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postr/StutterAug 17, 2025
17 points

Stuttering is consuming me

Stuttering is consuming me I have stuttered for as long as I can remember, as a child I could speak fluently when I felt calm, and I stuttered a little when I felt nervous, anxious or when I spoke qui...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterAug 16, 2025
30 points

Pitying Yourself is Not Going to Work

Pitying Yourself is Not Going to Work I know how it feels to compare yourself to people who are completely fluent. I know it's easy to feel sorry for yourself, and feel like you aren't going to reach ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 14, 2025
8 points

I hate that I can’t speak normally around people

I hate that I can’t speak normally around people I can speak completely normally when I’m talking to myself, but when I try to talk to other people, I stutter or sometimes It feels like I’m choking on...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentRepetitions & ProlongationsOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterAug 14, 2025
3 points

Spanish class

Spanish class I am a junior and wanted to just ask a question about what to do if you have a teacher who is extremely talkative, like this guy literally calls on random people and puts them on the spo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
postr/StutterAug 13, 2025
5 points

MBA

MBA So recently I have joined the mba course and now I guess I'm regretting it due to my stuttering problem cause mba have a lot presentations and all...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
postr/StutterAug 13, 2025
23 points

I'm sick of this

I'm sick of this I'm tired of preplanning conversations, I'm fed up of having to hesitate even if I know the language very well. I'm tired of looking like an idiot just because I can't get some words ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterAug 12, 2025
13 points

I just started college and I really hate it and I don't know if I can keep going

I just started college and I really hate it and I don't know if I can keep going \*This isn't a suicide note Title. During welcome week of college I tried to meet new people but I stuttered so badly....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterAug 11, 2025
12 points

First day of school

First day of school Today I had the first day of school, a new school, I grew up in the archipelago in a very small school but now I’ve moved and just started this really big high school, I’m 15F, I’v...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 10, 2025
25 points

How to have a job when you have a severe stutter

How to have a job when you have a severe stutter I have been dreading getting a job for the longest time because of my extreme social anxiety because of my stutter, I have perfect grades in school, an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterAug 10, 2025
1 points

being confident

being confident um hello, i’ve been struggling with a severe stutter since 1st grade and it only gotten worse since. my main struggle is speaking out loud in class i hate it with a passion and i be af...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterAug 8, 2025
0 points

Help me stop stuttering

Help me stop stuttering Hey guys, as you readed the tittle you guys know for what im asking help So i have sttutering problem, my stutter started like a year ago, whic it makss difficult for me to sp...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterAug 8, 2025
11 points

Do I need to see a Psychiatrist?

Do I need to see a Psychiatrist? Hi! I’ve had a stutter for as long as I can remember. I went to a clinical psychologist yesterday, and she prescribed a personality test, CBT, and the PJMR technique t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterAug 7, 2025
19 points

Would it be weird to give my doctor a note about my symptoms because of my stuttering?

Would it be weird to give my doctor a note about my symptoms because of my stuttering? Hey everyone. I have an important hospital appointment soon, and I really want to make sure I explain all my symp...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Advice RequestsAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterAug 6, 2025
9 points

Childhood stuttering returning

Childhood stuttering returning Hello, i am 32 years old. i had a stutter in grade school. Mainly trouble with sentence initiation, pronouncing words with more than 4 syllables, starting those same wor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterAug 6, 2025
11 points

How can I stop this severe stutter at least a bit?

How can I stop this severe stutter at least a bit? So I've been stuttering for all my life, it was a big problem for me but as of recently its gotten much worse, for about 2 months now I've had many m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterAug 6, 2025
9 points

benadryl, benzo, alcohol, and substance abuse.

benadryl, benzo, alcohol, and substance abuse. Anyone else struggle with addiction and substance abuse, whether to cope, numb, or even aid your speech?I come home from a day at work with a raw tongue ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/Cursing+3 more
postr/StutterAug 6, 2025
7 points

Feeling very low

Feeling very low I graduate nursing school in a week and I feel like shit. I can’t even introduce who I am without blocking. I know I’m smart but I don’t feel smart when I talk. I know people in my nu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterAug 5, 2025
10 points

How to reduce the heart rate ?

How to reduce the heart rate ? Hi All, I have observed a pattern where I speak fluently when I talk to people of less authority or people who I feel more friendly with. This doesn’t mean I don’t stu...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPower Dynamics & Intimidation+1 more
postr/StutterAug 4, 2025
0 points

Doctor's appointment tomorrow. What would be the best drug to get prescribed?

Doctor's appointment tomorrow. What would be the best drug to get prescribed? I'd classify myself as a mild to moderate stutterer. I received speech therapy when I was a very young child, and my stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/stutteringAug 3, 2025
4 points

My stutter is taking over my life.

My stutter is taking over my life. Hello, this is my first time ever posting online about my stutter but i honestly don’t know what to do anymore. I can’t even say my own name anymore when some asks i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more