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postr/StutterMar 19, 2026
23 points

How to get over the shame of talking about it?

How to get over the shame of talking about it? So I’m 34F and have dealt with stuttering my entire life. I’d probably be categorized as a convert stutterer, but I feel like I’m managing it and stressi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/stutteringMar 19, 2026
3 points

Pretending I didn’t hear someone because I felt a stutter erupting.

Pretending I didn’t hear someone because I felt a stutter erupting. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterMar 19, 2026
7 points

Jokes on me

Jokes on me I have a terrible stammer since my childhood (I'm 22 rn), and I consulting a therapist since 4-5 years. I just want to share a wierd nature of mine. When I grew up with my stammering, I b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & EmpathyAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2026
4 points

It depends. I've found that I'm always okay delivering prepared remarks (like a toast) because I can script it and pace it to my comfort. I can avoid words that I know will trip me up. But that doesn...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal
postr/Stutter_remissionMar 19, 2026
1 points

I've been stuttering my whole life, and I want to share something I discovered about myself - and genuinely ask if anyone else experiences the same

I've been stuttering my whole life, and I want to share something I discovered about myself - and genuinely ask if anyone else experiences the same For context. I did NOT write below post. It's a copy...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityFluency Techniques+1 more
postr/StutterMar 19, 2026
11 points

Pretending I didn’t hear someone because I felt a stutter erupting.

Pretending I didn’t hear someone because I felt a stutter erupting. Oh nothing just thinking about a time someone was trying to flirt with me and asked the hardest question for a stutterer which is of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2026
2 points

I think this applies to everyone, but in my specific case my issue is that I talk with like my "head voice," I think because I'm just inside often but it also helps me stutter less, sort of related to...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
postr/StutterMar 18, 2026
23 points

Honestly my biggest fear

Honestly my biggest fear I'm 17 (F) and had been stuttering pretty much my whole life at this point. It was pretty severe when it started which lead me to go to multiple speech therapists during that ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMar 18, 2026
15 points

so cooked

so cooked deadliest combo is being a naturally very quiet talker AND having a stutter so every time you respond to someone they say some version of "what was that?" and you have to say the sentence AG...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterMar 18, 2026
16 points

It's not cause I'm nervous, Sharon.

It's not cause I'm nervous, Sharon. The nominations for the worst stutter assumptions are.... "You're just nervous, relax" "You're talking too fast" "You're just excited, slow down" "You're overth...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & EmpathyDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2026
3 points

Public Speaking. No matter how much you stutter, no matter the expressions on the face of the audience, SPEAK. I joined my college's public speaking club, and it greatly helped. Soon after, I gave a p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking
postr/StutterMar 18, 2026
1 points

Has live streaming helped reduce your stutter

Has live streaming helped reduce your stutter I might try streaming on Twitch to help me with my stutter but I’m also very scared to start streaming because of my stutter. U know how content creation ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterMar 17, 2026
6 points

Gate agent thought I wasn't a native speaker

Gate agent thought I wasn't a native speaker I have a funny story that I wanted to share with y'all. I was at the airport with my mom and we went up to the gate agent for some help because our flight ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterMar 17, 2026
6 points

stutter i hate it

stutter i hate it In college a sophomore i do have stutter but its weird it comes and goes and now its these past few years and its bad. As a kid i loved reading out loud talking in class answering qu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2026
2 points

Gave myself time.  Let the new neural pathways develop and strengthen over time.  I went through the blocks, it felt impossible at first all over again.  Kept at it.  Ultimately, stuttered freely thro...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMar 17, 2026
6 points

It's terrible when we stutter, and we feel that people won't give the proper importance to the sentence we said, even when then understood it. ONLY because it SOUNDED weird to hear.

It's terrible when we stutter, and we feel that people won't give the proper importance to the sentence we said, even when then understood it. ONLY because it SOUNDED weird to hear. I don't know if y'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 17, 2026
9 points

How can you be a confident person having a severe stutter?

How can you be a confident person having a severe stutter? I understand that selling yourself the right way will in a way dictate how people respond to you. But htf am I supposed to be confident ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 17, 2026
5 points

Help needed to find and join stuttering social help groups (INDIA)

Help needed to find and join stuttering social help groups (INDIA) Hello everyone M21 here, as the title suggests, I have decided to participate in stuttering social help groups. I myself stutter sin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
postr/StutterMar 17, 2026
21 points

If I can, then you can too..

If I can, then you can too.. I was born with a bad stutter, like I couldn’t say my name bad.. As I started to get older, I was the kid that couldn’t read in front of the class and it was honestly demo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionExperiential Association+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2026
1 points

Yeah by repetition we allow to frame what to say next 😅,  But sometimes it feels weird... But we are different... So we have to live life differently...  Not aspiring to lead a normal life...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more