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commentr/StutterOct 29, 2025
9 points

I work on the phone and experience this a lot. People are just thoughtless and ignorant. Over the years I’ve learnt to call people out on it, not be rude or even upset but politely let them know that ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterOct 29, 2025
1 points

If it works it works. I increased my fluency greatly when I realized that I often stutter when i start a sentence with a vowel. Or when i call out somebodys name with a vowel If i were to say "Alex...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2025
3 points

I’ve represented criminal defendants in court and I stutter saying my name. I’m still an effective communicator. I really think this guy is wildly generalizing and underestimating you and all stuttere...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2025
2 points

I wasn’t a teacher but I was a personal trainer/coach for almost a decade. Communication was sometimes difficult while instructing clients but it didn’t hold me back. Showing through demonstration als...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2025
3 points

Man, I envy you. I wish I had the same switch flip when I turned on the recording. I definitely stutter a lot less when I'm doing it though....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2025
8 points

Fellow VO here and person who stutters; it's very interesting how I get a script, do my analysis, and when I add a bumper word and hit record, there is no stutter. Cold reads are my nemesis, but whe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2025
1 points

One thing that helps me—and I’ve stuttered for years—is spelling the word in my mind, visualizing it, and reading it silently as I speak. It sounds odd, I know, but it works most of the time. I also u...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2025
2 points

all good homie, i could have pinpointed my phrasing better towards danya in my question. happens irl too so you're not the first. stinks to have a stutter on top of not being able to convey yourself p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2025
2 points

When i first had to face my fear of stuttering, there was no substituting my name anymore (I actually have a nickname because my real name is a long one from another country ans fhe nickname stuck wit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2025
1 points

Listen to yourself type/talk! You’re already selling yourself short for the interview…& why bc you have a stutter? If you deem in necessary, DO NOT use term “STUTTER” but instead describe it as a: “SP...

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commentr/StutterOct 27, 2025
5 points

I'm a singer and I used to have a very severe stuttrer. I've tried fully singing through my words in convos before when I really needed to (exam situations etc.) but I've never stuck with it because i...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2025
2 points

I sing/rap and also never stutter when doing either. Also want to learn how to somehow do it it in a talking flow so I talk more fluent. I read it could have something to do with what part of our voca...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2025
6 points

Same for me. I usually have to let out an "OH" beforehand. If someone gets a door for me or anything, I will have to be a bit dramatic to get it out. So, "Oh, well, thank you!"...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2025
1 points

makes it way easier. Sometimes in my experiences I like saying my orders but it's rare. I gotta be having a full confidence day. I don't mind saying codes at drive thru's but I hate saying my name but...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterOct 26, 2025
22 points

People who don't care about their stuttering

People who don't care about their stuttering Have you ever met a person who stutters and doesn’t seem to care about it? I (17M) have met a few people like that. Most of them are around my age. I know ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterOct 25, 2025
4 points

Is there a discord group where we can stutter freely?

Is there a discord group where we can stutter freely? In games and such, we generally feel hesitant about voice chats, but if this sub had a Discord group, I think even if we get nervous at first, we ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2025
5 points

Restaurants combine two of the worst things for stutterers: having to say it quickly and having to say the exact words without being able to change them....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterOct 25, 2025
110 points

Wish more restaurants would install self service kiosks like these.

Wish more restaurants would install self service kiosks like these. Saw this today at my local shopping center. McDonalds, KFC and some bubble tea places already have them, but this is the first Greek...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2025
2 points

Inspiring! Tbh I love talking to people and I am s support engineer myself and go on calls. But I get stuck especially if asked something I don't have much idea about or if I have to explain something...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2025
11 points

I’m 28 and this is so relatable. I have always avoided conversation and I don’t know how to make small talk. This has definitely led me to not developing socially and I am known as the quiet guy. It’s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more