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commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
7 points

I’m so sorry you had to experience this ❤️it’s heartbreaking when people can’t extend compassion. You deserve compassion (as everyone does without exception), and stuttering is something you can’t con...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 5, 2025
45 points

It shattered me today

It shattered me today I was giving a group presentation in class. Initially we played our presentation slides which had my video throughout and boy what a stutter it was throughout. The whole class wh...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

I still stutter, but when I stopped taking celexa for a bit (prescribed for anxiety) I noticed it got worse again. When I first started it, my good friend/coworker at the time said my speech improved ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
postr/StutterMar 5, 2025
10 points

public speaking nightmare

public speaking nightmare Just presented a powerpoint to a class of just 15 people and probably had the worst experience since i gained consciousness for the first time. literally fumbled ever other w...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

Always tough for me. I block and my name starts with a B. Plus being put on the spot when someone asks your name makes it worse....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

It’s kinda crazy, but I don’t stutter on my name anymore. My name starts with H, and I used to go “hhhhhhhhhh” at the start, which was really frustrating. One thing that helped me is realizing that wh...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAcceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

I’ve had my stutter since high school. The severity of it comes and goes, but there are a few things that help me. The most important thing for me is feeling confident. Easier said than done, right?...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social JudgmentRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
3 points

No. I'm a native Hebrew speaker and in my teenage years I taught myself English. Since then, I have studied a bit of French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, and some other languages. It is harder to pract...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

I also stutter on my name… my first, middle and last name. And I too have avoided meeting new people, as a child when I made friends on holiday I used to tell them my name was something else (that I c...

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

I mean sometimes I think that it would good to be open about your stuttering. Might be embarrassing but sounds like a good idea to fight your anxiety. Sure don't make stuttering your whole personalit...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterMar 4, 2025
1 points

Why am I stuttering out of no where

Why am I stuttering out of no where Hello, I’m a 17 year old boy and recently the past few months I’ve developed a kind of stutter and it’s hard for me to speak clearly sometimes. Idk where this has c...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2025
5 points

I'm still on the path to acceptance so maybe I'm super biased, but although I consider my stuttered speech to be my natural speech, that I still speak quite often even with I stutter and it annoys me ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social JudgmentPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2025
16 points

Interesting, for me it’s the opposite. I do struggle when I speak; not because I’m trying not to stutter, but because it’s genuinely difficult to speak. It’s a constant battle and I don’t feel it’s co...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social JudgmentPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2025
1 points

If i'm entering upon a conversation that is expected to be high stress (and I anticipate my speech to deteriorate), such as a job interview, I open up the conversation by saying "Before we begin, i'd ...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnticipating StutteringMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2025
1 points

I hope to overcome this issue. The problem is that I am a semi-stuttering person, and I speak normally most of the time. I am a very social and cheerful person, but this happens in front of students I...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2025
1 points

I was same way when I was in my teens and early 20s and was getting ready to choose a field to do masters in. I was inclined towards MBA but the fear of non stop presentations for 2 years and then bei...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2025
1 points

A little when I was in my high school, but surely my heart beat still gets high whenever I read in public 😔...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2025
1 points

for me it’s the nervousness and anxiety that gets me but the more comfortable i am around someone, the less i stutter...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2025
1 points

A lot of my stuttering comes from anxiety as well. Anxiety meds doesn't take it away completely, but there is a noticeable difference when I'm on the meds vs not....

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2025
1 points

Im trying to be a teacher and I got a different accent from the local people which makes my situation even worse. I have presented numerous times to my uni mates, college and fellow students. I believ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life