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postr/StutterMay 23, 2025
3 points

I started taking a big deep breath when my voice stutters?

I started taking a big deep breath when my voice stutters? I started stuttering when I got COVID. Don't really care:; it comes at goes in phases and I have more pervasive things about me that get in t...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2025
4 points

Bro I’m the same way💀💀💀 I could be on a roll without stuttering, but when I do stutter it’s highly noticeable lmao, it’s like my throat just closes and I’m gasping for air for a solid 3-5 seconds a...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2025
2 points

It definitely worsenes stuttering, i think it’s also included on the side effects list. I have very sensitive nervous system and looks like wellbutrin is a bit too much. My jaw gets and face get super...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & SubstancesSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringHarmful Med OutcomesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2025
3 points

Mines neither haha. How do you stutter? Is it with a lot of repetitions, contortions and blocks where you can’t avoid it, is it very internal (in you mind where you think about stuttering, but perhaps...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2025
1 points

No, but strangely I know what that's like. I had to debate in high school and I remember the pressure of having to refute things and in my rush I come up with nonsensical sentences. So I know what min...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Propositionality & WeightPhysical Tension
postr/StutterMay 18, 2025
2 points

Advice/Help needeed

Advice/Help needeed Hello guys 23(M) here. Been stuttering since childhood. I recently started visiting a therapist, she told me I have severe cluttering problem which has developed into stuttering. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2025
1 points

This happens to me all the time, literally, I can talk and say anything until it comes to the letters “E” and “A” and numbers “8” and “80” … I do have a little stuttering problem, but I’ve grown out o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & ProlongationsPhysical Tension+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2025
22 points

Alright, I’m someone with a neurogenic stutter. I’d like for you to put yourself in the shoes of this other person. They suddenly developed a life changing speech disorder. All of a sudden, people in ...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingPhysical TensionTrauma & Psychological+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2025
2 points

I have that too, my therapist explained it to me by telling me that my larynx is “stuck” at that moment and that's why it's so difficult for me to speak fluently - easier said than done - don't think ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 10, 2025
1 points

The key difference has always been for me at least, whether or not how it sounds to others is irrelevant for the most part, the part that has disabled me over the years has been the physical struggle ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
1 points

I met one, and he was on my bowling team. He was tightly wound and forced his way through every block. I wanted to talk to him in private about it but never got a chance too. Once I stopped trying to ...

Speech & StutteringCoping & AdvocacyMeds & Substances
Physical TensionMindfulness & BreathingPsychedelics & Microdosing+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2025
2 points

I've noticed that the more I try to stop myself from stuttering, the more I end up blocking on almost every word, with a lot of tension in my neck and face. My speech becomes very choppy and strained....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/stutteringMay 6, 2025
3 points

Nobody deserves this

Nobody deserves this Hello everyone! I thought I would introduce myself a little and talk about a recent experience I had with a car salesman. But first, I’ve had a speech disability (or stutter as it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2025
2 points

It's like your whole body is tied tight with a rope, you managed to let loose a little bit but then you get tied even tighter than before with the rope...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2025
5 points

First, thank you for sharing this so openly — what you describe hits at something deeper than just “nerves.” It touches the real sensory and relational shifts that happen in virtual spaces, which can ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Mindfulness & BreathingPhysical TensionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2025
3 points

It’s true that every stuttering moment can register as micro-trauma, not necessarily because it’s objectively “severe,” but because your nervous system encodes it as a narrowing, a shutdown, a withdra...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalMindfulness & BreathingPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2025
2 points

It’s terrible when I talk and stutter my teeth grind there’s wounds and bites inside my cheeks your out of breathe you almost pass out or you do pass out you hear other people interrupting you weed an...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Physical TensionStress & Fight/FlightQuality of Life+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2025
1 points

Yea that's totally relatable.. during presentation i know that lots of people are watching so i try my hardest not to stutter and that results in worse stutter to the point i start making distorted fa...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 2, 2025
5 points

My secondary behaviors have increased like hell (Need advice for adult stuttering)

My secondary behaviors have increased like hell (Need advice for adult stuttering) Hi, I'm 28 years old and work as an English teacher at high school level in my country. My stutter is normally in the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more
postr/StutterApr 30, 2025
2 points

Severely stuttering 2 year old

Severely stuttering 2 year old I’ve been reading much of the incredibly generous and helpful advice given out on the subject of stuttering children. Can I ask about my little girl who is 2 years and ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Experiential AssociationSeverity & FluctuationRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more