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commentr/StutterOct 7, 2025
2 points

I'm just gonna live up to my username. You know what, the OP if fucking right. We should do something and not just mope the fuck around. I mean of course it is on *us* to forgive. Apparently it's a *c...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2025
11 points

Actually this is what l am saying. İf you are not handsome , you should have good personality. But if you can't speak. But if you can't talk, you can't show or explain your character and personality t...

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Helplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2025
1 points

Dude. That. I don’t want pity, and in my mind, I’m screaming “You’re not better than me! You’re not smarter than me! You’re not more confident than me!” It’s insidious, and does incredible damage psy...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterSep 29, 2025
9 points

How in the world do I meet people with a stutter or make social connections with a stutter?

How in the world do I meet people with a stutter or make social connections with a stutter? My stutter has led to me growing up with zero friends, none in high school - middle school, etc. It was just...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+3 more
postr/StutterSep 29, 2025
2 points

Questions to understand better

Questions to understand better hi all, I had a question (or two) if you don't mind answering. I don't experience a stutter but I want to educate myself. when you are having a block or a stutter, what ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentListener ReactionsLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
2 points

My mother told me that the only speech therapist she consulted told her I'd grow out of it and recommended no treatment. She was probably in denial and wanted to hear that. You need to get a goo...

Parent & CaregiverEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Parent Emotions & GuiltTreatment DecisionsHelplessness & Agency+3 more
postr/StutterSep 24, 2025
42 points

Men in 20s

Men in 20s The most frustrating thing about having a moderate stutter as a man in the 20s is not having the ability to stand up for yourself and also being at the mercy of others being nice. How do I ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyPower Dynamics & IntimidationFriendships & Belonging+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2025
16 points

I have enormous sympathy for them because I understand what a terrible disability it is, reducing one to a fearful unconfident antisocial hermit with so much to give and no one to give it to....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Loneliness & IsolationHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2025
2 points

I’m about a month into college and it’s been…. Something I’ve made a few friends, but they seemed to have slowly but surely split up into other friend groups while I’m stuck here. The first week was ...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Loneliness & IsolationSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2025
3 points

I was bullied my whole life. I remember most of it. The worst of it doesn't feel real. I know it actually happened but it feels more like a dream. Its hard to explain. Its like my brain knows I couldn...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2025
3 points

Yeah that's exactly what I was thinking about. Being bullied happened way later to me (actually they didn't care about my stutter, it wasn't related) and sadly I do remember that :( Don't wish that o...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
2 points

I’m 16, and the same thing, sometimes even worse. this shit depressed me so much that I stopped talking and ended up isolated from the outside...

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Sadness & HopelessnessLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterSep 14, 2025
18 points

Where does a stutterer even meet potential partners?

Where does a stutterer even meet potential partners? I’ve had a really bad stutter ever since my childhood. It’s led to me being really socially reclusive, as gradually as the years oasses the embarra...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
5 points

I feel you. I avoid people but I am lonely af. I tried speech therapy and pretty much every tip I found online and none of it worked. Then I talk 100% fluently alone with no trick or anything. This w...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsTherapy & Professional
Helplessness & AgencyLoneliness & IsolationUnhelpful Therapy Techniques
postr/StutterSep 12, 2025
18 points

"Are you mute?"

"Are you mute?" "Are you mute?" That is, probably, the phrase I have heard most in my life. I stutter, and like other people who stutter, I avoid any kind of interaction, whether with my family, stran...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
4 points

I can relate. I'm in my mid thirties and still struggle with self esteem and acceptance. I'm a complete recluse with severe social anxiety. Have little to no friends. Fear approaching women. Lonely an...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
3 points

DUDE NGL IM ATP THAT ID RATHER GET BULLIED ATLEAST THERE WILL BE SOME INTERACTION N I WONT BE LONELY AND SPEAKING OF UR PRESENTATION I HOPE IT GETS CANCELLED 🩷🩷🩷🩷...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Stigma & BullyingLoneliness & IsolationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
11 points

Yeah I might have done better in school if I could focus on the material being learned and not all the social anxiety that comes with being the only stutterer in a school of several hundred kids....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterSep 11, 2025
21 points

They should invent a stutter school

They should invent a stutter school First day of college and i already made a mockery out of myself. I hate this shit. I'm so fucking anxious and fuckass lonely everytime, can't talk to anyone, can't ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2025
2 points

We have problem becuase like every other disabilty can speak about it. Can promote more tolerance toward it. Like wheelchair, you can create youtube channel and listen. While as stutter Im feeling big...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation