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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
3 points

See thing happened to me when I first started public speaking. I thought I was "over it." Really shook my confidence. Later learned it takes one to know one. Ended up meeting the guy a decade later ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
1 points

Yes and I was ELATED. Felt like meeting a comrade from a different squadron. Hard and tough as nails we are! Lol Want to say this too. Any time I public speak I use it as an opportunity to build the ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & MotivationPublic Speaking
postr/StutterMay 7, 2025
1 points

Would you use an app/ website for stuttering support, built by a fellow stutterer and a speech therapist?

Would you use an app/ website for stuttering support, built by a fellow stutterer and a speech therapist? **Like many of you, I (28M) have stuttered for as long as I can remember.** Lately, I’ve seen...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Advice OfferedResearch & ResourcesFluency Techniques+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
6 points

Mowing lawns is a pretty good summer job where you don't have to talk to people. But, also don't shy away from jobs where you have to put yourself out there if you like the job! Life's too short to ca...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
1 points

I do. But a lot less than I used to. Speech therapy was the main help, along with finding personal growth. The gym helped a lot, reading out loud, being more social, not being scared, going out more, ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
1 points

I met one, and he was on my bowling team. He was tightly wound and forced his way through every block. I wanted to talk to him in private about it but never got a chance too. Once I stopped trying to ...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Physical TensionMindfulness & BreathingPsychedelics & Microdosing+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
6 points

Acceptance is the only way. We have the privilege to have a daily challenge that is constantly humbling us. I know it sucks at times, but with the right outlook you can turn it to your advantage. Thin...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
3 points

If the therapy has already worked, then it means you have real ways to improve, and that alone is amazing. Relapsing happens, and it is not your fault. Many people do not realize how much effort it ta...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Therapy ExperiencesPositive Therapy TechniquesNegative Therapy / Harm+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
1 points

What helped me tremendously was my regular attendance at a full gospel bible believing church, they had a Weekly healing and deliverance service...I knew I needed help from God...Jesus and the Holy Sp...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideQuality of Life+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
27 points

Don't beat yourself up. I stutter all the time at work and I used to be self conscious about it but now I give no fucks. I am what I am and I can get through it. So can you. This is a minor blip in yo...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
3 points

and I love youuu We have to strengthen ourselves - I suffer just like you - but we should start seeing it as strength, we are no less successful, no less smart, we are perhaps even better than “thos...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
3 points

I would go up to every person and give them a compliment. I would go up to every girl that looked at me and introduce my self, idk if that’ll be possible in this lifetime hopefully the next 😢...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
25 points

I'm 62, I would phone up my sons and finally after ALL these years finally have a proper meaningful conversation, instead of the odd word now and then.....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationDating & Romance
postr/StutterMay 6, 2025
11 points

What helps me

What helps me Do not fight it, overthink it, instead try to stutter. I have tried it and it’s helped me expose myself to things I used to avoid. It’s basically exposure therapy with a slight mindset s...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
39 points

I love this idea and at the same time I hate it 😩 I would say so much more and express my opinion in front of large crowds - I am convinced that my self-confidence would be so high that I would achie...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
2 points

I have been in your position. It is very difficult and a process. I am 60 now, and I don’t really think about my speech stuttering much now. But I do think about my own evolution and that of others! K...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
1 points

He doesn't have to go through what I went through. He me, who gets it. It's different. Makes what I went through worthwhile because I was able save him from the worst of it. But yeah, as a dad, I rec...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionFamily Support & ConflictHope & Motivation
postr/StutterMay 6, 2025
3 points

Learning another language (Arabic) has helped me stutter less

Learning another language (Arabic) has helped me stutter less I (27m) am most fluent in English as that’s the language I use the most. I usually have a mild stutter when speaking English however have ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2025
1 points

Yes, it helps ALOT. You will have to exaggerate it multiple times and then talk about your stuttering. At first it can make your stuttering increase because of the stress, but keep doing it and it wil...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2025
1 points

I didn’t turn anything off, I still have doubts like anyone else, I also have developed the tools to process these feelings and push past them....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftHope & Motivation