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commentr/StutterSep 27, 2025
2 points

I actually have been hesitating being a guest on a podcast recently about people who stutter. I am a pro wrestler with a stutter and podcast episode that is supposed to be about my experience as a wre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPropositionality & Weight+2 more
postr/StutterSep 27, 2025
3 points

Panel Presentation Coming Up

Panel Presentation Coming Up Hi everyone, I just discovered this subreddit today, and reading through these posts I feel seen and heard lol. Pretty much as far back as I can remember, I’ve had what ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterSep 27, 2025
9 points

I guess I managed it well

I guess I managed it well I like being alone. I tried several times to be a social person but failed .Many people see me strange when I stutter so I just want peace I don't interact with people often...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterSep 26, 2025
28 points

People hate me for my stuttering problem (and I can't do anything about it)

People hate me for my stuttering problem (and I can't do anything about it) I'm currently 17 years old and in my last year of high school and I'm often ridiculed in work presentations and treated like...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

Yes!! I'm 17 years old and in my last year of high school, it's very difficult to deal with this, especially when presenting work :(...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeAvoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

I've done the hollins communication research institute (HCRI) program that is similar to what you're suggesting. It doesn't work, it's a mental thing not a muscular/pronunciation thing....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

Yes and no, because imagine that you order food, for example a chicken sandwich, and they finish the sentence with "so you want tuna?". You have to settle for that even though it's not what you wanted...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Listener ReactionsAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

I think my 10 year old has a stutter and Im not sure what to do

I think my 10 year old has a stutter and Im not sure what to do Im going to be honest. I’ve noticed my son was stuttering maybe for a year or so, but I didn’t think anything of it because he was still...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
6 points

Yep. Before I start talking to a person I know what word will be a problem. Talking is like avoiding landmines for me. When I block that shit lasts forever so I try to replace the word with something ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
2 points

i’m trying to reteach my brain to not anticipate it but it’s difficult! something i do is i’ll repeat the words a couple times and then say the sentence again in a monotone voice, or imagine the sente...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
2 points

I chickened out of this one just wasn't up to such a big event today, which is why I'm still only making around 20/hour as a borderline middle aged person, lots of chickening out of life in general, w...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterSep 26, 2025
2 points

About my stuttering

About my stuttering Hi, everyone, this is my first time talking about my stuttering in a public platform. I am 22 (M). and have a stuttering issue. So I don't actually stutter with my friends or famil...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
2 points

I find that sometimes it is just really convenient. I go to Sam's Club a lot for the cafe, and I struggle a lot to say "meat pizza", and one of the cashiers can tell that's what I want as soon as I st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

You're trying to tell me that a list of random people on a website, and one lonesome person on reddit(who may have financial incentive), is evidence that the program is effective? In that list, there...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

I quit caffeine completely for 3 months. I realized i am never properly rested while on caffeine. By quitting I mean ALL caffeine. You should try...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Energy & Biological RhythmsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

It doesn't matter whether you agree that this method is psuedoscience or not. The reality is that it is psuedoscience. This injustice has gone on far too long in the stuttering community. The science...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

I can tell you coffee made me very unwell when I started drinking it. It was gradual so I took me months to figure out what it was. I would go cold turkey if you can and you should see improvements qu...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Energy & Biological RhythmsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
1 points

>"Well, I don't agree with that characterisation" Then you're telling me that you agree with psuedoscience and misinformation. No, I'm telling you that I don't agree that these methods are based on p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2025
5 points

You're missing the forest for the trees here. Caffeine isn't your problem. It's your lack of good rest. If improving, your fluency is a priority, eliminate something that is a lower priority and u...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Energy & Biological RhythmsAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 26, 2025
9 points

Need help with forming sentences and brainfog. Could caffeine be the cause?

Need help with forming sentences and brainfog. Could caffeine be the cause? 20 Male, currently an engineering student. So being in this program has really taken a toll on me lifestyle. I raised my ca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringEnergy & Biological Rhythms+1 more