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postr/StutterSep 12, 2025
1 points

Being a stutterer at 23 years old

Being a stutterer at 23 years old My friends label me autistic. I've been made fun of my entire life. I've never been taken seriously by girls. I've never had a boyfriend before, and I fell into depre...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
7 points

That is an incredible shift and thank you for sharing your story. You are right that some people notice changes in stuttering when starting or adjusting medications like SSRIs, though the experiences ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
postr/StutterSep 12, 2025
18 points

"Are you mute?"

"Are you mute?" "Are you mute?" That is, probably, the phrase I have heard most in my life. I stutter, and like other people who stutter, I avoid any kind of interaction, whether with my family, stran...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
1 points

>what I am sure of is that when I stopped, my stutter came back worse When you stopped the alcohol or the SSRI? If SSRI that's a sure sign it helped...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
3 points

Yes, it helped with my anxiety and even cured my depression, but now I feel like I need to go back on medication since I’m struggling with anxiety and panic attacks again. I’m currently looking for a ...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & SubstancesTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med OutcomesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
2 points

Actually, yes. It improved my confidence and made me more extroverted and outgoing. It lifted my mood to the point where I felt happy all the time, though a bit weird. At that time, I was also drinki...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
12 points

I told my gp about my stutter and he put me on zoloft and the rest is history. I still stutter now and then but the anxiety and shame associated with stuttering is gone. Magic pill ....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
1 points

Primeiramente, prazer em lhe conhecer, meu nome é Eduardo e ao ler teu desabafo nao pude deixar de me identificar contigo. . Eu também sempre fui gago e sei de tudo que você provavelmente já sofreu (i...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
2 points

To be honest it really just depends on how bad your in-fluency is at that moment in my opinion. Today’s society is not patient enough to subdue their mental reactions and replies for very long. They t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAudience Scale & Group Size+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2025
3 points

Stuttering perpetuated my social phobia from the age of 10 onwards. It ruined my life, more than depression and physical health problems combined....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
3 points

Please be aware There are many people who have mini panic attacks every time they talk or think of talking. Saying your own name can take an extreme physical and emotional toll, and many resort to “...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
4 points

its not easy. in my case it started my anxiety, self doubt, not speaking up when needed to, changed my whole personality, made me awkward, makes my dreams harder, stops me making jokes w my friends, h...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterSep 11, 2025
7 points

Caught off guard during an introduction

Caught off guard during an introduction Hey y’all, wanted to vent about my new office job again 😭 I was caught off guard today when a manager from another unit came to speak to me and just introduce ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
2 points

I'm 27 and I live through a similar experience whenever I record my voice in message apps, when I record a voice message on my own without the thought on having to send to anyone in particular, I usua...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
9 points

PEOPLE WERE ASKIJG FKR MY NAME IN CLG N I COULDN'T EVEN SAY IT I COULDN'T ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS NOR ASK THEM ANY HOW DO I MAKE FRIENDS KIKE THIS BRO. A GUY ASKED ME FOR MY NUMBER N I FUMBLED IT UGHHH...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & BelongingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
11 points

Yeah I might have done better in school if I could focus on the material being learned and not all the social anxiety that comes with being the only stutterer in a school of several hundred kids....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterSep 11, 2025
21 points

They should invent a stutter school

They should invent a stutter school First day of college and i already made a mockery out of myself. I hate this shit. I'm so fucking anxious and fuckass lonely everytime, can't talk to anyone, can't ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
2 points

>you cannot provide a citation that stutterers are often fluent when truly alone Purely anecdotal, yes. Overwhelmingly so. But anecdotal. >It's about time we move away from these attempts at psychol...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social JudgmentPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2025
1 points

The “energy deficit” idea is mostly speculative. Research shows stuttering is a neurodevelopmental condition with genetic components / predispositions. It is not a simple matter of running out of gluc...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 11, 2025
7 points

Anxiety voice recording

Anxiety voice recording I am 32 years old and have lived with anxiety for most of my life. After exploring numerous possible solutions without lasting results, I have reached a point of acceptance, as...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages