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postr/StutterMay 7, 2025
3 points

Stuttering in my nightmare

Stuttering in my nightmare This is going to be a random rant. I had a dream last night that I was on a road trip (I live in the US) and suddenly ended up in India. The cops caught me for driving on th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
2 points

I've noticed that the more I try to stop myself from stuttering, the more I end up blocking on almost every word, with a lot of tension in my neck and face. My speech becomes very choppy and strained....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 7, 2025
34 points

Really hurtful experience

Really hurtful experience I(24F) have recently joined an operational work job in which I don't have to interact with people. When I gave the interview for the aforementioned job, I told the employer t...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
9 points

There was one at my job one time when I worked at the Hilton at fake Starbucks in there, all the attendees looked at me very awkwardly every time I stuttered which was only blocks for some reason lol ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
2 points

Yes, I realized the same some time ago. However, I believe the trauma is not in the stuttering itself, but in the experience of others’ reactions and the shame associated with it. It’s a form of CPTSD...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
2 points

Same case for me but people think I’m slow in school or that I’m lazy for not presenting but when I do present they plain out laugh at me...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
3 points

I can understand your pain, it happens to me when I have to introduce myself and the feeling that now i am the center of attention it makes me super nervous, like my name is 'Rohit', as i try to spea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMay 6, 2025
7 points

Need urgent advice for an interview

Need urgent advice for an interview I want to do a PhD and have been applying to different programs and positions since a while now. I got accepted into a reputed graduate school with 3-4 projects of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterMay 6, 2025
71 points

Can't able to say my name

Can't able to say my name I recently got a job. Today 2 preety female colleagues came to me and just simply asked my name. I was like Aaaaaaanubhav. For that moment I was like I just want to kill my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2025
1 points

I work in game development and I stutter. I glanced through your history and saw that you study at the game assembly! The company I work for has employed a few people from there. Sadly not looking for...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2025
1 points

This is just incorrect. There is research showing that in an interview, stutterers are perceived the same as non stutterers, if they disclose their stutter in an interview. "A lot of phobias and cau...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Research & ResourcesAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2025
-1 points

We all know our fears are confirmed and true, that's what they're fears in the first place. That rule doesn't apply to every fear, but a lot of phobias and causes of anxiety are 100% justified and i...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterMay 5, 2025
30 points

Really hurtful experience today

Really hurtful experience today So I’m in college and I work at a preschool and there is 2 other teachers besides me who work in the classroom at the same time as I do. The kids I work with are like 4...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMay 5, 2025
1 points

Do I have a speech impediment?

Do I have a speech impediment? Hi guys, I am wondering if there are any non-traditional speech impediments. I struggle a lot with pronunciation and spelling. My friends will often repeat words back...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionNeurological & Brain+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2025
4 points

Basically instead of fighting your fear (stuttering in this case) you should try to stutter as much as you can, even in an ironic way. This takes off the entire pressure. It's very effective in peop...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2025
1 points

People always say shit like this but y'all never say how you did it. We all know that it's nothing to be ashamed of. We all know that we didn't wake up one day and choose this for ourselves. We all kn...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2025
1 points

Sometimes yes. There are days where I stutter not because of anxiety. Sometimes I just block and not anxious at all. Though originally believe I started stuttering due to anxiety....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Cycles & RandomnessStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 5, 2025
4 points

Stutter

Stutter I usually stutter when im anxious and overthinking , certain words , when put in the stop and on the call and I don’t know how to say this but i stutter Infront of my dad , not anyone else be ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2025
2 points

I tried it a few times, because friends were into pickup. At first it was pretty scary, but I was motivated and wanted to show off so I approached a few women. But after some time it was harder and ha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
postr/StutterMay 4, 2025
6 points

stutter getting worse

stutter getting worse hi, im 17 and have had a stutter for as long as i can remember (never got diagnosed but its prettu obvious). anyway, ill go through periods where i can get through the day and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more