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commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
0 points

I’ve always been nervous that my kids might get my stutter, so I’ve been purposely avoiding kids which is very heartbreaking to me....

Parent & CaregiverEmotional Experience
Parent Emotions & GuiltHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
2 points

Another partial reason why I never want children lol I don’t want them bring someone into the world with another issue to worry about in life...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
3 points

Are you using your stutter as an excuse for other problems?...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
postr/StutterDec 5, 2025
12 points

For those of you who managed to control their stutters, how did you do it? How long did it take?

For those of you who managed to control their stutters, how did you do it? How long did it take? I'm literally thinking of dropping out of university, going back to my hometown work watever job, to ge...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Advice RequestsHelplessness & AgencySchool & Academic Life+1 more
postr/StutterDec 5, 2025
53 points

Embarresed myself so badly, literally shaking

Embarresed myself so badly, literally shaking So I'm starting my journey as an english teacher online, but I have an awful stutter. So I just had my first lesson on twenix and I COULD NOT GET ANY WORD...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterDec 4, 2025
21 points

Life On Delay

Life On Delay Just finished reading Life On Delay by John Hendrickson and it's the most inspirational and relatable book I've ever read. I'm pretty sure many of you here already know about this and re...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterDec 4, 2025
4 points

I Want Freedom.

I Want Freedom. I’m 15, male, living in India, and stuttering has turned my life into a constant struggle. I can’t even have a normal conversation. I can’t even say my own name—if someone asks, I fre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterDec 4, 2025
18 points

Missed out.

Missed out. (29M) I feel like i’ve missed out on life and it’s killing me inside. From, like, 18-26, a lot my life was just isolation and anguish. Everyone else was out there finding themselves, tra...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
postr/StutterDec 4, 2025
16 points

21M Stammering + severe anxiety + depression destroyed my confidence after joining college .Need real advice

21M Stammering + severe anxiety + depression destroyed my confidence after joining college .Need real advice I am a 21-year-old CS student. Till class 12th I had only had very mild stuttering (once in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
2 points

I won’t tell you it’s either of those, but I’ll tell you there are steps you have full control over to take back quality of life that the stutter took....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
6 points

I agree with you and have the same experience. I have reduced my stutter by 60-70% and its impact on my life by at least 80%. I can also speak perfectly fluent when alone, so I obviously don’t have a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2025
1 points

i just kind of despise the fact that if i didnt have a stutter, i would get a job INSTANTLY. please. now, after 4 interviews, i still dont have a job. they dont even bother to give me a chance. why?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2025
1 points

As a teen myself, who stutters quite a bit, this helped me. However I wish I could speak fluently so I cound talk to strangers, and even the thought of that my family almost has never heard me speak "...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2025
2 points

My dream job was to eventually be a Chief Information Security Officer, however, the corporate world places so much focus on eloquent articulation and communication, so I’ve pretty much given up on su...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterDec 2, 2025
6 points

Mental health and stuttering?

Mental health and stuttering? Does anyone with a stutter also experience anxiety attacks or panic attacks? Other related symptoms are accelerated heart rate and sometimes chest pains. I often feel lik...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & PsychologicalFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2025
9 points

yeap same here. The thing is I want to do many things in life but I can not get over stuttering. People say just accept stuttering and do whatever you want, frist of all thats blunt statement, and I c...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerQuality of Life
postr/StutterDec 1, 2025
31 points

I Fuckin Hate Stuttering

I Fuckin Hate Stuttering I'm at a level where I think there is no solution, so I keep silent all day. So, do you have a solution?...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterDec 1, 2025
4 points

You Stutter?… You’re Not Alone. I’m Studying Stuttering Experiences and Behaviors — Your Input Really Helps 🙏

You Stutter?… You’re Not Alone. I’m Studying Stuttering Experiences and Behaviors — Your Input Really Helps 🙏 I’m asking a few specific questions. Answer as many or as few questions as you want — sha...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Cycles & RandomnessAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterNov 30, 2025
6 points

How are you doing in social situations, and how do you deal with the fact that when you don’t want to start stuttering, you either give incomplete answers or just stay silent?

How are you doing in social situations, and how do you deal with the fact that when you don’t want to start stuttering, you either give incomplete answers or just stay silent? ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of LifeHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2025
3 points

same here I'm dealing with same problem every day and every moment never got any benefit out of this problem and i never expat anyone can understand what i mean unless be at my spot life is hard an...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationQuality of LifeHelplessness & Agency