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postr/StutterJul 11, 2025
28 points

Ruined my first day at college

Ruined my first day at college I have a severe stutter. I can speak fluently in my mind but struggle in front of strangers or in public. Today was my first day at college, and during the first lecture...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2025
1 points

I’m so sorry you have to go through this. I pray that you’re healed of this curse. My little boy is going through the same thing and it breaks my heart 😔...

Parent & CaregiverEmotional Experience
Parent Emotions & GuiltSadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterJul 7, 2025
1 points

Does anyone feel the same about their stutter?

Does anyone feel the same about their stutter? I'm 17M and have severe stuttering to the point that I can't talk to anyone and/or communicate with them. I just avoid talking to people as much as possi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
0 points

WE STAMMER Every hour of every day, We fight a silent war —WE battle to communicate with the world. I know we don’t always win. Were constantly asking the universe: Why me?! We understand each ot...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyPersonal StoriesSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
1 points

Hey, I really felt your words. I’ve been through something very similar with my severe stutter too. You’re right — it’s not just about mindset. I don’t want to offer false hope, but something that he...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
1 points

I highly recommend the book Life on Delay by John Hendrickson [https://www.amazon.com/Life-Delay-Making-Peace-Stutter/dp/0593319133](https://www.amazon.com/Life-Delay-Making-Peace-Stutter/dp/05933191...

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Research & ResourcesSadness & HopelessnessAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
2 points

I’m really sorry to hear that. I hope things workout for you. In that case, I think taking a year out to focus on your mental health may be the better course, this will indirectly also improve your ...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
2 points

Even though i agree that holding back will just make it worse. The fear i have from having bad situations is just too big and I don’t think i can it anymore. I literally been through hell at a young ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
5 points

Well im afraid of not being able to talk to other students and teachers and being asked questions and not able answer (basically stuttering). And I think because i have a stutter i overthink everythi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJul 5, 2025
8 points

A stupid poem I wrote

A stupid poem I wrote To speak so eloquently, the words I wish to say. Yet they remain in my mind, to be spoken another day. I am a grown-up now, this should no longer matter. But why then when I try...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterJul 5, 2025
1 points

A stupid poem I wrote

A stupid poem I wrote To speak so eloquently, The words I wish to say. Yet they remain in my mind To be spoken another day. I am a grown-up now, This should no longer matter. But why then when I tr...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2025
4 points

Im a 25 yr old female who also stutters. I’ve stuttered all my life and there is no hope of fluency in my future. I understand your frustration and pain. Living in the adult world as a person who just...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringEnvironmental Triggers+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2025
16 points

OP, god evening. My name is David O'Brien and I like yourself have also a extremely severe sutter. According to my parents I was late to the game of speaking as child. Medical doctors thought I would ...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesNeurological & BrainSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2025
1 points

Ok I see. Maybe you've reached a breaking point. I've also had this since a child (developmental stuttering) and I think every so often there comes a time when you reach a point where you can't take i...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightSadness & HopelessnessMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2025
6 points

It gets better, I promise you. I’m in my 40’s now and have stuttered as long as I can remember. I also thought things would never get better, but they did. Losing interest in things you love is a c...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Hope & MotivationSadness & HopelessnessAdvice Requests
postr/StutterJul 1, 2025
15 points

The END?

The END? I am 27(M) , software developer and I don't know what is happening to me. I don't feel like I am interested in anything anymore. I am drowning slowly little by little. Everything haunts me no...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2025
6 points

I’ve felt all the things you are feeling, and still do, depending on where I’m at in my mood/stuttering cycle. It often feels like two steps forward, one step back, both in my mindset and my managemen...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJun 27, 2025
2 points

a rant

a rant this is long rant but I need to get it off my chest I was born with a stutter and I am currently in my late 20s and my life is miserable because of stuttering my parents sent me to many speec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2025
4 points

I always feel so shitty during my bad stuttering phases. Always scared that I'm gonna stay like that forever but eventually it gets better after a while....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Sadness & HopelessnessSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJun 26, 2025
14 points

My stutter got so worse

My stutter got so worse So I've finished highschool and giving exams for collegeand been like 3months I've spoken to anyone other than my parents. Today after my last exam I had to go with my friends...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more