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postr/StutterJan 21, 2026
1 points

Vent: I wish more careers/jobs didn’t require speaking

Vent: I wish more careers/jobs didn’t require speaking Title says it all. I wish more careers and jobs didn’t require speaking as much as they do. My stutter has been getting worse lately and getting ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family Factors+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
11 points

Mine is weird cuz it was rare, but it was a nice experience I used to work at a coffee shop and we had recently switched POS systems. So we had like a technician from the POS company come help up se...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
1 points

I dont think it has any impact, except when Im avoiding a block I can take a hit and maybe be more successful afterwards...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
1 points

Yeah, since I have blocks I usually go for that repetition of M so cashier gets the idea Im not having a seizure....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
2 points

Once you really get in your head about not being able to say a certain word, I think desperately trying to force it out can be exactly the wrong approach. Have you tried 'stuttering on purpose'? Go t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
33 points

Two unique cases for me: Going to get off a train and some lady caught me off guard, I stuttered and she asked if she should go get someone to help me get off the train.. I was quite clearly fine and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentListener Reactions
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
1 points

I was like you. I used to have extreme stuttering. I used to stutter while saying PRESENT as well. I still stutter but i have managed to reduce it by a big margin. Before trying any of the methods/way...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
2 points

I used to have extreme stuttering. I still stutter but i have managed to reduce it by a big margin. Before trying any of the methods/ways I've mentioned below, you need to understand one thing which i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2026
2 points

yes. i would be a real person. i already feel like an empty shell but my stutter makes it worse. it hinders my self-expression. i'm not able to say the things i want to or make the jokes i want to. in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
4 points

hi if you struggle saying your name so much, just change it to something else that is easier for you to say. I did that when I had all kinds of trouble with the "B" sound of my first name. So I chan...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterJan 20, 2026
0 points

Stuttering only when talking to people

Stuttering only when talking to people Hello ! I'm a 30 year old male , stuttering since a kid , don't remember exactly when it started. I've never been to a specialist because I was hoping that as...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionExperiential AssociationSituational Variability
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2026
6 points

I was in the same boat. Honestly I think smiling and other gestures of acknowledgment go a long way when speaking is too much. For attendance I’ll sometimes raise my hand instead of giving a verbal re...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
1 points

Download a picture of the cigarette you’re interested in a phone and bring along a fake phone. When you’re at the store, act like you’re on the phone with someone and show the salesman the other phone...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
1 points

Yeah but the thing with me is that i believe that i have trained my brain to just say uhms and ehhhs until the word comes out, and when it come out it comes out unclearly, so im not sure what to do...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJan 19, 2026
4 points

“Im laughing about my friend”

“Im laughing about my friend” hello everyone. I hear lots of people say that people laugh about a stutter, and I haven’t noticed it a lot- except when 1 context. often when I speak to 2 people, I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
0 points

I mean i will still buy them but have to ask my friends to buy them. Cant do it alone...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJan 19, 2026
2 points

Does speech therapy help?

Does speech therapy help? Hello everyone, I'm new to this thread. I hope to learn about your experience with using speech therapy and its effectiveness. Background about myself: I don't think...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
2 points

I feel ya. I quit now but I would go to the tobacco store on my lower fluency days so that I could get it off the shelf myself🤣...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterJan 19, 2026
6 points

I cant buy cigarettes.

I cant buy cigarettes. I generally like going to market but oh my god I cant buy them to save my life. Especially at my local market or ESPECIALLY Marlboros. It seems so impossible that most of the ti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2026
1 points

بهداك الوقت استخدمت هالطريقة تقريبًا 3 شهور، وبعدها بلشت فعاليتها تضعف وبالأخير تقريبًا بطّلت تزبط. كملت أتمرّن على طرق ثانية، بس عندها نفس المشكلة: بتزبط بالبداية وبعدين بتخف أو بتوقف مع الوقت، وهاد ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentCycles & Randomness+1 more