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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2025
2 points

Hi, do you use any medication, supplements, ect to help manage your stutter. Do you suffer from anxiety and stress and think this plays a part of it ?...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional Experience
Medication InquiriesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 30, 2025
17 points

Should I run for head girl despite having a stutter

Should I run for head girl despite having a stutter Hi so I’m 15F. I want to run for head girl in my school, it’s something I’ve always wanted to do and I’m ready to put in the time and effort. But as...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic SpeakingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2025
5 points

Same to me I have also a stutter with severe adhd and anxiety. Life just sucks...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2025
5 points

Yes it’s very common . I have the same issue when it comes to saying my name . I get very tensed n avoid most of the situations where I have to introduce my self....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 29, 2025
23 points

VENT

VENT I’m a freshman high school student and an international student. I know I might seem a bit young for this community, but I just need to vent. At this age where socializing is everything, my stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesPhysical Tension+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2025
10 points

Look man, did they laugh at you ? If no, then you are making it worse in your head. You should probably mention that you have a stutter and keep pressing on. These judgements in your head are bad. I k...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating StutteringFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJul 28, 2025
34 points

Humiliated myself at my new job today (rant)

Humiliated myself at my new job today (rant) I accepted a job at a call center because it was remote & the only thing I could find that paid over $15/hr. My training class was separated into groups & ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
5 points

this one time i was in a job interview, there were 2 male interviewers infront of me and a female worker behind me, they askef their stupid questions and i stuttered alot, to the point where my chest ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
1 points

It’s both. It’s neurological with anxiety and confidence playing a large role. People who have terrible trauma don’t usually stutter and people who stutter don’t necessarily have trauma. It’s a pre...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
1 points

It’s pretty common not to stutter when talking to yourself or to a pet since the anxiety part of the equation is gone....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 28, 2025
18 points

I can’t keep it out of my head

I can’t keep it out of my head i am (24m) an intern doctor, in work i speak my third language started learning sice last summer, i dont feel comfortable speaking yet and with my stutter the thing is l...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAuthenticity vs. MaskingShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
24 points

Stuttering is the main reason for my depression and anxiety...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
3 points

I think whichever response you chose, try not to go with anger because thats what they feed off. You could go with a genuine curiosity approach - "why is my speech issue funny to you"? showing them ho...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
1 points

Im not sure, by stuttering I was avoiding socialising, was shy, introvert, so school somehow forced socialising - if you could great people not dumbs that would bully you. So even with school I have p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterJul 27, 2025
6 points

Hate going to bars or loud places

Hate going to bars or loud places Anyone else absolutely hate going to bars? The amount of times ive been told to leave or i cannot have another drink due to my stutter is really absurd. One time i ev...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentQuality of LifeRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+2 more
postr/StutterJul 27, 2025
6 points

Given your experiences growing up, do you wish you'd been homeschooled?

Given your experiences growing up, do you wish you'd been homeschooled? I don't stutter but I have two wonderful little kids who do -- a 6.5-year-old boy and a 4.5-year-old girl. My son has been stutt...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Early Concern & OnsetSchool/Clinical AdvocacyStigma & Bullying+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
1 points

I agree. When I had a severe stutter, my brain would be scrambled for a week. I couldn’t accept that, fortunately, I’m better now....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
5 points

Your mind is playing games with you in one way or another. Even if you’ve taken medicine, you could have regretted it because it’s more people facing role that require lot of talking. Just address you...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
5 points

Yes, if you read anything about the science of communication and language all that matters is if we arnt in rhythm with who we are talking to. Being able to match each others rhythm when speaking is ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2025
2 points

Depends how they approach it. If someone notices and they think they are helping, but do it in a calm manner, then i dont get offended. But if they seem annoyed that I am wasting their time, then I ge...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentGenetic & Family Factors