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commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
3 points

- Quick Wit - I speak less than average so when I do it’s usually a good addition. Probably a good sense of humour since it’s also a way for people to like me. - Avoidance of arguments (especially ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2026
2 points

I agree on this, I would rather have a missing arm than a stutter. At least with a missing arm I can get a prosthetic...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
4 points

Woow! I'm a severe stutterer for as long as I can remember. I always wanted to be a lawyer but thought my stutter would be a major hindrance. And I have valid reasons to say that, just one example- I ...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerStigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
1 points

no you are completely wrong, you know nothing about the tryw world. many people can not change the way of their life, it is not in their control. Accepting is just overrated. Severe stuttering is way ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
3 points

Your stutter isn’t why everything in your life sucks and you aren’t social. You still have a voice even if it takes longer and more effort to speak. Time goes slower for you than it does other people ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
1 points

yeap realisation of you can not do anything about this, is the toughest part, now I have zero motivation to do anything, stutter is giving me the life that I do not want to live....

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencySadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
2 points

Stutterers victim blame other stutterers, so how can a fluent person change their preconceived notion when our own side is like "no, its about how You deal with it, many stutterers are doing fine". ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingHelplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment+2 more
postr/StutterJan 17, 2026
1 points

We are working on a project to highlight experiences of people who stutter

We are working on a project to highlight experiences of people who stutter [removed]...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
6 points

If I were an autistic billionaire with speech impediment, I'd be spending so much money helping discriminated disabled people sue companies, schools, and even their parents if they're abusive. But Mu...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 17, 2026
1 points

People who stutter have varying degrees of severity. With the most severe forms of stuttering, achieving anything significant is practically impossible — the limitations are so strong that many opport...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2026
5 points

Your mom is wrong. A person who stutters faces serious difficulties in education, finding a job, and personal relationships. Yes, it is a disability....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2026
1 points

1/2 I’ll be 40 in March, and I’ve stuttered my whole life. Like everyone else, I have my share of burdens; in many ways, our fates are much the same. Ten years ago, I hit rock bottom. I was burnt ou...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2026
13 points

Buddy, it’s more important to show up. Your life will get a lot easier when you accept the things you cannot change otherwise the fear will consume you and eventually your life will become a pain. You...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2026
2 points

I’m in the same boat man, I’m 28 almost 30 been stuck at the same job for over 5 years not able to move up or get in the career I want because no one will hire me. I walk out of interviews embarrassed...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2026
5 points

I have been saying this for years and years that as we stuttering communicate are all alone, helpless, no support, no nothing but some other people were telling me I'm using a victim card...why can't ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2026
1 points

Huh, well as long as it helps you that’s good. I could never take something for my speech to many side effects & I’d feel defeated....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
1 points

I was able to do it. I had a type of stutter where I could speak normally when alone, but in social situations I couldn’t get any words out — it was very severe....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
1 points

I second this!!! This is why I don’t drink. My speech gets worse and my brain slows down. Taking those special gummies does the same effect. Nope. 🙂‍↔️...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
8 points

You’re going through a negative feedback loop. Everytime you end up stuttering when you try to speak, you feel bad about it and kick yourself, this perpetuates your body to physically react to speakin...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
2 points

Take a closer look at this chain. When you examine it, you'll see the links are things like fear, avoidance, and self-judgment. You choose the chain every day. Others do not. You've forged this cha...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception