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postr/stuttertalkDec 24, 2025
2 points

I’m afraid of traveling to non English speaking countries.

I’m afraid of traveling to non English speaking countries. Edit: I’m nervous about speaking ENGLISH (which to them is foreign), not speaking THEIR language. I’m afraid of traveling to non English spe...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
postr/StutterDec 24, 2025
3 points

I’m afraid of traveling to non English speaking countries.

I’m afraid of traveling to non English speaking countries. Edit: I’m nervous about speaking ENGLISH (which to them is foreign), not speaking THEIR language. I’m afraid of traveling to non English spe...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
postr/StutterDec 24, 2025
1 points

I’m afraid about traveling to non English speaking countries.

I’m afraid about traveling to non English speaking countries. Edit: I’m nervous about speaking ENGLISH (which to them is foreign), not speaking THEIR language. If y’all have dealt with this fear and ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2025
3 points

When I was younger I was obsessed with dinosaurs. I wrote a presentation for my 1st grade class and I was super excited. When I read the name of the dinosaur, I stuttered and my teacher announced to t...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
6 points

Getting broken so many times. There was a fundamental moment when I left a college class before I had to speak, in tears, and realized stuttering couldn't physically hurt me. But it took years of work...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
3 points

That’s a big mistake / wrongdoing by your teacher. I’m so sorry that happened to you, it’s not a reflection of your worth. Wishing peace and healing for your heart and mind....

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
1 points

All of that. Especially alcohol, and eventually drugs. This thing has a devastating effect on our psyche....

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Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Trauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
15 points

When I was at university I had to do a presentation in front of three professors, I stuttered heavily but just about got through it somehow. When I left, I realized the walls were just partitioned an...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
11 points

Rough,the only time i was mocked was in highschool,i remember one time in primary i didn't stutter while reading my question& answer and everyone clapped after.I still remember that class to this day...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEnvironmental Triggers
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
15 points

I remember when I was like 6 or 7 when training karate, my best friend and his older sister started telling me how they mocked me that day when talking to each other on the way back from school and ho...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerTrauma & Psychological+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2025
3 points

Big No! Stuttering in mid-high intensity levels is a lifetime of constant efforts just to be able to speak (what people without it do without even thinking about it). Even if we provide the best of...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyShame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2025
0 points

I felt your pain when reading your post.  I hit a state where I didn’t want to speak anymore and started sentences with “Erm erm erm erm erm” like a feeble attempt to not stutter. I was 17/18 years o...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2025
2 points

So you basically go mute when you feel like it'd be hard to speak, I sometimes wish that I could do that, I can see how it'd be easier in a foreign country. But this isn't a long term solution, when y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2025
1 points

Tbh i would rather this, than the slight shock ‘Oh he cant speak properly’ sympathy look. Least i know the other persons a cunt rather than it being subtle....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2025
5 points

maybe i am in the minority but i couldn’t have a friend who stutters not only would it annoy me not being the only unique one But i would also cringe so hard listening to them because i would automati...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2025
1 points

Your mind is completely negative. Im giving you a way out and your refusing. Yoi are blessed, there are people with muc worse than you. Im sure if you really look around you can find loads....

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Hope & MotivationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2025
5 points

agreed with the point “stop feeling sorry for ourself”. But “worrying about it for no reason” is ignorant statements, there is reasons thats why we don’t want to stutter, stutter affects greatly our ...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2025
2 points

Nice, i havent fixed mine yet im only 17, but after analyzing myself, i know the problem. Ego. My biggest fear is embarrassment, i dont like it when people dont see me as perfect. I care wayyyy to ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2025
15 points

Literally. I used to pity myself due to the ability of not being able to say what's on my mind sometimes. Envy others who can just flow their words without even needing to think about what they wan...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2025
1 points

A few years ago I went for a job interview with IBM… stuttered my fkn head off and was so embarrassed! They gave me an assignment to take home and I had to respond that evening to the panel with my w...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerShame & Embarrassment