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commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

Oh man I feel you so so so much its so hard those interviews would be so fun if I could j say my name Jonathan Last name is even worse Use filler words and prepare beforehand get in the motion and be ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & NamesEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJan 6, 2026
8 points

I just started to stutter, is there a way of stopping it from getting worse?

I just started to stutter, is there a way of stopping it from getting worse? Lately, I’ve been isolating myself from everyone. I usually only talk to myself when I’m showering or when I’m bored. I’ve ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 6, 2026
1 points

Im starting to stutter, is there a way from stopping it from getting worse?

Im starting to stutter, is there a way from stopping it from getting worse? Lately I have been isolating myself from everyone. I usually only talk to my self when I shower or when im bored. Lately I´v...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
7 points

A lot of small talks with strangers. Helping customers on job or asking people on streets. About 50 a day. It made my stuttering negligible (I had severe) and I could easily speak until first serious ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2026
8 points

I get why some people never shut up. I too would yap if I didn’t stutter...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

Agreed. Fluency + eloquent + pose = infinitely amazing and mesmerizing. I do lots of bunching twisting adding and substituting words to try to convey my thoughts....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

Yeah, it's a common misconception, many people assume that only childrens have stuttering issues As a student who stutters almost every word in sentence, my self esteem became so bad due to the fear a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
2 points

Nah. I mock them with their lack of immediate recall of infinite synonyms. My wife is a teacher now, but she had a crippling fear of public speaking. She didn’t like me poking fun of her. We’ve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
4 points

Got mocked a lot of times. When I was 7 I was told by my friend and his older sister, how they were making fun of me on their way to school and how funny I talk. Tbf it's not like something extremely...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying+1 more
postr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

What to do?

What to do? I've been a stutterer for as long as I can remember now. I'm wondering what's the solution to this problem of mine? I don't want to go to a speech language pathologist. The fact that I stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJan 5, 2026
3 points

Has anyone tried learning another language to see if it’s easier on you?

Has anyone tried learning another language to see if it’s easier on you? I’m American but for the past 2 months I’ve been learning Korean. I’m a big movie fan and I enjoy Korean dramas and tv shows, m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

Thank you for your very thoughtful and thorough response. He really likes his new speech therapist and is such an easy going kid. He has been seeing her for the last few months and seems to genuinely ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

I've stuttered all my life. Since I started talking, I started stuttering lol. I really relate to doing mental gymnastics or just trying my luck and hoping I don't stutter a lot, and thinking how luck...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

i am a female stutterer too. a mild one. i started stuttering at the age of 8, it happened out of nowhere (i think). since stepping into my 20s, i'm beginning to see stuttering as more of a disability...

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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

I thought the same at 22. 23 I moved to another country 3000km away and that really helped. I started off a clean slate. People just though I dont speak language well when I stuttered 😎...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
1 points

Compliment every person. I’m not talking about “hey I like your shirt” type of compliment. I would go over the top...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
2 points

I used to try to force it but that never worked. I usually stop talking afterwards but lately I would pause and laugh then tell the person or people I’m talking to “damn I can’t speak” then repeat wha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
1 points

Don’t ever do that. Don’t stop yourself from speaking because you’re afraid of how others might look at you. If you do that, you’ll end up in my situation, where you won’t be able to say a single word...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
1 points

He talked. We both immediately bonded over our love for travel. He talked about and showed pics of the places he had went a few months before our first date....

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

isolating myself cus of my stutter

isolating myself cus of my stutter basically, as the title says, I recently for the past 5 months have not been speaking much to anyone in school or calling anyone because of my stutter, like I can't ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more