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commentr/StutterMar 31, 2026
4 points

Wishing you much success 🙌 When I started my internship, I also disclosed my stutter (I can't hide it) and it allowed me to be free and focus on my internship duties and not my stutter. ...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2026
10 points

I met my husband online 12 years ago which was helpful for me because I not only stutter but I'm plus sized as well. That being said, I know dating can be hard but if you find your person they won't c...

Social & Relationships
Dating & RomanceDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2026
16 points

Met my wife on tinder. I think online platforms can be very beneficial for stutterers. It can break the initial 'shock factor' of someone hearing / seeing our stutter for the first time in person. Af...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling OthersDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2026
13 points

I just put my self out there, I'm upfront about it before the first date, and I go from there. ...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling OthersDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2026
1 points

In high stakes situations like these, ALWAYS disclose your stutter. It takes the elephant out of the room and it definitely reduces your anxiety and self monitoring around your stutter. It’s like taki...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2026
1 points

Interesting. I don't think I've had women react that way when we got into a relationship.. most of , if not, all would just order shit for me or do the talking UNTIL it was like some confrontation abo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterMar 24, 2026
4 points

I don’t stutter alone

I don’t stutter alone So ever since I noticed I had a stutter (from abt age 7), i noticed it never happens when I’m speaking to myself alone in a room. Or talking to myself looking in the mirror, or r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSituational Variability+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2026
6 points

talk with your teachers and let them know what’s going on. having even just that one person who knows is helpful enough to decrease some of that anxiety. if you’re not comfortable telling classmates t...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2026
4 points

If I had to do it, I would try just starting a small talk conversation just to break that initial barrier e.g. ask her if she's still using blah blah equipment, or at the bubbler where you have water....

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterMar 23, 2026
7 points

How do you guys (and girls) approaching someone?

How do you guys (and girls) approaching someone? Hi everyone, I'm 17 y/o with a mild to moderate stutter. In the past, stuttering was a huge social barrier for me, but for the past couple of years, I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2026
6 points

that’s so awesome!! i recently started telling my teachers but i haven’t had the confidence yet to be upfront about it with everyone. great job! 😊...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2026
2 points

It stills baffles me people don’t want to share they stutter. When I do it, it takes the pressure of straight away and makes you feel so much better about yourself...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & ConcealmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2026
1 points

I love it ! I never thought I could do it because everyone told me I couldn't because of my stutter. I facilitate 4 hour PowerPoint presentations and actually I have a great time because I disclosed ...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterMar 20, 2026
13 points

Speaking about my stutter in class

Speaking about my stutter in class Today i finally talked about my stutter in class and now i feel way better when reading or speaking cause i now that i won't be laughed at. So if anyone still goes t...

Community & SupportSocial & Relationships
Validation & EmpathyDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2026
3 points

Did you tell your professor about your stuttering before the oral exam started ? I usually tell the proffesors before so they dont think that i didnt study for the exam. 99% of them are very understan...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2026
3 points

Tbh I (M29) used to feel this way, but I wanna say a few years ago I finally opened to a friend and it felt amazing. He gave me the perspective that everyone’s suffering from something, that while stu...

Social & RelationshipsCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersValidation & EmpathyAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2026
15 points

I use an ice breaker/disclosure statement: "Hi" (this is mu bumper word) "and Good Morning, my name is Pedro Pena and I'll be your trainer for today. I do have a stutter so if I block on any word...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnticipating StutteringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2026
4 points

As I(26m) stuttered since childhood, so many people have pointed it out but yeah now talking about it with my friends and families is natural, it always feels better to talk about what is on your mind...

Social & RelationshipsCommunity & Support
Disclosure & Telling OthersValidation & Empathy
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
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2026
8 points

When I have the chance (which isn't always), I will approach an instructor or course facilitator (or whatever it is), and explain that I have trouble introducing myself and would appreciate if they co...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnticipating Stuttering