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postr/StutterApr 4, 2025
8 points

Family ruined my life

Family ruined my life Hi guys I've been stuttering for my whole life(21 years) i got stutter cause of family abuse since my childhood I thought it was birth defect but My older brother confessed to me...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2025
1 points

I’m willing to just end my life and ask for a do over where I speak fluently and am just normal. I’d totally succeed if I could only speak. I’d have a girlfriend and be married with kids....

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterApr 2, 2025
18 points

my stutter makes me wanna die

my stutter makes me wanna die idk it’s not even that bad 😭 but people still notice it and I feel so bad about it and hate it. can I make it better??? my mom doesnt have money for speech therapy if I ...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressHarmful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2025
1 points

Bullshit I say. No offense, but I’m now 40 and my stutter has completely ruined my life. Yes I allowed it to happen, but what was I supposed to do? Nothing worked. I haven’t dated once because of this...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+3 more
postr/StutterMar 27, 2025
6 points

Interview

Interview Im 23 M from madurai, tamil nadu I'm about to give an interview in next 12hrs , hope i don't stammer and fuck it up. This interview is so important to me i must Crack it. I hate this life...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentSuicidal Ideation & High Distress+2 more
postr/StutterMar 25, 2025
5 points

I prefer to pretend to be mute than to stutter

I prefer to pretend to be mute than to stutter I'm 24 years old and i've been a stutterer since i was 8, more specifically dyslalia, my jaw locks, i make a lot of force and i can't get out a specific ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterMar 14, 2025
7 points

My stuttering came back and its worst then before. Im feeling like i am in pit of despair.

My stuttering came back and its worst then before. Im feeling like i am in pit of despair. Hello, I have been battling with stuttering since the age of 15. Now I am 26, and the stuttering still catche...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2025
2 points

I love your fire!! This is what we need to be screaming. Pharmaceuticals/technology/psychedelics/nueroscience/implants. All these areas and companies need to be lobbied for advancement in stuttering...

Community & SupportCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Research & ResourcesNeurological & BrainHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2025
1 points

Acceptance leads to people identifying with their stutter, leaving them resistant to treatment. Treatment would mean they are fundamentally changing their identity and people don't want that. Then thi...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / NeurodiversityResearch & Resources+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2025
3 points

I’ll happily take both of those descriptions and any others…positive or negative. Whatever it takes to make sure I’m not burying my child or seeing people on here daily thinking of self harm. I’m hone...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2025
3 points

And here are some loose statistics around a big problem imo. A study found that 61.2% of adults who reported suicidal ideation associated it with stuttering. Another study found that 33.9% of resp...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressTrauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2025
4 points

Thank you so much for the kind words and understanding. To clarify, everyone from her friends, SLP’s, NSA and everyone else has been supportive and kind and speech therapy has always been provided. I...

Community & SupportSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Research & ResourcesAccess & RightsSuicidal Ideation & High Distress+1 more
postr/StutterMar 9, 2025
30 points

Are we being silenced by acceptance?

Are we being silenced by acceptance? Who on here attends the National Stuttering Association-NSA Conference? I attended for the first time last year because I have a teenage daughter that stutters. An...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressLoneliness & Isolation+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2025
1 points

I am bothered and always angered by "if you are thinking about hurting yourself reach out to someone"....would people who say this please wake the heck up already AND SEE THE TRUtH!!!! BY LIVING WE A...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2025
2 points

I've been where you are. I've attempted suicide 3 times, the first time at 13, and the last time at 24, which ended up with me in the hospital for a week and in an involuntary pysch ward for 3 weeks. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2025
1 points

Keel saying “I want to live” “I want to live” over and over and over again in your mind. Drown out the internal voice. It’s what I did. Been there many times 🙏🏼💚...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2025
3 points

You're not alone, I've been dealing with depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts for years. I almost took my life last year on so many occasions. I can't tell you it'll get better overnight, but I w...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2025
9 points

“Suicide is a permanent solution for temporary problems” I think about this every time I get same thought....

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2025
23 points

I became rapidly suicidal right before I became 17. You are not alone bud neither are you weak . Currently I'm passively suicidal due to different health problems , but I have managed to control my s...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationSuicidal Ideation & High DistressQuality of Life
postr/StutterMar 8, 2025
62 points

Suicidal thoughts

Suicidal thoughts Hey yall, I am struggling severely with the mental side of stuttering. There were periods of time in the past where I have been like 80% fluent. But currently I am doing awful and I...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressSadness & HopelessnessLoneliness & Isolation