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commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2026
1 points

It could be because when you in certain pressure situations you subconsciously think about what you are going to say before saying it. I find I am also in a similar situation where if I am 'scripting'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterFeb 14, 2026
1 points

I stutter when talking to Indians.

I stutter when talking to Indians. I am Indian, but I live in a non-English-speaking country. I talk to people of different ethnicities in English all the time. But when I talk to fellow Indians in En...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
1 points

You need to find coping mechanisms e.g take a deep breathe and speak in one breathe. Don't breathe in and out whilst actually speaking.. This may make you speak fast. 2. Try and think fast, im consis...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
24 points

Found a way to cope with my stuttering

Found a way to cope with my stuttering Yall might kick my ass for this, but I've realized a long time ago that most of my fears about my stuttering were wrong: nobody actually thinks less of me, nobod...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
2 points

I do have, there's alot of stuff like I am... or my name is (which I hate cuz u can't fail this one without being a weirdo)... Anything always works when doing at home, but not in real life......

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
3 points

Yeah, I have the same problem. It sucks. To add to it, I also have a thing where, most people don’t understand me even when I do. It’s like an added speech issue. I absolutely hate it. To explain: let...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Repetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
2 points

Thankfully my name isn't really something I stutter on but I totally understand how bad it must feel. Stuttering in front of others in such cases is always extremely happy humiliating. Have you trie...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal
postr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
10 points

I can't sometimes say my own name

I can't sometimes say my own name I have practised it a billion times at home and out of the billion times I never once fail, I cannot by any thinking fail and yet when the real situation is there I c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
3 points

This kind of thing has happened to me before too, it hurts. Talk to your friends and ask them if they can introduce you when meeting new people, there’s no shame in that. My girlfriend jumps into conv...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
6 points

Hello again!! That’s Almost the same path as myself! High school, army vet, currently working on my bachelors, wife and 1 kid, and working as a biomed tech in a big hospital. Like you said, we as s...

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commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
2 points

Yeah i often have to have filler words to either avoid the stutter or help ease myself into the word. It gets annoying but it does help minimise my stutter a bit....

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Avoidance & SubstitutionStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
1 points

Yes this is my issue I have a mild stutter, never stutter when I’m relax. I’m very hard on myself and find it Almost impossible to move pass it when I have an episode my mind keep thinking about it li...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
2 points

My brother had a weird habit of adding “ska” before any word he “thought” he would stutter on and that must have helped him ease into the word better rather than block on it continuously. Weird but e...

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postr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
105 points

From Stutter to Commercial Pilot

From Stutter to Commercial Pilot I just passed my Commercial Pilot certification, and honestly, it still feels surreal. I’ve been a lifelong stutterer, and it’s something I’ve battled for as long as I...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
5 points

Is a there any may to fix stutter when you're adult?

Is a there any may to fix stutter when you're adult? Title says everything. I'm 23 male. I have stutter since childhood, bit last year it became much worst. Because of that I stopped to hang out and m...

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postr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
11 points

Any medical student with severe stutter

Any medical student with severe stutter I have a very stutter (especially in new social settings/situtations) and am a medical student. In upcoming week I have to do case presentations to a professor ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
67 points

Stuttering Has Been Controlling My Life Since I Was 5. I’m Tired.

Stuttering Has Been Controlling My Life Since I Was 5. I’m Tired. I’m 29 years old and I’ve been stuttering since I was 5. The worst part? It started after I used to tease my father for his stutter. ...

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postr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
5 points

Asian 21 here I think my problem isnt just stuttering anymore every word that comes out my mouth sounds wrong i cant even words properly before i just stutter a bit but when i was younger before covid lockdown i can still speak properly just that my voice didnt really develop still a kid even now

Asian 21 here I think my problem isnt just stuttering anymore every word that comes out my mouth sounds wrong i cant even words properly before i just stutter a bit but when i was younger before covid...

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postr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
4 points

Does anyone else do this

Does anyone else do this Sometimes when i feel a stutter coming on i'll use filler words to try to avoid it for as long as possible, does anyone else do this? Also, does anyone joke about their stutt...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHumor & Community ToneFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
3 points

My local popeyes knows its me when there's a pause between their opening line and my order. They politely cut me off because I always order ahead and they have me ready....

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment