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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
8 points

It’s comforting to see that someone else shares the same issue. Bro I can’t even say my own name at the pharmacy or on the dam phone. It’s humiliating. In college I did a presentation and couldn’t say...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
34 points

Decades of Stuttering

Decades of Stuttering Hi all. Dude in his 40’s here, been stuttering since I was a child. Apparently it can be passed down from family members, my father has it significantly worse. My issue is only...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
1 points

finding alternatives to avoid saying ur name or using nicknames you don’t even like for urself as saying my name is the hardest thing for me especially since it’s a hard vowel “eh” as in emily...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
1 points

Saying my own name does not trigger it. I’ve found that imitating a character, I don’t stutter. May be because I know what I’m going to say like an NPC dialogue. You’re right about that. Honestly I av...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
1 points

I feel you so much, this is heartbreaking. I'm currently doing a Master's in **Data Science and AI**, and I had a similar humiliating experience. During a presentation with a new professor, I couldn't...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
3 points

\> I still don’t know my trigger yet Saying your own name does not trigger your stutter? This is a high-stake situation: usually a direct question in an unavoidable public setting (everyone else p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
5 points

Good job for just putting it out there. I have a job interview coming up and I have trouble saying the word apprentice. The word is in the title of the position so well see how it goes lol....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
16 points

Interview

Interview ok so my brain knew that this interview was going to be important, and I also knew that I was going to stammer so yeah, I fucked up. The interviewer said Sorry I'm not able to understand you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
60 points

I think we spend more time in our own heads, which makes us more reflective. We also have better vocabularies due to word avoidance. Perhaps not “smarter” but we have traits that would present as such...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
1 points

Thanks for this, yea i get trouble on S and F, my R's also sound like W as well but that has been the case since childhood. My only concern and reason for posting is this perceived slurred or unclear ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
6 points

Not feeling good about upcoming MMIs (for medicine)

Not feeling good about upcoming MMIs (for medicine) Hi all, I have a couple of medical school interviews coming up in a few weeks here. They use a multiple mini interview (MMI) model, where you ha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
5 points

lovely video. I only noticed his stutter when he said his name, I have the same stutter; it only appears when I say my name, certain important words, or when starting with difficult letters....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
3 points

Hi Brother! I have almost the same stuttering as you do. Mine is worse tho, but the feeling of weak tounge or weak vocal cords is my main concern with myself. Sometimes I feel as if I don't have the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
4 points

Personally I don't hear any slurring On a side note, I too have trouble with F words sometimes, but it's not all F words. I wonder how that is since the beginning of F words are all sounded out the s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
1 points

I still very much do stutter while chatting with the ais I was super excited at first to goof around with the tech but when it kept misinterpreting the stutter  so I stopped using that feature entir...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
1 points

I stutter a lot talking to AI. Its the same as phone calls with humans. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
2 points

I stutter when talking to Alexa and Chatgpt. Stopped using the voice interface for AI....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
14 points

what if I stutter when I say" I dont understand , can you repeat?" to them?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringListener Reactions
postr/StutterFeb 20, 2026
23 points

Not having a social life in your 20s

Not having a social life in your 20s I'm in my early 20s and I have no social life. I find it hard to interact with people nowadays and being a heavy stutterer doesn't help because it makes me not wan...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingLoneliness & IsolationHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 20, 2026
5 points

Sharing Experience

Sharing Experience Hi. I've had a stutter my whole life as far as I can remember (I'm 28), and my family has also said it was ever since I started talking. It was worse as a child and has gotten bette...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationFeared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations+3 more