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commentr/StutterApr 9, 2025
1 points

I found self help for stutter so helpful, especially the parts the deal with the psychological and behavioural aspects of stuttering. Also finding a self help group in your area would be a really good...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & ExposurePhysical Tension
postr/StutterApr 8, 2025
32 points

Just a friendly reminder stuttering doesn't have to define your life, nor is it the cause of all your problems. You can

Just a friendly reminder stuttering doesn't have to define your life, nor is it the cause of all your problems. You can I stuttered since a young child. In my teens and 20's I avoided life. The phone ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+3 more
postr/StutterApr 6, 2025
14 points

Despite having a stutter, I've had one hell of a life.

Despite having a stutter, I've had one hell of a life. I'm sitting here after a long shift at work just thinking that I don't ever really talk about my stutter. Like many of you, my stutter has often ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
postr/StutterApr 6, 2025
1 points

I've had one hell of a life despite my stutter.

I've had one hell of a life despite my stutter. I'm sitting here after a long shift at work just thinking that I don't ever really talk about my stutter. Like many of you, my stutter has often been a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
1 points

**Recommended interventions:** *(summarized)* * Accept stuttering. Accepting it doesn’t mean we aren’t trying to reduce struggle and tension * Desensitizing to stuttering * Understand that most peopl...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
3 points

Yes this is pretty common I'd say. Its rooted in how we essentially view ourselves/self worrb etc etc. There may have been a point in our developmental stages where we most likely been made to uninte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2025
1 points

I used to practise simply reading like you, with quite low stuttering, but still some. I noticed that slowing down to achieve 100% fluency works much better. Worlds have to naturally flow, like a calm...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesExperiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2025
2 points

this is common give urself permission to stutter / struggle / block say what u want when u want and keep moving forward (in ur actions and ur speech) put urself out there , face ur fears , dont hol...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2025
1 points

And when you leave this earth. Is that what u wanna be remembered for. The gamer girl that was mocked all her life for having a stutter. If ur suffering real bad. Put ur headphones on loud af blasting...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Environmental TriggersVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2025
2 points

I'm watching some videos on YouTube. But I'm researching an Abra gagueira group that holds online meetings for reading. In my case, I need to expose myself to feel more confident. If I find it I'll le...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2025
2 points

Hey there, I read your linked post- so impressed! When you say voluntarily stutter during this practice, I'm guessing you mean pretend to stutter....

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2025
2 points

Sadly, there are tons of SLPs that avoid treating stuttering because it scares them. And, it’s not exactly cut and dry like a lot of things in the communication disorder world. But, there are still pl...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Positive Therapy TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2025
1 points

This is great!  I noticed this many years ago and would start anything, start repetition, any sound to just start, usually a breath out with sound and then let them morph into the sound or word I was ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. MaskingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2025
3 points

Hear me out. what you are describing is not something we should embrace, obviously. But, you are describing your response to stuttering, not stuttering itself. I’ll explain. I mentioned this in anothe...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & PrideBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2025
8 points

I stuttered disruptively in my teens and my twenties. It was extremely traumatic for me as I know it is for everyone who stutters. I’ve worked very hard to put myself in situations where I had to lear...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
23 points

Usually better, but that's because people keep trying and pushing comfort zones and get closer and closer to figuring out what works for them. You can't just sit in a room for 10 years and expect it t...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
11 points

You get comfortable with your stutter. Let it all out. Expose yourself to new situations. Learn not to care, learn that it is apart of you and you can’t change it. It’s gonna hurt at first, but it’ll ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureMindset shift
postr/StutterMar 23, 2025
8 points

Anyone wanna take a stab on why I can say my name with ease again?

Anyone wanna take a stab on why I can say my name with ease again? Throughout my college years I decided I had enough of worrying over my stutter and forced myself not to dwell on it to the best of my...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesIdentity & Self-PerceptionDisclosure & Telling Others+2 more
postr/StutterMar 22, 2025
26 points

I'm making a short film about stuttering called "Stutterbug"!

I'm making a short film about stuttering called "Stutterbug"! Hi everyone, I'm Aidan Greene. I’m a writer, actor, and Ireland’s foremost (and only) stammering comedian. And in two weeks I will be sho...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Personal StoriesPublic Awareness / MediaAcceptance & Pride+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2025
2 points

I like the theory, it provides interesting explanations for why we stutter more than the world population, but I wondered if this theory was verified, if it could not therefore offer a way to deconstr...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation