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postr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
19 points

I’m not doing the interview cause I know I’ll be stuttering

I’m not doing the interview cause I know I’ll be stuttering I’m really going through the worst time of my life and my stutter has worsened , I even started stuttering when I’m alone talking to mysel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
1 points

I know I've definitely missed out on a few job opportunities because of how afraid I am to speak on the phone....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
1 points

Well I have not been avoided by others. But more I was avoided by other people resulting from my own actions, that I tried to have less interactions with them so they don't figure out my stutter or I ...

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Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
3 points

Hi, 19M from Melbourne Australia I relate to you on a deep level, as phone calls are always extremely challenging for me and make me extremely anxious. Especially with people I don't know too well, o...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
1 points

I've never posted to Reddit before, I know this post is old but I thought id share my experience with Stuttering (stammering). I just started University in Melbourne, Australia (19) male and curr...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
2 points

Thanks for sharing your experience! I haven’t started yet, so I won’t know how I’m coping until after I start on the floor. But I can speak on my experience as a nursing student. I haven’t had any exp...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
2 points

So I’ve worked as a medical assistant in orthopedic office. Definitely when calling patients names it was hard because I wasn’t able to fluently pronounce their names. But working with the doctors it ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
4 points

Questions: Does stuttering bother you? Not anymore. I'm now in my mid 30s and it hasn't "bothered" me since my late teens Do you do any sort of therapy for your stuttering? Not since I was 14. I was...

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postr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
1 points

Amazon Job interview

Amazon Job interview I just finished my final round with Amazon. The first two interviewers were great—really helpful and seemed to like my answers. The last interviewer was tough. I stuttered the mo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
7 points

I have so much anger about everything. I don't know how to deal with it.

I have so much anger about everything. I don't know how to deal with it. I feel an incredible amount of anger and bitterness towards the world. I'm angry at how people mock others, make fun of disabil...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
1 points

Thank you for your input. By going mute, I mean completely mute as in I’d never speak no matter who I’m with. It’s just not worth looking the way I do when I speak. My face freezes and twitches. My ey...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
1 points

Thank you for your input. By going mute, I mean completely mute as in I’d never speak no matter who I’m with. It’s just not worth looking the way I do when I speak. My face freezes and twitches. My ey...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
7 points

I think going mute would give you ever bigger anxiety for moments when it's time to talk. I feel for you on this and I hope and pray it gets better for you. Start by practicing everyday just speakin...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionMindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
10 points

Stutter so bad to the point I want to go mute

Stutter so bad to the point I want to go mute Hi, I’m 20 and have a pretty severe stutter. I work in the horse training industry. I got a call today from a ranch looking to hire me. I declined the pho...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
1 points

this guy gets it, i’m gonna sew my mouth shut it’s genuinely mentally sickening getting stuck on words. i can’t even mention my little brother to people bc i get stuck on ‘br’ words....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
1 points

Talk to yourself as much as possible (without looking like a weirdo ofc), practice as much as you can on parts of speech you struggle with, practice your future stories and conversations you’re going ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
6 points

What type of stutter do I have? How can I fix it?

What type of stutter do I have? How can I fix it? I don’t know when did my stutter start. I speak 2 languages. I stutter so much less when I speak my native language ( but still stutter sometimes) . B...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2025
1 points

That's honestly whats most frustrating about stuttering. At certain topics i actually have a lot of knowledge and im able to articulate it really well in my head or text but most of the time i pull my...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2025
1 points

That's why i'm looking for resources about stuttering, to identify and understand my stuttering better. In terms of trigger i've been trying to be really aware but even though tiredness, anxiety, ange...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2025
1 points

I no longer repeat my words like St-st-st-stop I-i-i-i-it. Now It's silent. I make no noise until I can fully say the word. So my flow is very choppy and I can only say 1 word at a time... sometimes I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more