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postr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
134 points

I just got a job at a fast food place and I found this text from my manager really reassuring. I told him I was hesitant to do drive thru due to my stutter and he is okay with it

I just got a job at a fast food place and I found this text from my manager really reassuring. I told him I was hesitant to do drive thru due to my stutter and he is okay with it ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
4 points

I do stutter. I have fairly good control over it. I tend to use a mixture of acting lessons, exercise like swimming and breathing exercises, experience and not really giving a fuck what people think...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentMindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
3 points

Im a software engineer and have had to deal with this for interviews as well. Your approach is spot on and props to you for meeting the problem head on despite anxiety / fear / other words for these n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
1 points

Maby ur using a medication that makes eps Ask ai about what i said  Also i suggest u read about islam :)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentHarmful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
5 points

Just had an hour long talk with Grok where I vented about stuttering and the need to not feel judged. Well, i think this is the case because we know the bot won't interrupt in between or hold any bias...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2026
1 points

i was never rejected from a job because of my stutter. i would be rejected cause i would be under qualified. each interview i would do i always began letting the interviewer know i had a stutter but...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2026
1 points

A few times when I was a kid, I think I was too young for it to be effective and again a few times when I was around 20. It really helped. At 46, I still have it, but I'm pretty good at masking....

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Hiding & ConcealmentTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2026
1 points

Interesting. Both me and my former speech therapist had a strong feeling that if we could somehow forget that we stuttered, the stuttering would stop. That is not to say it is a matter of technique,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2026
1 points

I'm now 61. Stuttered since I was about 4. 90 percent fluent in some situations and only 10 percent fluent in others, with the odd nightmare thrown in every month of total disfluency. It was like this...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationFluency Techniques+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
2 points

100% - I use it to mask, ensuring I don't stutter in certain situations. I won't change my voice too much. But I'll slip on a persona, shift my voice very slightly, and like magic I don't stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentRoles & Performance
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
2 points

If we’re talking about muscle memory, I do think there’s something to it. At one point in my life, I took on jobs where I had to work with people constantly. Almost every time someone arrived, I wou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
6 points

For me, something like this actually happened. I still stutter, maybe a bit less, or at least I don’t really notice it anymore. And the moment I stopped noticing it, that was when the real barrier d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
11 points

Me to me : “fuck you, stop stuttering you idiot just speak like a normal human! Even parrots speak fine!” Also me to me: “ you’re perfect, you’re handsome, everyone wants to be you “...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2026
5 points

I feel your pain. My stuttering recently worsened when talking to people outside of my family and friends. I am a very social person, but now starting to avoid interactions with people. Even avoiding ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2026
1 points

That name block thing is really common with stuttering, especially when there's no backup word you can substitute. One thing people miss is that working with a therapist who gets the psychological sid...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
5 points

For every 1 person who's been a dickhead about your stutter, there are hundreds of people who didn't care or were even supportive of your stutter. And yet many stutterers fixate on the tiny percentag...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
1 points

Some ADHD medications (Vyvanse, Ritalin etc) can help some ppl and some dopamine antagonists (Risperidone, Ecopipam etc) can help others achieve better fluency. There are no FDA approved meds for stu...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Stimulants & CaffeineHelpful Med OutcomesHarmful Med Outcomes+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
5 points

I've tried antipsychotics which do the same regarding being dopamine antagonists, just much more side effects. Sadly didn't notice any improvement in my speech. Not saying it doesn't work at all, but...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Harmful Med OutcomesHiding & ConcealmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
12 points

It's the opposite of Adderall. Amphetamines release dopamine and these meds investigated for stutter do the opposite, so lower dopamine levels (antipsychotics do the same, they're dopamine antagonists...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Stimulants & CaffeineHarmful Med OutcomesHiding & Concealment
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