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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2026
1 points

Hi! Growing up I don’t remember dwelling on my stutter or being as aware of it as I am now. I would go through phases every few months where I wouldn’t stutter at all, and some where I would stutter m...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2026
23 points

Hey, it's me! Unfortunately, my stutter makes me VERY quiet and I always avoid having to talk to anyone. This ended up greatly affecting my social relationships; I practically have no friends, and eve...

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postr/StutterJan 1, 2026
5 points

Covert stutterer

Covert stutterer For all my life I’ve done my absolute best to hide my stutter, and when I was younger I could mask it successfully, atleast the majority of the time. I’m 20 now and these past couple ...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2026
2 points

People get uncomfortable, that's normal. I stuttered all my life and it's pretty much always the same. With that said, what matters is how people deal with this discomfort. Emotionally immature or ins...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2026
1 points

Yeah, but you didn't say anything about your speech issues, so it wasn't clear that your speech is the reason why you're in a shell....

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2026
2 points

I was never able to become comfortable with my stuttering. I spent years searching for answers on how to become fluent. I used the research on stuttering from Martin Schwartz and William Parry. I was ...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2026
1 points

It’s actually a peace juice rather than a sad juice — I went into a career that required minimal talking and made the best of it. Fortunate to live in an age where email and text is prevalent. It suck...

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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2026
2 points

As a woman who stutters, we are certainly the minority but that also makes you unique and stand out. I’m naturally an outgoing person but was very shy up to college due to my stutter. However, I reali...

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postr/StutterDec 31, 2025
9 points

Take a chance on yourself this year.

Take a chance on yourself this year. I got through my 8 classes by pumping my hands to speak. Everyone in the class is self conscious. After I learned some tricks, my stutter went away forever. Took ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterDec 31, 2025
1 points

Do people care about stutter?

Do people care about stutter? I've heard many times that people don't care about stuttering. If one is smart and interesting enough adequate people don't notice, even on a date. However I see the oppo...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2025
1 points

I’m 23 and dated about 14 women and most didn’t care (a couple did) the thing that turned them off the most was me being insecure such as not wanting to go to the bar or not wanting to order food in...

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commentr/StutterDec 31, 2025
4 points

we can understand bud it's almost same for me and that's why I stopped interacting much with people and just talk through chats...

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postr/StutterDec 31, 2025
23 points

Sick of Stuttering, So I am building an AI powered Teleprompter to practice my speech.

Sick of Stuttering, So I am building an AI powered Teleprompter to practice my speech. https://preview.redd.it/67b3ysbqciag1.png?width=2848&format=png&auto=webp&s=24ad54f22eafeda2a8155b93a04c62dcbb405...

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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2025
1 points

I know it doesn't. Its just sometimes It gets lonely. I know I am not owed love. I even had girlfriends in the past. It was easier then. You go to school and you find your group of outcasts and star...

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postr/StutterDec 29, 2025
13 points

Talking is embarrassing

Talking is embarrassing I try to talk a lot because I want to make friends and don’t want to silence myself, but it is still really embarrassing when I stutter hard on a word or block. I am more relax...

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commentr/StutterDec 28, 2025
6 points

Everyone thinks I am retarded when they meet me. They talk to me like a small child and try to use very simple language and talk slow. At this point I got used to it. I think people think that we st...

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commentr/StutterDec 27, 2025
1 points

IDK that I could gather 1,000 people who would want to hear anything I have to say ;) But, yes. I've presented to an executive board of \~40 people. Taught rooms of 30 people. Was the announcer at a...

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commentr/StutterDec 27, 2025
1 points

Mostly, yes. The past six months have been absolutely brutal for me personally. Probably the hardest I can recall. I've noticed some minor disfluencies popping up here and there. IDK that anyone e...

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postr/Stutter_remissionDec 27, 2025
1 points

What relation can you find with stuttering?

What relation can you find with stuttering? Anticipatory fear of social judgment can trigger stuttering. Often PWS (people who stutter) accept the bread as a temporary solution when they believe they ...

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commentr/StutterDec 26, 2025
3 points

Ability is a dopamine modulator, which is why it’s very affective for speech fluency in stutterers. It can either down regulate or up regulate dopamine depending on what your brain needs. Risperidon...

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