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postr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
100 points

Early 20s with severe stutter – what helps you keep going?

Early 20s with severe stutter – what helps you keep going? Hi everyone, I’m in my early 20s and I stutter severely. I’ve been rejected four times from the military, two from the police, and recently...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
3 points

Don't care about anyone. Accept your stutter and don't think what people will say when they find out. This will lessen your stutter miraculously. It helped me a lot. Just think before you speak, with ...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftMindfulness & BreathingEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2026
1 points

I hear ya, bossman! I know exactly what you're going through, as I went through the same experience. However, I learned that isolation is wonderful, but only in moderation. I consider myself a lone wo...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PrideFriendships & Belonging+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2026
2 points

Got it, just not sure if I should contact the accommodations email or just casually let them know before the interview takes place...

School & Work
Employment & CareerAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2026
3 points

Disclose that you have a stutter. Always be transparent and open with your hiring manager. Make it a point that it doesn’t impact on your ability to do the job. Disclosing shows emotional intelligence...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJan 31, 2026
8 points

How to become more persuasive, eloquent, and sound confident in general?

How to become more persuasive, eloquent, and sound confident in general? I feel like it’s impossible for us, since all the word substitutes, replacements, and fillers make our speech less clean. I’ve ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterJan 31, 2026
2 points

What's The Playbook For Job Interviews?

What's The Playbook For Job Interviews? I know this is asked a lot but seriously what can you do except tell them you have a speech impediment? On the email they included an email if you need any acco...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2026
1 points

that really sucks you're going through this, especially when the meds are helping in other ways. definitely talk to your prescribing doc about the stutter getting worse, they might be able to adjust d...

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Advice RequestsHarmful Med OutcomesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
2 points

I say don’t deviate from your career goals/dreams and just focus on improving your fluency. You don’t need to be 100% fluent! Don’t let the fear take over and cause resentment for you down the track....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
2 points

Fantastic work OP. This community is amazing. No one understands what a stutter is like except those who have it. Having people finish your sentences for you, mock you, ask why”what was that?” or “wh...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterJan 30, 2026
3 points

Advice deciding on a career

Advice deciding on a career Hello everybody, I’d like to get advice on two career paths in healthcare I’ve been thinking about and I have to make a decision soon. Those career paths are respiratory...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
1 points

I feel for you. it is easy to let one bad thing ruin everything and get stuck in a “hopelessness” mindset. You need to do something regularily, maybe start an Apprenticeship or study something at an u...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Advice RequestsHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation+3 more
postr/StutterJan 30, 2026
8 points

It's so frustrating.

It's so frustrating. I have a stutter since my childhood. It was not a huge problem as people used to find it cute and all, and frankly speaking it was not much of a problem as I used to stutter somet...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
3 points

During normal conversation most people wouldn’t notice but during the stressful parts of my job in trainings it does come out, when I’m out doing my job in the real world that’s when I unlocks level o...

School & Work
Employment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
3 points

Just curious OP have are you currently working or have you worked in the past? It seems like your currently just getting depressed due to rumination and overthinking, possibly caused by a lack of stru...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
1 points

I am 34 turning 35. I have a degree and I have not really used it. I split rent with my mom and sister and I do not see that as a bad thing, especially in this extremely expensive rental market. I hav...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJan 29, 2026
1 points

Childhood stuttering returned after severe bullying. Now taking Indever 10mg. It helps my chest tightness and I speak fine when alone, but I still have speech blocks with others. Even had to quit my job. Need advice on how to stop these blocks and recover fast. Thanks!

Childhood stuttering returned after severe bullying. Now taking Indever 10mg. It helps my chest tightness and I speak fine when alone, but I still have speech blocks with others. Even had to quit my j...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & AngerHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
2 points

Oh, when I order drinks at a festival, and there are 20000 people behind me, I write it out beforehand on my phone and just show them otherwise if I block it becomes an awkward excercise for both of u...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/GetRidOfStutteringJan 29, 2026
1 points

Get rid of Stuttering - Fill in the Survey!

Get rid of Stuttering - Fill in the Survey! Hello beautiful people, My name is Kyle, a former stutterer who has managed to get rid of it through years of research and facing demons I thought I would ...

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postr/StutterJan 29, 2026
0 points

Get rid of Stuttering

Get rid of Stuttering Hello beautiful people, My name is Kyle, a former stutterer who has managed to get rid of it through years of research and facing demons I thought I would never be able to face....

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