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commentr/StutterMar 26, 2026
2 points

I don’t stutter at all when I talk to myself. Reading out loud was always a big trigger to me but I remember pushing through and being okay. Recently, I tend to stutter most talking with my friends an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationSeverity & FluctuationCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2026
1 points

practice talking alone if you aren’t already. just narrating your day. talking to pets if you have any. in conversation, try to look at every sentence as a clean slate. messed up that one, let’s move ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationAvoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2026
2 points

It sounds like your stuttering is neurogenic in nature, I am curious how it differs with developmental stuttering. If you don't mind me asking do you notice you stutter less when reading out loud, tal...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainSituational VariabilityExperiential Association+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2026
2 points

Yes, but talking by yourself and seeing yourself be more fluent alone reduces anticipation on some of the feared words. This is what makes stuttering worse - anticipation. I think that by seeing how m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringExperiential Association+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2026
7 points

The brain doesn't care if you stutter by yourself. It's the equivalent of shooting a three pointer when you're being guarded vs shooting a three pointer by yourself. Practicing with people is the on...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringExperiential Association
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2026
1 points

i mean i think so i don’t stutter when i think to myself ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringExperiential AssociationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2026
4 points

I'm a former chronic stutterer who largely doesn't anymore and certainly never worries about public speaking even when I occasionally do. I see poor self confidence as a byproduct of stuttering not a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentExperiential Association+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2026
11 points

I spent my whole childhood listening to people talk this kind of brain dead shit at me. Some of them were supposedly speech therapists....

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Experiential AssociationTherapy Experiences
postr/StutterMar 17, 2026
21 points

If I can, then you can too..

If I can, then you can too.. I was born with a bad stutter, like I couldn’t say my name bad.. As I started to get older, I was the kid that couldn’t read in front of the class and it was honestly demo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionExperiential Association+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2026
7 points

I've been Stuttering since I was like 5 years old, it was genetical and I think an incident of physical abuse was what triggered it. Fast forward to today, I'm 22 and I've spent more than 3/4th of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationTrauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2026
2 points

Thanks for your insight. It's such a nuanced topic that I can ramble on about. All I can say it I wish when I was a child, someone told me it's ok to stutter. I never connected the dots, or it coul...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceParent & Caregiver
Experiential AssociationShame & EmbarrassmentTreatment Decisions+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2026
3 points

Everytime I stuttered at a certain food chain restraurant I made sure to never return there again. Fear of it happening again. It happened twice at the same location with the same staff, I thought I’d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Experiential AssociationQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2026
2 points

In very short: can happen, given some preexisting neurological condition. My brother - who recovered from stuttering long before a similar incident - started to stutter again during an intense fight w...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightExperiential Association
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2026
4 points

He might have always had a stutter that he had under control. Bad situations can trigger an episode where no matter what you do you can't control it.  I have a friend that she barely has seen me stu...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightExperiential Association
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2026
1 points

I also stutter in my dreams especially when saying my name and it's kinda annoying even in my dreams I still stutter lol ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential Association
postr/StutterMar 5, 2026
8 points

Stutter in dreams

Stutter in dreams i never thought id stutter saying my name in dreams ;-; this thing haunting me on my dreams too. why is that im stuttering on dreams? i aint even talking lmaoaoooo....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Cycles & RandomnessExperiential Association
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

I stutter heavily even when I talk to myself alone. Am I cooked? ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationSituational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

Talking to oneself is 100% considered communication. You're talking as if you were communicating with someone else. Your subconscious might as well another person. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationSituational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

I wouldn't consider talking to my grandma a high stress situation. I'm not even stressed when I talk to her and I stutter like crazy. My mom doesn't even mind me stuttering so I don't have the stress ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2026
3 points

Talking to yourself a low stress activety that doesnt put much demand on your speech system. Thats why you dont hit your stuttering treshhold then....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationSituational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. Masking