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commentr/StutterOct 14, 2025
1 points

Im a business developer at a large train company in Sweden. I have a masters in business. Been stuttering my whole life. Some days I’m fluent some days I’m not. I do a lot of meetings and presentation...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & CareerPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2025
1 points

Weirdly, when I speak in public, my stutter disappears. I don’t know if other people have this experience....

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Situational VariabilityPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
1 points

Gonna be honest, stuttering has made me a great public speaker for just this reason. I'm not afraid of anything related to speaking in public now, bc I had to deal w fear of ever speaking at all, ever...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
1 points

Hang in there, I’m a stutterer too. Admittedly, mine is mild, but there are definitely times of life when I would consider myself in the moderate category. I’ve only met a couple of doctors with a stu...

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commentr/StutterOct 9, 2025
0 points

this was just earlier this year, senion year exams. to know if you can graduate hs (we have this in our country)...

School & Work
Public Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2025
1 points

Thats crazy,so thats like 14/15 yrs old,you people had it rough then lol,in my country presentations are only in uni and even the one i went to,only 2 units out of the 56 had lecturers forcing us to ...

School & Work
Public Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2025
1 points

I got a D on two units in uni cause i just didn't present,the hall had like 200 people and people went up there with mics and projectors,i was like fuck it,give me an E if you want...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2025
3 points

I can feel you! My end sem dissertation was like this. Worked whole semester and rehearsed 1 day before presentation but during presentation it was just me and my slide. I stammerered so hard that ext...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2025
4 points

I took a public speaking class, and I purposefully stuttered a bit more than I usually would so I made the presentation seem longer. We had to do ones where it was 5-15 min long. Use it to your a...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
2 points

Yup! I did right before my start into university and I can’t describe how big of a weight it lifted off my shoulders. Public speech was literally my ONLY fear holding me back, now I just feel so much ...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Mindset shiftPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 5, 2025
1 points

I was so nervous, i barely prepared, we did a mock presentation as a group twice before the real one and i stuttered like crazy for the mock presentation. On the real one i tried my best but i still c...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
4 points

Stuttering is a disability just admit it . You would never be a good public speaker , people always will look at you at empathy,...

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Severity & FluctuationStigma & BullyingPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
9 points

Not gonna lie, I love holding presentations! I usually just preface "Hey my stuttering is not because I'm nervous, it's a disability" and then I get rambling For someone with a speech disability I su...

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
2 points

Weirdly enough and perhaps illogical, I found facing my stage fear surprisingly rewarding during my stuttering journey. Riding the adrenaline rush and something similar to high or cliff diving. Discov...

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
2 points

💯 Hated when they were announced. But…. I got through them. Practicing infront of a mirror, relaxation and stress-reducing techniques immediately beforehand....

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Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
1 points

It is horrible, but it's also one of the only ways you can try and force to improve your speech. I still think I speak horribly while I'm presenting but I've improved a lot just by doing them....

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
18 points

I remember a presentation I did in high school. I was absolutely bricking it. Had to do it. No choice. This was about 30+ years ago. I got up. Did my presentation on boxing. One of the few times I con...

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commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
10 points

I’m from Europe, and this professor could be in deep trouble had he said that to someone else. I won’t do anything but give that presentation anyway and shut him up. Depending on how that goes I’ll ta...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
6 points

Congratulations on this achievement, I truly believe stuttering has more of a positive impact on people that the negatives we associate them with. People might indeed learn a thing or two, not just ab...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PridePublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
5 points

I just want to say, you absolutely *should* go ahead and present exactly the way you always do. Those blocks are a part of who you are, and they don’t make your presentation less valuable. If anythin...

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