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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2025
1 points

You're funny man. Can you bring anything intellectual to this argument? My points are extremely solid. I want the 1 percent of people stutter trope to go away. Its not true, all it did was make me ho...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2025
1 points

I think IT is one the best áreas for us . We are not as exposed as in áreas like Finance or stuff. I have dailys every day, try to focus on the message and don’t overthink that you are going to stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2025
5 points

Hmmm, this is a very interesting topic. I've stuttered all my life. It was terrible during high school and got a bit better in college. I've learned techniques on how to lessen the frequency of my stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2025
7 points

I guess stuttering may be different for everybody. I have more of a speech block than a stutter. I dont “M-m-my name is P-P-P-Pete”. Mine looks like “Mmm- (lose eye contact, start moving hand) -my n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2025
3 points

yeah i found out something similar about myself. i don’t stutter when i interrupt people. no clue why, but i guess when i talk at the same time as people im super fluent...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2025
2 points

I try to accept it but it's easier said than done. Sometimes it helps me from not saying what's on my mind, cause I might cause big trouble....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/stutteringSep 4, 2025
1 points

I have the same thing. Words get stuck in my throat. I avoid words too. if u want to talk and work on it plz message me....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2025
5 points

It's uncommon for sure but not unheard of. I know people who have developed stutters at this age, even a guy in this 20s. My advice is not to try to fight it or develop bad habits by trying to hide it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2025
4 points

I understand, I just had a similar situation. Not similar but the exact same. Yes it is difficult, sometimes I feel people see me different, but there is nothing wrong with being different. Everyone i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2025
26 points

I know how you feel. Groupconversations are impossible for me as well. They flow too fast. So im either forced to stay quiet or avoid them altogether....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAudience Scale & Group Size
postr/StutterSep 4, 2025
66 points

Stuttering is such a curse for group settings.

Stuttering is such a curse for group settings. Every time I sit down for lunch with colleagues or go out with them, I end up feeling awful about my stutter. People don’t wait for me to finish, sometim...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2025
1 points

yeah I have same issue. stuttering since I was a kid... as English is not my first language, it's harder when I communicate, especially over the phone, in interviews or in person, mainly with people w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 4, 2025
11 points

My stuttering experience with Drugs

My stuttering experience with Drugs Hey everyone, my stuttering has reached a new low. I can’t even start a sentence without a 15-second blockade, and in half of my conversations, it takes a minute pe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStrategic Swearing/Cursing+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2025
2 points

Tapping is a trick used to distract yourself to help get words out. It's not a productive behavior and is another trick that you can easily ingrain if you use it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
postr/stutteringSep 3, 2025
2 points

I can’t speak at all and I need help

I can’t speak at all and I need help I’m 17 and i’ve been stuttering ever since I was around like 5-6 years old. My stutter has been a huge annoyance in my life for as long as I can remember, it gets ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2025
3 points

Isn't this just an avoidance behavior? You're still, whether it be consciously or subconsciously, reinforcing the notion that one *should not* stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterSep 3, 2025
8 points

Usually when I have a speech block I have an "Emmme Emmme" loop that I can't stop

Usually when I have a speech block I have an "Emmme Emmme" loop that I can't stop I try to spit my word / sentence out, so I do these long ahh ummme to try to help it, because the beginning of the sen...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2025
2 points

If you really want to not loose your job, any time soon , it's probably best to surrender yourself , to the team , and selflessly confirm you had a stutter , it will give you the freedom and the confi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+2 more
postr/Stutter_remissionSep 2, 2025
1 points

What is your viewpoint on the idea that stuttering is mostly preceded by sensitization—that is, that stuttering manifestations are mostly sensitized reactions to the particular stimuli or needs they have become sensitized to (resulting in excessive regulation of speech execution i.e., a breakdown)

What is your viewpoint on the idea that stuttering is mostly preceded by sensitization—that is, that stuttering manifestations are mostly sensitized reactions to the particular stimuli or needs they h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterSep 2, 2025
3 points

me just yapping about how I am just realizing I do in fact stutter a moderate amount

me just yapping about how I am just realizing I do in fact stutter a moderate amount Hello everyone, recently I realized I stutter quite often. I never really realized it as much, I mean i knew I did ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more