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postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
9 points

I am having difficulties talking over the phone

I am having difficulties talking over the phone Hi everyone, I hope you all are doing well. So I developed a stutter as a kid, I think it started when I was 12. It was quite bad, on one occasion a tea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterMay 15, 2025
7 points

soical anxiety and stuttering is BS

soical anxiety and stuttering is BS PEOPLE be sayin i stutter because im socially anxious and low self esteemed but they DONT know that im socially anxious and got low self esteem due to my STUTTER wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
3 points

just say exactly what you want to say, no matter how long it takes. Don’t worry about what other people think. You’re never gonna speak 100% fluently so you may as well focus on what you can control, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
postr/StutterMay 14, 2025
15 points

I don't consider myself a person and gotta become one

I don't consider myself a person and gotta become one Long ramble incoming. Another day of bad thoughts and realizations I'm sick of watching everyone else get into relationships easily and be able t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMay 14, 2025
9 points

The stutterer podcast + I summarized 4+ hours of videos

The stutterer podcast + I summarized 4+ hours of videos I came across a random stutter Podcast. And I decided to summarize these videos: [1](https://youtu.be/dMs-fQqX98Q?t=22), [2](https://www.youtube...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
1 points

thank you so much for taking the time to respond—it really means a lot. What you shared lines up with the general idea I had, but it’s genuinely reassuring to hear it directly from you. If you don’t ...

Community & SupportAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Advice RequestsAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
10 points

Definitely push through and keeping talking. Avoidance is a deadly slippery slope. Carrying on despite having a bad day is a good way of desensitising yourself....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
13 points

This isn't the answer you want to hear but PLEASE gat a job that involves talking, otherwise you are going to be at a severe disadvantage when you go to get a big job in the real world. Strong communi...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
1 points

I have thought about it . It would be convenient in some ways . But it's not worth it. So don't do it....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 13, 2025
6 points

What summer jobs can I get

What summer jobs can I get I'm 16 and have a pretty severe stutter, just wondering if you guys have any summer job recommendations that don't require too much talking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2025
1 points

My parents bought an ice cream store when i was 14 (in 1980; am 59m). I had developed a horrible stutter in 3rd grade that had morphed (mostly, though I still stuttered) into a dreadful block by the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterMay 13, 2025
22 points

Wondering if I am getting discriminated during hiring process due to stutter

Wondering if I am getting discriminated during hiring process due to stutter I work as a Product Manager for software products and been in the job market for almost 1.5 yr now. There have been 10+ ins...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterMay 12, 2025
16 points

And the stuttering just dies part 2

And the stuttering just dies part 2 Hi there I'm the OP of that [original post](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/oq6wc3/and_the_stuttering_just_dies/). There's so much on I can say after 4 y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2025
5 points

facts, it’s tough. you’ll get laughed at a few times. someone said to me “damn bro just had a stroke” and laughed the other day but I just played it off and it was cool. people don’t really care as mu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMay 12, 2025
11 points

How do I start becoming better socially even though I have a stutter?

How do I start becoming better socially even though I have a stutter? So I (M21) Keep letting my stutter ruin my life. I don't try to talk to anybody, I don't ask anybody out on dates, I've never aske...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMay 12, 2025
12 points

I hate talking

I hate talking My fluency has greatly improved, but I still hate talking. I guess it’s just the uncertainty of what’s going to happen whenever I try to communicate verbally. It’s the worse, for me, o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2025
3 points

i'm only 21, but i've always had a job since i was 15 and they've all been customer facing roles. sometimes it's a bit difficult but it's fine 95% of the time as most of what you have to say to each c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2025
3 points

I worked as a cashier at an amusement park in high school (god, that was a long time ago!). I don’t remember having many issues with my stutter, not sure I needed to talk much at all. Just say hello...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2025
3 points

I work at Woolworths (arguably the biggest supermarket in Australia) in customer service, so on the checkouts. My experience has been overall good, you can still provide good customer service even wit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2025
3 points

I used to work at a movie theater, so I did like concessions, selling tickets, and ticket checker. I will say that customer service is really autopilot work, it may be a little difficult at the beginn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career