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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2026
3 points

Honestly bro sounds like you need to hang out with better people. Don't associate with anyone that doesn't give you basic respect, or honestly even those who are cool with people who don't give you ba...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2026
2 points

In my experience, I grew up with my family pushing me towards speaking on the theory I could somehow overcome stuttering. While this probably made me more comfortable speaking in some ways, in my 40s...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Mindset shiftQuality of LifeSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2026
6 points

You have the wrong mindset Stuttering “problem”- It’s not a problem, it’s not a blessing. It’s just something you have How to “overcome” stuttering- You can’t overcome it, at least in the typical se...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2026
2 points

There’s a lot I can say about this, but it ultimately boiled down to a major mindset shift. I stopped looking at my speech as a problem to get over. I know it’s counterintuitive, but seeing your speec...

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2026
9 points

As a former stutterer, these answers give me a renewed sense of appreciation for my apparent powers. It’s been almost 20 years since I stopped blocking… after all that time, it’s surprisingly easy to ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
2 points

My life wouldn’t change. I do what I want. I have the career I’ve always wanted. I date. I’ve got friends. I’m close with my family. Like not stuttering tomorrow would do very little for me. It would ...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
2 points

Find activities that give you confidence, going for a bike, a run, playing guitar, working out. This will build your confidence. What helpers improve my stutter is do practice positive thinking in doi...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationMindset shiftMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
13 points

Pretty drastic in how I conduct myself. But the changes will come slowly. As I come to terms with my new found powers, I will push the boundaries every single time to see what would happen and push i...

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Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingQuality of Life+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
8 points

You'd be surprised how many don't even think about it. I know what you're saying... But just remember that a lot of folks don't think about it....

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Identity & Self-PerceptionMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
8 points

I feel this in a big way; for context I try my best to advocate and teach and have done a LOT of work on my stutter. I even taught classes at a university for a while and it was both helpful and fun. ...

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Mindset shiftEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
7 points

Your first sentence was "Uh, yeah, no one cares. " which is bullshit and delusion since you literally gave me an example in your life of people caring lmao. People do care and you know it and I am ha...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
11 points

The fact you think something that never happened to you means it hasn't happened to anyone is delusion. I have been laughed at, imitated and my stutter was recorded and probably shared online so peop...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
10 points

But no one *does* care. Honestly, no one in my life gives a shit. I give presentations and speeches for a living, and I stutter my way through all of them. I engage in conversations with friends and c...

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Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftPublic Speaking+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
6 points

Some stutterers reject acceptance because it threatens their psychological defense mechanism: if they stop fighting their stutter and still suffer, they must confront the terrifying possibility that t...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
1 points

No, I would not accept a cure. I wouldn’t be me without my stutter, and I don’t believe not having it would make my life “substantially easier.” I just wouldn’t really feel like me anymore. And, as fa...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
12 points

Yall are fucking weird, that’s what it is. Not being ashamed of stuttering, and being proud of who you are (which includes stutter) is NOT a mental illness lmao get the fuck out of here Idk what I e...

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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
8 points

I’m new to this sub and I’ve come to accept my stutter for the most part despite how anxiety inducing it is for me. I’m satisfied with the fact that there is likely not a cure, at least not in my life...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & MotivationMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
6 points

I dont post here much after creeping a while. Lifelong stutterer here Stuttering isn't the end all be all. Stop with the impeding doom bullshit. Sometimes you, are you worse enemy. I can promise...

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Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
32 points

This sub is FINALLY realizing this. I'm genuinely happy seeing like minded people post and comment more often. Yes extreme negativity is bad but extreme positivity is also bad, it takes even more d...

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2026
3 points

This is really interesting seeing the different responses. It seems to shake out between idealists and pragmatists. There is no cure, so thought experiments about a cure are, at best, pies in the ever...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation