postr/StutterAugust 24, 2025

Further in life than I ever thought possible

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Further in life than I ever thought possible Hello evreybody, I'm gonna cut straight to the quick I have a stutter that in most situations isn't bad but whenever I get emotional or anxious I end up stuttering easily. I feel like I've lost out on good job opportunities because of it and its also made it extremely difficult to talk to people. I don't know what happened but I felt one day I need to not shut the world out and do some actual work. I can confirm it's been amazing for me, I am holding my own against some of the best boxers in my gym in sparring and can see myself improving quickly, talking to people has gotten a little bit better I haven't made much improvements on my stutter but I can have easy light conversations with people, and I'm hanging out regularly with a girl I had a massive crush on but was way too afraid to talk to because I thought I would stutter or just be awful to talk to, but I can talk to her easier now and I've stuttered around her which I've absolutely dreaded but she didn't even notice it, like she didn't even blink. I've brought up to her that I can sometimes stutter really bad and she even said how she doesn't care and how she doesn't notice it (until I curse really loudly in embarrassment that is.) Even pretty much my family and friends think she likes me as well which I was so surprised about actually. But to anyone feeling like their stutter can make life awful for them I'm here to say I've been there, and it will get better, so much better trust me it will. I hope this helps.

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Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation