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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
14 points

"Smart" isn't really a good word to describe different intelligences. Some people thrive in topics and fields where others simply can't. Some people understand things far quicker than others and don't...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
16 points

I mean if anything, the stutter presents us as less intelligent, less confident....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
60 points

I think we spend more time in our own heads, which makes us more reflective. We also have better vocabularies due to word avoidance. Perhaps not “smarter” but we have traits that would present as such...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
1 points

Sometimes I worry about this too. But I record my own voice sometimes doing characters or singing and it sounds fine. I feel different during regular conversation though....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
2 points

I appreciate your message. Being self conscious about the way i speak was more of a problem when I was younger but at this age, its my health anxiety that has made me feel whether or not my speech is ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
1 points

If you stutter for any reason, you are welcome here...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
5 points

My dream was also to become a commercial pilot. However, I let the stutter get the best of me....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
2 points

NGL I think youre overthinking the gatekeeping part - if you stutter then you belong here period. but about the ASL thing, i'd actually push back on that a bit. learning it could be useful sure but tb...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
2 points

i noticed my dad has a stutter when he speaks english to me but not as worse as mine (i get really bad speech blocks). my parents never taught me our native language nor did they speak it, so there’s ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalFrustration & AngerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
3 points

I do not know if my stutter is genetic or not, I am a guy. The only stutterers in my family have followed my mother's mothers family, almost seems to follow the women. My grandmother had a brother s...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsValidation & EmpathyHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
3 points

For me, the perception of others has been my personal jail. I suffered mockery during childhood and can't seem to recover from the trauma. I just want to sound like a "normal person" ....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
3 points

I’m 18 and my stammer is slowly killing my confidence

I’m 18 and my stammer is slowly killing my confidence ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
1 points

If this is related to surgery you should be able to work through it. Try not to let it get in your head too much. Hang in there, we know how it feels to struggle when you're talking....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
0 points

Cause of stutter

Cause of stutter I know we are all told to ignore false experts with fake cures and theories about stuttering. We are advised to adhere to scientific facts backed up by credible organizations like the...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-PerceptionGenetic & Family Factors+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
1 points

I would say it depends on the situation and how long/well I know the person. When I was teaching I would explicitly inform them I have a speech impediment and that it impacts me more than them. Peopl...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
11 points

Fluency when talking to Ai?

Fluency when talking to Ai? I find it kind of amusing how I am almost perfectly fluent when speaking with AI (ChatGPT, Grock, etc) using the voice mode. Seems like I can have long debates with them wi...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
21 points

Worst thing is, not being taken seriously in conversations, jobs, ideas, and judged poorly off intelligence, and some think you're on drugs, or mentally retarded to a degree...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterFeb 20, 2026
23 points

Not having a social life in your 20s

Not having a social life in your 20s I'm in my early 20s and I have no social life. I find it hard to interact with people nowadays and being a heavy stutterer doesn't help because it makes me not wan...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingLoneliness & IsolationHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2026
1 points

Question:

Question: Can someone develop a stutter from mimicking someone who has a stutter?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2026
36 points

I got told I’d be rejected bc of my stutter

I got told I’d be rejected bc of my stutter So I’m a 15 yo girl. Ive had a stutter my entire life. I’ve never even thought abt dating. My friend knows that. This is one of my closest friends. They are...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentDating & RomanceIdentity & Self-Perception