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postr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
4 points

Stuttering while presentating

Stuttering while presentating When im well prepared for a Presentation i usually dont stutter. But then when i'm not preperad I stutter. Can you relate? ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
1 points

Yes this is my issue I have a mild stutter, never stutter when I’m relax. I’m very hard on myself and find it Almost impossible to move pass it when I have an episode my mind keep thinking about it li...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
1 points

America, who ever may have judged i didn't care and maybe proved them wrong accidentally that way but I began realizing no one really cared either.  Everyone's too busy worried about how everyone thin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
2 points

As I started off the test, I experienced a block but I managed to continue and after that, I used hand gestures, delivered the sentences with a smile, and was confident enough to do it. Confidence is ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringHope & MotivationAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
1 points

As i said my wife is pregnant. I’m going to be a father. And that thought makes me both excited and terrified. I think about reading bedtime stories. What if I block on simple words while my child wa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2026
13 points

One thing missing in that image Is “Mind Reading”. I think a lot of stutterers try to mind read what other people are thinking about them whilst they stutter. We tend to think the worst and that can ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2026
1 points

Thanks a lot bro , i have started a medication but just with a psychiatrist cause i have depression which is one of the essential causes of stuttering , about inner work i have really reached a high l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringMindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2026
1 points

Alcohol, for some reason, eliminates stuttering 100%, caffeine eliminates it by about 60%, I'd say, and other drugs like sertraline also work....

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Stimulants & CaffeineAnticipating Stuttering+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2026
2 points

My stutter got worse in college (as in I’d block so hard my abs would hurt) because I was dealing with some pretty bad anxiety. I still stutter, but going to therapy and eventually taking Lexapro (for...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentTherapy ExperiencesAnticipating Stuttering+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 3, 2026
4 points

Any advice and what helps

Any advice and what helps I stuttered when I was saying my and the teacher said what’s your name loud to class and I had a block when saying my name and my friend help me out. But I was disappointed o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2026
3 points

Same here. I ordered a slice of pizza at the Sam’s Club food court today and I was standing in line overthinking and repeating in my head “can I please have a pepperoni pizza and a fountain drink”. Ov...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2026
1 points

Unfortunately France is behind medically... but yes we have wellbutrin (bupropion) I tried ritalin a few times but i didnt felt any effect from it and yes i will go see a psychiatrist for the stutter ...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Helpful Med OutcomesAnticipating StutteringMedication Inquiries
postr/StutterFeb 2, 2026
5 points

Stuttering coming back

Stuttering coming back I’m sophomore in college right now (19m) and I’ve noticed that ever since I’ve been back at school since winter break, my stutter has became more noticeable, and I’ve been stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2026
1 points

No, I've been on them and stable for varying years, my latest med change being last summer, and overall being on meds for bipolar, anxiety, PTSD, and depression; gradually since I was 18, so for about...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2026
1 points

It’s all about memory, your brain perceive those words as difficult word which increase anxiety and anticipation which makes dopamine to spike in speech region of brain causing blockages or repetition...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2026
2 points

ohhh how I always dreaded that. had to do this a little more than 2 years ago for every teacher. every teacher wanted an introduction by everyone🫢 often they wanted more information (age, where we li...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringPreparation & RehearsalAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
3 points

Ativan, Ritlan, Lyrica, beta blockers like nebivolol , tofisopam,, L theanine and l tyrosine...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
3 points

I think i have something similar to what you have. I can mostly speak fluently when the conversation is intentional and on a familiar subject. When someone catches me off guard or when I am tired that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringEnergy & Biological RhythmsPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
1 points

Nooo that’s not the way to go, I took antidepressants in high school and also anxiety meds. Worst thing ever, made me feel like I wasn’t myself at all and made me feel like a robot. Make friends or fi...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Harmful Med OutcomesAnticipating StutteringFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
1 points

But you go for it anyway and you hit a stutter block right before you land the joke so force through the stutter block. This is why I pre think my jokes and practice them in the mirror before saying i...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & RehearsalAnticipating Stuttering