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postr/StutterFeb 24, 2026
25 points

Is it true that people that stutter are generally smarter than the average population? I definitely have ADHD and think way more and deeply about things than most people I encounter. My thoughts are so much faster than my ability to speak them. I wonder if this is common.

Is it true that people that stutter are generally smarter than the average population? I definitely have ADHD and think way more and deeply about things than most people I encounter. My thoughts are s...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Propositionality & WeightHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
2 points

I hate how small minded people can be about stuttering. They look down on us as if we’re intellectually less than. It’s so frustrating and I’m sorry they treated you like that. I know exactly how you ...

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Validation & EmpathyHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2026
5 points

My dream was also to become a commercial pilot. However, I let the stutter get the best of me....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
2 points

Just to add I'm 29, soon to be 30. I'm basically very avoidant and feel like I spent my life in my room (I'm working) I believe life is very, very wonderful but with this disability it's very limitin...

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Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2026
4 points

You're right, we absolutely care more about it than everyone else and that is the point. It isn't the perception of others that is the primary concern. What causes distress is the stutter itself. It...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
1 points

> because they had to take care of themselves for the first time, they had to do all the talking etc, I feel like theirs was not anxiety-based because if it was then this would have made the stutter ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
1 points

Que triste la vida del tartamudo, nadie ayuda al tartamudo habiendo políticas de estado tan estúpidas y orientadas al feminismo que es diner tirado a la basura y de nada sirve...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
3 points

Oh my gosh yes exactly you get it!! Like you said we just have to live this life that has been given to us it feels like an absolute chore everyday. I spend my time reading as well and listening to mu...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2026
8 points

I cut my social media too, as you said Only people who interacts with others want to be seen by the world and yeah what do i need social media with people if i can’t hang out with them so it made me o...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
postr/StutterFeb 20, 2026
23 points

Not having a social life in your 20s

Not having a social life in your 20s I'm in my early 20s and I have no social life. I find it hard to interact with people nowadays and being a heavy stutterer doesn't help because it makes me not wan...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingLoneliness & IsolationHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2026
11 points

I’m tired

I’m tired I’m 22 years old and have had a stutter as long as I can remember. Everyday interactions that most people don’t even think about cause me so much anxiety. I can’t even say my own name half t...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of LifeAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2026
10 points

I’m going through emotional stress right now.. Please help!

I’m going through emotional stress right now.. Please help! Greetings, y’all. I’m 32 years old, 6’9” tall, and from Africa. While growing up, I developed a stutter. I don’t know where I got it from, b...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Genetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 18, 2026
9 points

I’m literally getting rejected from every job close to me that I could realistically do and I need advice

I’m literally getting rejected from every job close to me that I could realistically do and I need advice I’m (M21) applying to like every job I can think of that I can actually do with my stutter. I’...

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2026
1 points

I mean if you wake up tomorrow and pick up a phone ,make a call without stuttering.. won't that be the end of it ?...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2026
1 points

I tried starting NOFAP and reached day 26, but it was no use. There's no solution, and no one knows the problem. I'm clinging to a fragile hope that it might change, but it's futile. The worst part is...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2026
1 points

By the time they find a cure for stuttering, our lives might already be full of missed opportunities because of it. You try it and tell us all about it, bro....

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Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2026
1 points

Same here, bro. I’ve been suffering from this problem since childhood. It’s very hard to watch my friends—who may be less focused or without clear goals—doing better than me, studying abroad, and enjo...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
9 points

Thank you for trusting us with all of that. I can’t imagine how heavy that must feel, especially when people assume your life is perfect just because of money. A stutter like that isn’t “small” or so...

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commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
12 points

Similar situation here. Am almost 50 now & have let my ambition destroy me. I thought my father made it, why not me? Life for us is different & just try to do something that makes you happy. Life long...

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Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2026
1 points

You can actually buy this online from synthose(dot)com, but not only have I never used that site, I also don’t know what the dosages required would be. Hopefully in the next few years the FDA approves...

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Dating & RomanceHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception