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postr/StutterMay 26, 2025
6 points

Friend said that I’m stuttering and my world fell

Friend said that I’m stuttering and my world fell I have a midterm exam tomorrow where we should tell monologues in Korean. This teacher never gives me an A. I keep getting C's. I was so frustrated as...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
19 points

Some people think you're nervous. Others assume you're mentally challenged of some sort. Most everyone assumes it's within your control. Basically no one understands....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
26 points

People assume you have a low level of vocabulary… and think you are less intelligent because of this. One of the worst experiences I had was I was struggling with my name for a period of time, and thi...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterMay 25, 2025
2 points

Overthinking in the relationship haunts me

Overthinking in the relationship haunts me Having my stutter, I learned to not let it define me. But in a relationship I can tell it has got to me in a way. Having a stutter makes me overthink, and wa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 25, 2025
2 points

Stuttering at bar

Stuttering at bar I stutter almost everything I talk. I am blessed to have good friends and wife to support me. There has been two times very recently where I am at a bar by myself ( which i feel anxi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
1 points

It’s all about how confident you feel in that moment, I’ve noticed when my hair isn’t done the way I want it to or if i’m not wearing one my favorite outfits i stutter wayyy more but that’s just me id...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
postr/StutterMay 25, 2025
7 points

How do you deal with sudden stammering during serious conversations, interviews, or exams?

How do you deal with sudden stammering during serious conversations, interviews, or exams? I usually speak fluently, but whenever I’m in a high-pressure situation like an interview, exam, or any serio...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterMay 25, 2025
4 points

Anyone from sweden here?

Anyone from sweden here? Hej! (M35) Jag har stammat hela livet. Börjar bli otroligt trött på att stamningen ska stå i vägen. Jag vågar knappt att gå och handla mat längre.. "tänk om jag träffar på någ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
2 points

There’s a huge psychological component to it, and it’s not likely your stutter got so much worse for physical reasons. When you find a way to change your mindset and get yourself in a comfortable, hap...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
3 points

Exposure therapy is good, my friend. I still struggle with it. But instances like this that forces you into that light is good. Trust me....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
3 points

You are a brave lad, and trust me when I say that everyone in your class knows this, but doesn’t talk about it openly. You may be creating a bigger positive impact on your classmates than you’ll ever ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 25, 2025
30 points

Big presentation tomorrow!

Big presentation tomorrow! So, tomorrow I have a presentation infront of my class, my stutter has been so bad lately that I have been skipping school when ever I’ve had presentations, but tomorrow I’m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
2 points

I've created a list of interventions that I extracted from above research. **Interventions:** * address the feeling that our speech-related predictions are unable to reliably minimize prediction err...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
7 points

I feel the same way. You're doing better than me. I can't even fathom ever getting a girlfriend or speaking in front of many people. Never done any of those in my life....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
8 points

That really sucks to hear, I have a stammer as well and mine only acts up when there's pressure on me to speak or im too in my head. Is there any instance where you dont stutter or at least your fluen...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentAudience Scale & Group Size
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
1 points

Bro, nice; i also had a date today and did not stutter (doing it for 32 years, mostly blocks), then i searched the webs about it, because it was weird, and now i found your recent post. i dont know wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
1 points

**TL;DR Summary:** *Contextual variability*: * randomness and cyclical patterns of stuttering * internal state factors * specific cues * perceived judgement within social contexts * concern with ho...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
2 points

I think that we don't achieve stuttering remission due to the "problem" of belief updating and error minimization. So: I think that our subconscious does this completely wrong, because it's designed...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
2 points

yes absolutely. if a word is more difficult or surprising than expected, and we start overthinking (or we start relying on more control), essentially we allow our subconscious to catastrophize the pre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
2 points

I never ever look people in the eye, I just can’t bring myself to do it. I know I should, but for me it’s a shame thing. Talking for me is so hard, when im talking my mind is working so hard, eye co...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment