...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
12 points

I completely get you, I’m a senior in high school and I plan to be a lawyer. Even at my fast food job right now my coworkers think I’m stupid and don’t know things, they repeat things thinking I don’t...

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commentr/StutterJan 25, 2026
11 points

No. I hate talking about it. I even hate the word, so if I have to refer to it, I call it "I rap". Pretend as if I don't mind talking about it. Meanwhile I wanna rip my tongue out....

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postr/StutterJan 25, 2026
37 points

It’s very exhausting

It’s very exhausting I’m sure a lot of you feel the same way. But stuttering is extremely exhausting, almost to the point where it hurts. It hurts because I’m straining on every other word, on top of ...

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commentr/StutterJan 24, 2026
1 points

I definitely was in high school and it really impacted my self esteem. I’m glad my family stayed close, fuck those guys who left me because of something I can’t control...

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postr/StutterJan 24, 2026
51 points

I've f★cked up my life! Is it even possible to change?

I've f★cked up my life! Is it even possible to change? I'm 25F, turning 26 this years! I realized I spent the past 7-9 years, locked inside my bedroom scrolling the internet! I wanted to die, stil...

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commentr/StutterJan 24, 2026
7 points

I feel the same..i'm 23 years of old and i get stuck most of the time..but because of word linking ,people wont recognize it when i talk my mother tough.since english is new to me ,i get stuck all the...

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postr/StutterJan 24, 2026
30 points

I feel left behind in life because of my stammer

I feel left behind in life because of my stammer I feel left behind in life because of my stammer. I am a 26-year-old man with no job, currently doing an internship. I know I have qualities, and if I ...

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commentr/StutterJan 24, 2026
1 points

Someone told me I was really beautiful, and I would only be perfect if I could speak properly. I was 16 at the time (F) and they were 45M...

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commentr/StutterJan 24, 2026
16 points

Not a creep, but a lot of people think I am stupid when I stutter around them. Some even talk way slower around me thinking I need the extra time to understand them....

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