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commentr/StutterMar 6, 2026
3 points

Sometimes when I block in order just to not sit there with a dumb look in my face and have 3 or 4 seconds in between words I'll just use a word that makes absolutely no sense because it's not part of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2026
1 points

Tw:vent Ya definitely i stutter way less in my mother language and im way more fluent in it (assamese an indian language) and while I will not say I don't struggle speaking assamese but its just way ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2026
1 points

All soft starting vowels are difficult. You get that tonic (block) spasm that converts into a clonic (repetitive) loop. I find vocabulary redirection to work best there, or muttering “goddamn sonuvabi...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMar 5, 2026
1 points

I want to get a different job because my current one is toxic, but I wouldn’t have to be a sales person

I want to get a different job because my current one is toxic, but I wouldn’t have to be a sales person I need your advice, cause I’m gonna kind of tough situation and if you all have any words and en...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2026
1 points

I also get this too, I don’t have to do orals and can record and submit privately to the lecturer only ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2026
1 points

Yes!!!!! So much thought goes into a simple statement. I am basically constantly finding synonyms or pretending like I cant think of the word until I can finally get it out...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterMar 5, 2026
5 points

University Presentation in 2 days

University Presentation in 2 days I have a mild to moderate stammer in my day-to-day life. I took speech therapy from the end of November 2024 to March 2025. I had around 10–12 sessions. The therapy ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2026
20 points

I really don't care when someone treats me badly because of stuttering or laughs when I stumble through sentence. These things have 0 impact on me. Biggest pain with stuttering is inability to expres...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2026
2 points

Native mandarin speaker and fluent in English. I’m able to mask it much easily in mandarin for having a wider vocabulary and maybe just the enunciation of the language. In English there are many very...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2026
3 points

i absolutely despise when this or something similar happens to me but you wont see me outwardly express for a few reasons : 1. to me it signals that you view my speech as something you don't want t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+2 more
postr/StutterMar 4, 2026
36 points

idk who needs to hear this but you dont have to be “inspirational” all the time

idk who needs to hear this but you dont have to be “inspirational” all the time so yea this is kinda a rant / kinda a hug post i keep seeing all these crazy high effort “i conquered my stutter and no...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2026
2 points

It absolutely has for me, the extra time and effort needed stops a lot of spur-of-the-moment stuff from coming out (for better and worse)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2026
2 points

You have to just put yourself out there. I can read clear as day but the problem comes around people. My stutter don’t improve until I was forced to put myself in stressful situations. I had a pretty ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2026
7 points

This is so accurate, I need to show this to the people who try to tell me that I don't stutter. Just because I have figured out how to talk AROUND stuttering doesn't mean I DON'T stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterMar 4, 2026
4 points

My experience at university with a stutter

My experience at university with a stutter 19M For reference, I do not want this post to be another complaint as I truly want to fix my life and fix this problem that has been going on for years. Lu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2026
3 points

I’m sorry to hear you’re struggling :( I have a stutter too and I 100% relate to everything you’re saying. I tried fluency shaping speech therapy for over 10 years (age 13-25ish). I gave up because it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentTrauma & Psychological+3 more
postr/StutterMar 4, 2026
7 points

Multilingual people, do you stutter more in one language than others?

Multilingual people, do you stutter more in one language than others? For context I would say I’m most fluent in English, and I have known Bengali since I was born and have been learning Arabic for th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2026
3 points

Some find it a turn off, some find it cute, others don’t care. Don’t worry the about it, the right woman will want you for who you are, flaws and all. My best advice is dating apps, get to know them t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

I’m starting to think that most of our problems follow from avoiding the blocks. It creates new and new coping mechanisms, “tricks” — that are seems worse than stuttering itself. Try to allow yourself...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
11 points

My past girlfriends and wife all said one of the things that attracted them to me was my stutter. They said it was cute and disarming and made me more approachable. Having a stutter also helps deflec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more