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postr/StutterJan 8, 2026
49 points

My stutter has ruined my life forever (long rant/vent)

My stutter has ruined my life forever (long rant/vent) When I was born up until maybe 8 years old, I was the most outgoing,funniest,smiliest,social, smartest kid ever. I didn’t have a stutter and was ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2026
1 points

You don’t stutter when you’re alone because there’s no external trigger. For people like you, another person acts as a trigger, not the cause. You don’t stutter alone because your nervous system isn’...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterJan 7, 2026
8 points

Ecopipam is available now

Ecopipam is available now for context not to everyone but some eligible patients, this I found online. FDA Expanded Access Program (Oct 2025): The FDA authorized an EAP, providing a pathway for eligi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Overthinking & MonitoringMedication Inquiries
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
2 points

A fellow stutterer here🙋🏻‍♀️. Someone pointed out sign language, which is such an interesting idea that I haven’t heard yet as it relates to severe stuttering… obviously the circle in the hard of he...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Overthinking & MonitoringSeverity & FluctuationLoneliness & Isolation+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
2 points

Makes sense to me. When you’re gaming, your brain is intensely focused on visual inputs, reacting to timing, movement, rhythm and making rapid decisions and predicting outcomes. Your brain is distrac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringSituational VariabilitySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
4 points

100%. As a stutterer with ADHD, even more amazed by those that can speak freely. From the guy who can order a slice, while on his cell talking to pretty much every podcaster I admire - thinking on t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
5 points

Yes, I am specifically amazed by the automatic, fast brain to mouth connection, how quickly they translate thoughts into words and structured sentences. I feel like my stutter acts an obstacle to that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
1 points

Thank you for your very thoughtful and thorough response. He really likes his new speech therapist and is such an easy going kid. He has been seeing her for the last few months and seems to genuinely ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2026
5 points

I hear a lot of pain and self awareness in what you wrote, and honestly none of it sounds strange or broken to me. It sounds human. Many people without a stutter live in that same loop of replaying ti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterJan 5, 2026
8 points

I just want to be normal

I just want to be normal I'm sensitive and awkward to really a bad point I care too much about people's opinion in me I know the problem but I just can't get rid of it I always try to act normal which...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
1 points

If your son is 5, and started stuttering - this sounds much like the beginning of my stuttering "career" (m/43). It is pretty normal (IMO) to have a bad week or two. fluency can come and go. It can be...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Cycles & RandomnessEnergy & Biological RhythmsOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
1 points

Congratulations 👏. Most times we overthink our speech flow when others in the audience don't do it as much. Good luck in your career ahead 👍...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringHope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2026
3 points

Yeah it's mind over matter because if you think about it constantly, it will affect you more. Similar to how we all speak fluent when being alone, our mind is at ease and we don't over think about wha...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftOverthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJan 4, 2026
6 points

Am I going insane or does talking really fast at times help my stutter?

Am I going insane or does talking really fast at times help my stutter? I know this sounds stupid and very different from the usual advice that people give about talking really slow if you stutter, bu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringLoss of Control
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2026
2 points

Feeling the same! Mentally, it hit me the hardest late last year. I use to not think about it that much but for some reason I think about it every other minute everyday now…...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2026
1 points

I am hopeful that the drug ecopipam will be released to the market this year as an off-label treatment for stuttering....

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesOverthinking & MonitoringCycles & Randomness
postr/StutterJan 2, 2026
19 points

My pausing technique works almost 80%.

My pausing technique works almost 80%. Hi guys. Hope everyone's doing well for the new year and God bless 🙏🏽 😇. I'm using the pausing technique to control my stutter. Got it from a YouTube channel ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2026
2 points

I know that feeling all too well, particularly when I'm stressed. Have you found any coping mechanisms that work for you? I also recognize that feeling of your head being completely 'full' of the stu...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJan 2, 2026
5 points

Micromanaging breathe control

Micromanaging breathe control I’ve recently noticed that when I talk, I’m constantly aware of my breathing ... almost like I’m trying to control when to inhale or exhale instead of letting it happen a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2026
6 points

NOE-105 aka gemlapodect is a PDE10A inhibitor which aims to modulate dopaminergic hyperactivity in the striatum. It’s not currently available as it’s not approved for anything yet, it’s still investig...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Neurological & BrainOverthinking & MonitoringHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more