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commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
1 points

It gives me an easy answer when they ask what my greatest weakness is. Just interviewed for a job a couple of weeks ago and got it despite stuttering my way through. Good luck with your job search!...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
2 points

I've tried rearranging my sentences and replacing some of my words with synonyms, however I sometimes run out of synonyms or ways to rearrange my sentences, but it still works - kind of. Basically all...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
2 points

honestly im not really sure myself. like 3 years ago i just started having hope that it most certainly will get better. i have been to a speech pathologicst but she didnt really help. i also have many...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice RequestsAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
1 points

Phone calls are the absolute worst for me... especially when it's a cold call and I have to do an introduction. Gosh!!!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJan 10, 2026
0 points

Worried about my marriage

Worried about my marriage I am 28M from India and also Muslim. I am really facing lots of pressure from my family to get married. I really don’t want to do arranged marriage it’s like blind marriage w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
3 points

Love it, monjour is a really good idea! When I was in Quebec, answering hi to bonjour makes like I disrespect them😂...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
1 points

stutterers should be allowed longer waiting, not less. but there used to be too many bad parents and bad teachers who would wait less for stutterers. impatient assholes. i think that's why some of us ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJan 10, 2026
4 points

Reading fluently vs Speaking to a group of people

Reading fluently vs Speaking to a group of people Hi everyone. This is my first post in this community. I'm 34, male, born with stuttering. I've improved my stuttering a lot through reading practice....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
4 points

I'm french and I also stutter B a lot. It's impossible to say "Bonjour" without stuttering. You can say "salut" if you're talking to people you know, it's more informal. Otherwise, something I do is s...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJan 9, 2026
3 points

If your first language is French, can you say Bonjour without stuttering?

If your first language is French, can you say Bonjour without stuttering? My first language is Chinese, and I mainly struggle with words that begin with sounds like b,d, so saying hi in French during ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

If I was stuttering I would stop talking. I don't like to annoy people ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Great post u/popquizkid_ ! identify with many of the scenarios you listed. I'd like add a few of my own. The telephone is a HUGE hurdle for me. I get ridiculously anxious when I have to call someone ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2026
2 points

No it's a behavioral adaptation to help him avoid stuttering or get words out. It's like trick like any other. ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2026
1 points

Yes bro that's the intention all together. But since my stutter sometimes is very severe when speaking normal, I'm trying the one word pauses first for about a full month or so, just to give myself ti...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJan 8, 2026
49 points

My stutter has ruined my life forever (long rant/vent)

My stutter has ruined my life forever (long rant/vent) When I was born up until maybe 8 years old, I was the most outgoing,funniest,smiliest,social, smartest kid ever. I didn’t have a stutter and was ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
1 points

I pause after every word to slow the rate of speech down. Each pause is like just over a second long( Not to fast and not to slow ) but I personally feel the longer the pause is , the easier the next ...

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Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
1 points

I definitely sometimes switch out words if I feel a block coming but I never avoid conversations or talking. I’m 28 & been stuttering since I could talk it doesn’t bother me anymore know one really ca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
1 points

It does get exhausting; however, I try to be prepared for all the calls well in advance. When there's unexpected questions, it does trip me up and produce more blocks; however, I try to circumvent the...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career+1 more
postr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

Stutter in an Asian country

Stutter in an Asian country Stutter started as early as 5 yrs old. Today I am in my mid 20s, and consider myself a successful individual, I have a long time partner which is now my fiance, just f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

Or my favorite one my last name is hard to say So im like last name is ______ then cause my anxiety is gone I say Jonathan without much issue...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment