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commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

The guy seems to target them in social situations so it might be hard to ignore. I don't think going to hr is a good solution either (ik you didn't mention it, I'm continuing with my general opinion)...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

Hi... I just wanted to say sorry that you feel like that and also that there is help out there! Interviews are nerve wracking no matter what, and I find myself stuttering a lot too when I do them. Whe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

It's not true that anxiety is the reason you stutter in front of people, since it's not a psychological issue but a neurological one. When you talk to someone, the part of your brain responsible for s...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

>My mom doesn't even mind me stuttering so I don't have the stress response of being judged, and I still stutter when I'm with her.  Im pretty sure as humans, even when were with someone we fully tr...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

There's has to be a way to train myself to always be confident. I've tried working out, hanging out more with my friend, going out to places where I need to talk. It just doesn't work ...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
1 points

I wouldn't consider talking to my grandma a high stress situation. I'm not even stressed when I talk to her and I stutter like crazy. My mom doesn't even mind me stuttering so I don't have the stress ...

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Experiential AssociationStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

Do you have any advice on how to overcome the anxiety that comes before stuttering? I’ve noticed that when I am aware that I’ll be speaking soon (at a meeting for example) the stuttering gets much wor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

It’s mainly the anxious feeling or feeling that I’m ‘abnormal’ because I’m unable to form a proper sentence like most people that stops me from accepting it...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
2 points

I think it’s all the do with confidence. You aren’t confident when talking to other which creates anxiety, resulting in your stutter. When you’re alone, that anxiety is gone....

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Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2026
3 points

I think it’s a mix of calm emotion and the brain knowing it’s not being judged by someone else so that fear that’s triggered by another persons presents isn’t activated which enhances the stutter. I h...

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Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2026
5 points

I’m the same way too. I’ve noticed I don’t stutter when speaking to my kids. Because of this I feel like my stutter is caused by anxiety, and maybe lack of self-confidence....

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2026
0 points

You really seem to have this harmful victim blaming mindset. I can assure you a majority of people have been bullied, laughed at, discriminated, teased, mocked, infantilized, and harassed because of ...

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Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+3 more
postr/StutterMar 2, 2026
17 points

Just want a brake man...

Just want a brake man... I feel like if I never started stuttering I will be the most confident funny guy. Like at school when we have to present something I shake because of stress, but if I didn't s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2026
1 points

traditional speech therapy is a good starting point, especially since anxiety seems to be triggering it. Better Speech could work if you want online flexibility instead of in person sessions....

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2026
2 points

Same I'm a arab/Jamaican male 22 in nyc who stutters with mostly the same problems. I had therapy in school but that didn't seem to help as much and still now have the same anxiety / speech problems. ...

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Seeking TherapyAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+3 more
postr/StutterMar 1, 2026
5 points

Stutter/speech issues ruining my life

Stutter/speech issues ruining my life I'm 37/M, I have not had classic speech impediments/stuttering that started during childhood. I was actually verbal early according to my parents and as a child...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2026
7 points

That’s great, happy for you! I keep telling myself what you say but it feels hard to shake the insecurity off. Friends keep telling me it’s a flaw like any other and not a dealbreaker but I’m still ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingDating & Romance
postr/StutterMar 1, 2026
25 points

Feel like stuttering prevents me from finding a relationship and it’s starting to get to me

Feel like stuttering prevents me from finding a relationship and it’s starting to get to me Finally decided to post in here to get some insight from people who might understand. For the past few yea...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterMar 1, 2026
8 points

Finally accepting

Finally accepting I read alot of posts here talking about methods to cure stuttering and I noticed how most of the comments were people saying that there’s no actual cure but accepting the fact that y...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 1, 2026
13 points

Hello everybody,

Hello everybody, I want to share my struggle with stuttering, which I have had since childhood. I don’t remember ever speaking fluently. I think I started stuttering when I was five or six years old. ...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency