postr/StutterAugust 27, 2025

Stuttering. It’s ruining me

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Stuttering. It’s ruining me I’m a 16 year old (M). And I’ve been stuttering for years. I remember as a child I was a French prodigy I would talk fluently and stuff but now I can still talk that way but I stutter so bad. I’ve been stuttering since 7th grade. I’m pretty sure even from before that, idk why , why can’t I express myself like everyone. I just want to say what I want to say without feeling like a dumbass, I’ve spent my entire middle school staying quiet even when Ik the answers cuz I would stutter so bad, this year as well (freshman year hs) I also just stay quiet when Ik the answers cuz I’ll stutter, I would spend all day doing presentations and stuff just to tell the teacher I didn’t do it the next day cuz Ik I will stutter, I can’t afford speech therapy, and nothing I tried seems to work. What do I do, please, I’m desperate.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringAdvice RequestsHelplessness & Agency