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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2025
7 points

ik people are making jokes about it, but most people try to push the stutter instead of stopping it and restarting...

Speech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
1 points

I've been in your position and did exactly what you're wanting to do. I recommend taking the hard road instead of the easy one. Because you will never regret trying to do the hard thing. But you will ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
1 points

It sounds like you are stuck in a pretty bad spot speech wise and I feel for you. I'm 60. Stuttered since age 4. We each have things we connect with in terms of therapy. Some things help some more t...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationFluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
11 points

My friend. Please allow me to be blunt and don’t be offended. You can’t reside within fear forever. This is exposure therapy. I forced myself into similar situations (working in the medical field,...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
3 points

Ultimately it is up to you. The worst thing for me is letting my stutter win. I’ve always been anxious when speaking that I’ve notice that sure I feel it but it doesn’t consume me like it used to. B...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
18 points

I say challenge yourself and stay for minimum 1 month. 1st week is always stressful especially with a stutter but I think once it becomes routine it will impact you less. Try to make a script for your...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency TechniquesSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterJun 24, 2025
9 points

Found a way to stop stutter

Found a way to stop stutter i jus found that forcing the word out of my mouth when im about to stutter is helping me to be fluent however this technqiue is kinda weird i have to use shake my head to t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
3 points

not original commenter. But fear of your stutter can massively distort your views on how others react. And can also distort your view on how you react. Desensitize your fear of stuttering moments....

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2025
1 points

Hey man, I’ve been here. The advice I wish I got before is: go and try it. If you literally can’t do it because of your stutter, at least you tried. If you don’t try it because you’re afraid of the fa...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
1 points

Practicing conversations with Kryvane actually helped me work through some anticipatory processing stuff before real social situations. Less pressure than talking to actual people while building confi...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2025
1 points

Thank you for your help. I did think of this! If it becomes too much to handle, I might go to this. However, currently I’m thinking of this as exposure therapy. If I keep having to say the name of the...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2025
1 points

I heard it subconsciously tied into how you think others will think or view you. you have to take stuttering as like a panic attack. Once you feel like an episode is about to hit, go towards it.. In f...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJun 18, 2025
17 points

Stutter buddy.

Stutter buddy. I've been sat in the background for quite a white not. My life long stutter is not able to be fixed, but I can make it better. I want to make it better. I would like someone who ...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Advice RequestsVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
1 points

The mind doesn't like a void and wants predictability so what we worry about becomes its own addiction that can be conditioned out of over time. I think of anything else, usually what makes me happy,...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
0 points

**You're claim:** "Allow speech to emerge naturally by relinquishing conscious control." You contradict yourself. You literally just said in point 2 to be "continuously monitoring mind and body" and n...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureIdentity & Self-PerceptionPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
3 points

"For PWS, a crisis in confidence uniquely targets the fundamental belief in speech capacity itself." **No evidence.** "Maintain unwavering belief in your inherent fluency ability—even during anxiety ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2025
17 points

I want to punch that guy in the face. Only a miserable person could say something like that. There are people out there who wouldn't think twice about your stutter, trust me. The tremble may be caused...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
2 points

Hi! I've been working in sales for around 5 years (car sales to be exact) and customer facing jobs for even longer. I've done pretty well, got a couple of promotions, and had a stutter the whole time!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationPersonal Stories+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
2 points

I’m 21 and have been dealing with this since I started talking. I cannot really manage my stutter but I know for a fact when my anxiety is “controlled” it doesn’t affect me as bad. I used to be able t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
3 points

I'm 40 and stuttered from 2 to 3 years old. I made a post about my mindset changes and a little on not worrying or getting too addicted to a technique that may not be working here [https://www.reddit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more