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commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
1 points

I understand you 100 percent. I sometimes have the same feeling – I'd rather have nothing than live with the stutter. That would be easier, but we can't change it. It's a huge burden for me too; I can...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Sadness & HopelessnessSeverity & FluctuationOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
1 points

Well, a lot of people judge themselves. We live feeling the expectations that other people have on us and if we don't accomplish them we feel bad. But i guess that if you stutter it goes worst...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
2 points

this actually sounds like a really interesting case, especially since your own SLP said the traditional techniques don't apply to your pattern. The fact that you're fluent under high pressure but bloc...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Seeking TherapyAnticipating StutteringOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2026
7 points

I didn't think speech therapy in school was effective. The speech therapists had big case loads and I don't think they were prepared for my chronic stuttering style. Last March I started seeing a spee...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Therapy ExperiencesMindfulness & BreathingPositive Therapy Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2026
2 points

I do sometimes have good days. I used to have them a lot more in years past than lately. Most of my days involve struggle and preplanning when I speak, but sometimes I'm able to say what I want with m...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2026
2 points

Do you guys have actual 'good' days where its much, much easier to talk? For me it seems like everyday is consistently a struggle to speak, like it takes so much preplanning, word choice, and focus to...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2026
1 points

It could be because when you in certain pressure situations you subconsciously think about what you are going to say before saying it. I find I am also in a similar situation where if I am 'scripting'...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
9 points

i relate; it hurts, so bad, many times i think; why me? when i'm alone, i have confident, i'm cool person and people will like me, but when i have to deal with social interactions i be different perso...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
1 points

i relate; it hurts, so bad, many times i think; why me? when i'm alone, i have confident, i'm cool person and people will like me, but when i have to deal with social interactions i be different perso...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 13, 2026
15 points

Sometimes, I wish people would just speak for me

Sometimes, I wish people would just speak for me Yesterday, I was with a group of friends and someone new showed up. I didn't know her, but she knew everyone else. The moment I saw her, I panicked ins...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
1 points

Familiarising yourself with a well prepared script always helps because you don’t need to think on the spot. You’re just regurgitating the material you’ve practiced and memorised. The issue arises wh...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & RehearsalAnticipating StutteringOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
15 points

Ecopiapm!

Ecopiapm! just talked with a guy said I'm trying to get this medication in black market and there's a study proved it decrease this stuttering 30% up 40%. what do you guys think?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Overthinking & MonitoringHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2026
2 points

i really felt this, especially the part about replaying conversations and the fear of looking incompetent when you know your ideas are good. That internal fluency vs external reality is brutal. Since ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking+3 more
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...

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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 12, 2026
1 points

When you stutter, do the opposite, see if it helps.  Honestly I think it is deeper but testing can be fun if you see it in a healthy way to learn about yourself, not get your hopes up....

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
2 points

I’m hopeful and confident that drugs like Ecopipam will eventually be developed and approved by the FDA for Stuttering… in time. Even if doesn’t give people 100% fluency, it will be significantly bet...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesOverthinking & MonitoringHope & Motivation
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
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
5 points

Realizations

Realizations Has anybody realized their coordination decreases during a block? I mean, not only speaking coordination but other muscle coordination. Above all, fine movement coordination like the han...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2026
2 points

He didn’t claim to hence the question mark… confidence can certainly reduce ur stutter immensely, speaking from experience. You’re working really hard to find a problem where there isn’t one....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring