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postr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
17 points

Just Need Some Advice

Just Need Some Advice I’m 15 yo and I have a stutter. I’ve had it my entire life. If you’re born with it, it likely stops on its own by the age of 5 so I’m pretty sure I’m stuck with it for a while lo...

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commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
1 points

I do not stutter but my wife does. I actually never thought that my wife's speech would be an "issue" - we meshed, fell in love and now live our lives together. Also, I had (probably still have) dysle...

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postr/StutterFeb 14, 2026
0 points

Who is on the right?

Who is on the right? I would really appreciate your opinion on the below. One of my (former) close friends (“Andrew”; fictitious name) has autism and stutter, and once asked me if a mutual friend (“T...

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postr/StutterFeb 14, 2026
1 points

Who is on the right?

Who is on the right? One of my close friends (“Andrew”) has a stutter and once asked me if a mutual friend (“Tina”) had ever said anything about him (not about his stutter specifically; about anything...

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postr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
2 points

Having a moderate- severe stutter has ruined my relationship with my family and friends.

Having a moderate- severe stutter has ruined my relationship with my family and friends. ...

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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 11, 2026
1 points

As i said my wife is pregnant. I’m going to be a father. And that thought makes me both excited and terrified. I think about reading bedtime stories. What if I block on simple words while my child wa...

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commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2026
1 points

OP, are you located in the United States? If you are there is a national non profit organisation called, The National Stuttering Association or NSA (https://westutter.org). The NSA has stuttering supp...

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postr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
25 points

If there was a map showing other people who stammer near you, would you join?

If there was a map showing other people who stammer near you, would you join? I’ve stammered my whole life and sometimes it feels like I’m the only one in my area. What if there was a simple, anonymo...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
2 points

My mother did the same to me. I didn't have a completely unhealthy relationship with her though, I used to look up to her for a lot of things. She can be very good at times and other times really down...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
2 points

Iam really sorry to hear this brother. When the people who are supposed to protect us from the monsters turned themselves into monsters and there’s nothing we can do about it. Your mother supposed ...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
6 points

who needs enemies when you have family like this? you should mention that it is her pathetic genetics that cursed you with this affliction and say if only i had been born to a normal mother and see ho...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
2 points

Even in india my parents never mocked me they always supported me, helped me with my problem, and always had positive vibes :)...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

every single thing that you've cited--blocks on a name, ordering food, telling a joke "at the right time"--are things we feel pressure about because we've been taught to compare our speech to the spee...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2026
1 points

It’s good that it’s improving. It’s strange if you stutter more with your family. Do you sense more pressure when speaking with them as opposed to just public speaking? (Could be pressure of not wanti...

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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2026
1 points

I see myself stutter more often with my family, sometimes with friends, and sometimes with teachers. But the change I see the most is with family because in the past 2 years I stutter much less than 3...

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commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Your story strikes me to my core, I’m in the same position and I fear for the future. You must tell your parents. They can help you in this painful situation...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2026
12 points

My sons are all in their 30s (33 to 39). None of them stutter!! I did wonder if any of them would as there is an hereditary component to stuttering. I am so relieved they are all fluent. Our house wa...

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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2026
1 points

My sons are all in their 30s (33 to 39). None of them stutter!! I did wonder if any of them would as there is an hereditary component to stuttering. I am so relieved they are all fluent. Our house wa...

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commentr/StutterDec 29, 2025
3 points

Hey, first of all, I want to tell you that I can totally relate with you. I had a similar experience as yours. To be caught off guard by the emergence of stutter, so to speak, can be very disheartenin...

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