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postr/StutterJul 10, 2025
30 points

Lifelong Stutterer passing down his curse :(

Lifelong Stutterer passing down his curse :( Hello everyone **A little history about myself:** >I (32m) have been stuttering since I was a kid, about 5 years old I guess. It started to get worse ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsHiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2025
1 points

Yes kinda. Like you want to say deodorant. So i might make a hum sound get going. Sometimes ill say anti perspirant as a word swap out. Some times I have really good speech other times it’s 😤. Mine’s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & ProlongationsTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2025
1 points

Do you mean like saying a random word in a very low voice? For example the conversation is about selling microwaves and you use the word ^cat^ in a quite unbearable voice as an opening to avoid the bl...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterJul 10, 2025
3 points

Anyone know how to help?

Anyone know how to help? So I'm fairly certain I have a stutter or some other speech impediment. But it's not a full blown one. I'll only stutter or just straight up not be able to sound out the word ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2025
1 points

Lol this is an old forum but I second this. For me if I try to start a sentence with certain letters (Cs and Ds being the most difficult, Ws, Is, etc) I get this “block” sensation. There are ways to g...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterJul 9, 2025
5 points

Don't know what I am supposed to do

Don't know what I am supposed to do Well, I'm 17F. I've been suffering from something a bit related to stuttering, to be clear when I talk my eyes get closed and my jaw shrinks for abt 1 sec in the o...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2025
1 points

Once I start speaking and get through a certain obstacle, then I can usually maintain fairly well. But I always avoid acknowledging my stutter. The hardest thing for me are quick interactions such as ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterJul 9, 2025
7 points

Has anybody else gone from overt to covert?

Has anybody else gone from overt to covert? In the past year or so, I have really improved a lot. Before, I used to really struggle in basically any interaction and would often get absurdly long block...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2025
5 points

I usually make my stutter a talking point in the interview. Like if they ask you about times you have overcome adversity or anything like that. Just use your stutter as an example of how you overcome ...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 9, 2025
2 points

Hello everyone, I have a bit of a stuttering problem. I can speak fluently with my family and friends and even with others when I feel comfortable. But when it comes to speaking in class, during presentations or even with shopkeepers, I tend to stutter. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hello everyone, I have a bit of a stuttering problem. I can speak fluently with my family and friends and even with others when I feel comfortable. But when it comes to speaking in class, during prese...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment+1 more
postr/StutterJul 9, 2025
8 points

Struggling in finding a job because of stutter

Struggling in finding a job because of stutter Next week it’s gonna be a year since I graduated from my bachelor in business management. This past year I had many interviews but they never went well ,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2025
1 points

"I have a moderate stutter and sometimes it might take a minute. Don't worry, we will all get through it together." Is usually my go-to for interviews and public speaking....

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 9, 2025
14 points

I have a job interview—the most important one of my life—and I stammer. Should I bring it up?

I have a job interview—the most important one of my life—and I stammer. Should I bring it up? I have a huge job interview coming up—probably the most important one of my life. I stammer, especially un...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJul 8, 2025
1 points

From stuttering to podcasting — never thought that would happen!

From stuttering to podcasting — never thought that would happen! I used to avoid speaking entirely — phone calls, introductions, even ordering coffee. Fast forward to now: I host a podcast. Speaking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & SubstancesEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelpful Med OutcomesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
3 points

Ur stutter are quite similar to mine but mine some days like it's not even there, but the part when the stutter comes hard when w people I know it's soo true when I talk to my mom I literally can't sa...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

Bonjours frro. Moi j’ai commencé à bégaiement y’a pas longtemps et je te jure sais relou. Je bégaye quand je veux m’exprimer et genre ma mâchoire se contracte 1seconde et sa qui fait que je bégaye. J’...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Repetitions & ProlongationsPhysical TensionAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/stutteringJul 7, 2025
2 points

I’ve had blocks since childhood. My adaptations include thinking of other ways to say it, or other words. It’s helpful to develop a robust vocabulary for this. I’ve also supplemented magnesium and th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityEnergy & Biological Rhythms+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

I almost always know when I’ll block and I also get what you mean about having a script. Most of the time planning out what I’m going to say just makes it worse. My best speech is when I’m surprised a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

Does anyone feel the same about their stutter?

Does anyone feel the same about their stutter? I'm 17M and have severe stuttering to the point that I can't talk to anyone and/or communicate with them. I just avoid talking to people as much as possi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

Yeah I’m the same, and what i think the reason is when we talk to our family we know that they know we stutter so we don’t try to hid it. And when we talk to someone we try to impress we only think...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentCycles & Randomness+2 more