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postr/StutterAug 26, 2025
28 points

I love life

I love life just want to spread some positivity on here. It is possible to live a happy and fulfilling life while stuttering!! I love life and the direction I am currently going in. I do quite a bit ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice OfferedSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
postr/StutterAug 26, 2025
10 points

How do I even socialize?

How do I even socialize? I (M21) haven’t socialized in years with new people except die family and friends and friends of friends so have made many new friends but wanted to but never tried I’m mad a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
postr/stutteringAug 26, 2025
2 points

Need VA?

Need VA? Hi everyone, I’m hoping someone here might be looking for a Virtual Assistant. I am from the Philippines, 28, Male. I also stutter, and I recently resigned from my job as a Science teacher ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterAug 26, 2025
9 points

How to enjoy speaking when you stutter?

How to enjoy speaking when you stutter? I have stuttered my whole life (very mild and very severe) and at 30, I am now at the point where I really feel like I don't enjoy talking anymore when my stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterAug 26, 2025
16 points

I'm afraid I'm becoming a bitch

I'm afraid I'm becoming a bitch I'm 18f, I started stuttering when I was 11 and at 13 I stopped speaking, stopping having friends, etc. I don't think my stuttering was that bad at first, but there cam...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterAug 26, 2025
3 points

How you deal with job interviews

How you deal with job interviews I’m going through a season of big changes right now. I’m moving out of my hometown and looking for a job. For most people, that might sound exciting, but for someone w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
postr/StutterAug 26, 2025
49 points

deciding to not let this run my life anymore

deciding to not let this run my life anymore I have let years pass me by. I’m 23 (F) and have missed out on so many opportunities. My stutter is mild but it still comes out in the worst moments so I’v...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
postr/StutterAug 25, 2025
28 points

Did you forget your name?

Did you forget your name? Classic rage but i did it different this time. Today i went to a new course i registered for, and when filling details the "big D" question was there of course. This time a...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterAug 24, 2025
7 points

My stutter is somehow getting worse

My stutter is somehow getting worse For context, I (24F) have had my stutter since first or second grade, and for a huge chunk of those 15-ish years, I've been in and out of weekly speech therapy. My ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencySadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterAug 23, 2025
4 points

Any Tips/Advice For Not Being Able to Say My First Name Properly?

Any Tips/Advice For Not Being Able to Say My First Name Properly? Hi, I've always had a stutter, but this year I started having problems with being able to properly say my first name to people, and I'...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 22, 2025
9 points

Why do I stutter a lot when I have to explain stuff

Why do I stutter a lot when I have to explain stuff I been stuttering a lot recently and i realized that I stutter more when I have to explain stuff. How can I get better at this ?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterAug 22, 2025
9 points

Think I found the best stutter hack

Think I found the best stutter hack For people who struggle with stuttering if you just cut the words down like example let’s say you struggle with saying unison say u-ni-son you don’t stutter and it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterAug 22, 2025
3 points

Applying for a call centre

Applying for a call centre Hey guys, I've been stuttering since i can remember. And english isn't my first language but for some reason i stutter noticeably less when I'm speaking english. I an consid...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterAug 21, 2025
4 points

Should I mention I have a stutter while trying to get a job?

Should I mention I have a stutter while trying to get a job? I'm going to try and get a job in fast foods because it's the only places in my area that I am old enough to work at, but I don't know if I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 21, 2025
6 points

I noticed something strange and I need an explanation

I noticed something strange and I need an explanation So I watched Superman because it recently came out on Blu-ray. As it was playing, I imitated the characters on sentence I know I would struggle wi...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & SubstitutionExperiential Association
postr/StutterAug 20, 2025
12 points

Online Job Interview Tip That May Help

Online Job Interview Tip That May Help Hey there! If you're like me and struggle with job interviews only because you're afraid of stuttering, I found a strange tip I used that could help you. So a lo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
postr/StutterAug 20, 2025
5 points

Anyone have hard time adjusting to a new language?

Anyone have hard time adjusting to a new language? So I have been in a new country and have to speak english. My english is quite good and in my head I can speak soo much better but my stutter is just...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionTherapy Experiences
postr/StutterAug 19, 2025
8 points

Venting: Stuttering Getting Worse

Venting: Stuttering Getting Worse ... and so is my life. I'm a journalist and I dread interviews. This week I have so many, and my stutter is getting worse every time and the interviews are horrible. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 17, 2025
5 points

My struggle

My struggle My stutter began when I was 6 years old we were living with my mom's family it was the best years of my life then we moved into different country with my dad, then my nightmare began, a ne...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+3 more
postr/StutterAug 16, 2025
1 points

Second behavior or Block — which one do you choose?

Second behavior or Block — which one do you choose? Hi everyone, today I came up with an idea—or maybe you can call it a theory. I think what we call the “second behavior” actually replaces the block ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension