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commentr/StutterDec 26, 2025
2 points

I've been in speech therapy for around 10 years from like 6th grade to senior year of high school and I only got out of it bc she said I had learned everything about stuttering that she could teach me...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2025
1 points

Don't worry Bro, if you need anything or want info, I'm here :) I started with 2.5 mg and then 5 mg and stayed on that dose. I think my stuttering is related to both. I've been taking it for a year an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesHelpful Med OutcomesSide Effects & Risks
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2025
1 points

Hey, thank you for comment. I am generally good person, I don't want others to suffer. For example, I stopped playing soccer (which I extremely loved) because of multiple knee surgeries, but I am ver...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
2 points

I use easy onset and pullouts the most. It helps me in situations when I’m nervous or I hate when I stutter on my name....

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
19 points

It's not psychological. I can't speak fluently even when talking to myself. Certain words are physically impossible for me to say, unless I artificially modify the pronunciation (like adding a vowel a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesEnvironmental TriggersAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
1 points

Hello person of color who stutter as well 1) I would say having all the knowledge and can express or are too afraid to speak your mind 2) I need more support before a hard conversation. I tense up a ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2025
5 points

1. When people avoid eye contact when you talk. 2. Don’t understand the question 3. I wish there was more research as to why it’s occurring and what variables affect fluency and stuttering....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2025
1 points

The phone is hard!! Whenever I call a business or talk to someone I don't know the first thing I do is tell them I stutter on the phone. I say that I might be a bit hard to understand or it might soun...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2025
1 points

I lowkey suck talking about myself ngl. I get anxious when meeting new people. I think there are certain words I get afraid of saying, and I know that when I meet someone, they’ll probably ask me some...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2025
5 points

I've also stuttered all my life. I'm married with 3 sons. I'm a successful corporate accountant. The phone and video presentations are the hardest. I always tell people I've never talked to before in ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2025
12 points

I'm 39 and my stutter is still here. It has got better though. I really feel that working on it and being positive gets me quite far. It really helped when I started to accept my stutter. I hid it l...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftAnticipating Stuttering+1 more
postr/StutterDec 18, 2025
23 points

Will my stutter ever go away ?

Will my stutter ever go away ? I had a stutter my whole life tbh wasn’t really that bad or I don’t know maybe I didn’t care when I was young it actually went away in grade 5 6 and 7 and Nobody even ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2025
1 points

It's not really anxiety though, it's just at work. I have to make a lot of phone calls for Drs appointments and I used to be long distance with my partner. It's really mostly the sound that gives me t...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2025
2 points

I was diagnosed with childhood onset fluency disorder when I was 5 but thank you for your input/gen I'm confident in talking to people otherwise, my throat and face also tense at the "sh" sound prett...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
postr/StutterDec 16, 2025
2 points

Answering the phone at work is a nightmare. (Advice wanted)

Answering the phone at work is a nightmare. (Advice wanted) Hi all, I work front of house at a bakery part time while I'm in school, I had a moderate stutter for a really long time. However, I I finis...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2025
1 points

You think if I improve my stutter these years in college, I would be set to join as 0811 in the USMC?...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2025
1 points

Saying your full name. Either do a quick pause “jas-wanth” splitting your name into 2 parts or hold the “s” and let it roll to the second part of your name. Or just use a nickname “Jas”...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2025
2 points

I've tried a few things with the name: I have changed my name but I eventually stutter on my new name as well. I've also done things where I preface saying my name by saying 'I actually stutter pretty...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating StutteringPreparation & Rehearsal+2 more
postr/StutterDec 14, 2025
1 points

Please help

Please help I am having stammering from my birth. please notice that it occurs only in the starting once I clear that it is fine but I can't pronounce my name "JASHWANTH" can someone give any tips to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2025
3 points

Around your age I was working as a medical biller at a hospital. My cousin actually helped get me the position since she was close friends with the hiring manager. After that job I was hired as an ER ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more