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postr/StutterMar 13, 2026
4 points

I have been prescribed phenibut and propranolol

I have been prescribed phenibut and propranolol I get very anxious at university and have severe blockages and cannot speak , I tell the teacher that I haven't done the project (even if I did it) simp...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2026
2 points

I was once watching documentary, a girl got kidnapped and made slave by a man forore than 20 years, kidnapper rape her and did awful things to her, after police caught him and free the girl, girl stil...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2026
3 points

Ngl if there was a cure I’d take it despite all the hardships I’ve faced and learned from during stuttering. The embarrassment that built my character. ...

Emotional Experience
Hope & MotivationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2026
34 points

I'm sure 99.9% of people who stutter would give almost anything to wake up without it.. to be able to just speak without fear or embarrassment, join in conversations, find better jobs, to use the ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2026
2 points

story of every stutterer, its like just thrown to this world and you have to survive and every time you open your mouth hell begins...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2026
3 points

I maintain pretty good at work and around people most of the time and I can say I never got to the point where I just accepted it and I do still vet embarrassed by it so he is not alone. ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2026
3 points

Right. Like for example trying to say "I'd like one of these apples!" And instead I go, "I'd like one of those ap- the uh, the uhhh, that thing--" I'm so ashamed of how my stuttering is (may be) perce...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2026
8 points

Wow reading this was like looking in a mirror. I'm also a girl in highschool with hereditary stuttering from my father (mine was horrible too which made it worse as well) i really love socializing but...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Genetic & Family FactorsShame & EmbarrassmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2026
1 points

I relate with this a lot. I also feel strained and sore on my chest and jaw area. So not only it is "painful" mentally, but also physically. ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2026
1 points

I totally feel this. I’m good at hiding my stutter but when I have a bad moment, I’ll be so upset at myself and embarrassed for the next few days and I’ll replay that moment over and over again ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2026
2 points

I don't exactly remember my most embarrassing but I can tell you my funniest. So one day I was walking my parents dog and two young girls came up and asked if they can pet him and I said yes ofcourse...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHumor & Community ToneShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2026
5 points

The OP is bullying themselves. Many people who stutter choose to make their own life worse by destroying their own self-esteem with imagined judgements of others. Bullying is horrible, no matter who ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionMindset shift
postr/StutterMar 11, 2026
27 points

One small block and your day is ruined.

One small block and your day is ruined. I've observed something, people daily interract with each other flawlessly, they don't think about their actions and reactions. But when we socialise there's so...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2026
2 points

Intake session with a brand new therapist in 2020. I was telling her my family tree, and stuttered on my sisters name for a very long time. She knew prior that I have a stutter. She laughed in my face...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsTherapy & Professional
Shame & EmbarrassmentListener ReactionsTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2026
3 points

I pretended to forget my best friend's name in conversation because I knew I blocked on the "D" sound in their name (ex: Denny) in a group setting (felt like a total asshole when my friends of 5 years...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2026
3 points

Honestly, stuttering in front of a crowd that doesn't ridicule you is better than one person teasing you. I remember one time, when I was like 16, I got stuck on a word while at Ben & Jerry's and my f...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterMar 10, 2026
3 points

Presentation - Speech feedback

Presentation - Speech feedback I just currently did a presentation of showcasing some requirements for a job role and i was contemplating all way through but decided to do it anyway, i cant watch the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2026
2 points

I remember my first day of college, the professor came in, didn't knew any of our names so asked us to give a short introduction in front of the whole class. It was finally my turn I stood up and I st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2026
3 points

5th year English Lit class. I was asked the question why I kept looking at the clock. The question was enough to trigger a block then a hard fault on a D sound. Off guard moment. Whole class laughed, ...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2026
3 points

7th grade I stuttered so bad during presentation that even the teacher was laughing ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying