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postr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
3 points

Tips to Reduce Stuttering Before School?

Tips to Reduce Stuttering Before School? Could you suggest any exercises or techniques I can do before school to reduce stuttering during the day? For example, if I wake up earlier, are there any spe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
1 points

Same for me. I was raised bi-lingual with German and Turkish. Then learned english in school. I stutter the least when speaking english. The english language just feels fluid to more and expressing my...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
2 points

I see myself in your message mate. It’s daunting for sure but know you can do the drive thru. You might have to go off script a little but you can do it....

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
1 points

How about this scenario? Instead of saying what you have in mind, say something else leading to it. In this example: *\_hey, new haircut?\_* Wait for a response, then follow-up with what you want t...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
6 points

I used to work drive thru at McDonald's. You will be fine i think doing 2 things at once helps. You will be focused on entering things and working the computer and dealing with payment while taking or...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightSituational Variability
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
3 points

I've always thought my stutter helped build my empathy and vocabulary. Spot on....

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

I'm Bulgarian, and we also speak a Slavic language, but I feel like I stutter more in English 🤷...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
2 points

I also have found english to be way easier on talking since the words mostly are short and not complex to express and say, i have slavic languages extremely hard to speak, like its crazy, the language...

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Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
3 points

Stutter in my native language ; Anyone with a similar situation

Stutter in my native language ; Anyone with a similar situation I came over to the US when I was 4 Years old. My first language is Russian. With time and assimilation, English became and now is my d...

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postr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
4 points

Stuttering Books PDF

Stuttering Books PDF [https://isad.live/isad-2013/papers-presented-by-2013/dismantling-the-brick-wall-of-stuttering/](https://isad.live/isad-2013/papers-presented-by-2013/dismantling-the-brick-wall-of...

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
4 points

I don't think smarter necessarily. More patient, likely. Agree about the comment on vocabularies - perhaps better at writing and linguistics than the average person. But I don't think I'm smarter lol ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
3 points

I'm a walking thesaurus. I have used my ability to think deeply about ideas and words to leverage myself into a well paying job as a communicator and writer. I'd say I'm rarely the smartest person in ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
7 points

I consider myself a fairly intelligent person, but when it is time to articulate that intelligence, only about 10-20% of it comes out and the rest just sits deep inside not being able to come out or c...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & 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
postr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
4 points

I’m confused. Need help.

I’m confused. Need help. I am 14 and just started stuttering within the past 6 months. What is the explanation for this? It doesn’t happen a ton but often enough to be annoying. My friends tease me ab...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceParent & Caregiver
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEarly Concern & Onset
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
3 points

Im a software engineer and have had to deal with this for interviews as well. Your approach is spot on and props to you for meeting the problem head on despite anxiety / fear / other words for these n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
6 points

Not feeling good about upcoming MMIs (for medicine)

Not feeling good about upcoming MMIs (for medicine) Hi all, I have a couple of medical school interviews coming up in a few weeks here. They use a multiple mini interview (MMI) model, where you ha...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
65 points

My story with my stutter and worries about perceived slurred speech.

My story with my stutter and worries about perceived slurred speech. Hey folks, 29 here and would very much appreciate your guy's input on this matter. I have been to an slp and other specialists in r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical TensionTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
1 points

I still very much do stutter while chatting with the ais I was super excited at first to goof around with the tech but when it kept misinterpreting the stutter  so I stopped using that feature entir...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
1 points

Yeah it is surprising there is such a huge difference in fluency between talking to Ai and talking in real life. Its also kind of depressing how AI has almost become a safespace of sorts. Stuttering h...

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