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commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
2 points

I believe in that same. Root-cause seems like anticipatory & performance anxiety mainly. Rest is just side-effects of these anxiety types....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
1 points

I think my underlying issues are peer bullying, self awareness, situational anxiety, social anxiety, anticipatory anxiety, performance anxiety- triggered speech blocks with no repetitions and prolonga...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
1 points

I used to not stutter alone, and 99% of the time I don't. But there are letters that cause me to block these days, especially if I am practicing a script I have to record. Letters like I, A and H caus...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
1 points

I also don't stutter when am alone eg.i can say my name perfectly but also when am alone and try to visualize introducing myself to random stranger/group of people, i cant say my name without blocki...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 18, 2025
11 points

Long time lurker, finally saying hi

Long time lurker, finally saying hi Hi, figured I'd intro introduce myself. I've been around for a while, but just recently become more active on reddit. I'm a 52yo male, stuttered as long as I can re...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
2 points

Hi, look, I'll tell you what my experience is, basically I had a very strong stutter and I tried various speech therapy courses, they helped me but not much. When I discovered psychotropic drugs 5 yea...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Helpful Med OutcomesHarmful Med OutcomesSide Effects & Risks+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
2 points

You mean you still anticipate the vocal stutter in your mind? Or do your thoughts literally stutter?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterOct 18, 2025
3 points

Do you have a buddy to talk to when things go bad?

Do you have a buddy to talk to when things go bad? Couple of days ago I had a shift with a new partner, I've known her for a while (even started to develop a small crush on her), but when she arrived ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
6 points

I've been mostly fluent for years now. I'm a public speaker. Still get blocks here and there, but mask well. That said, I still stutter in my mind. When I'm thinking, I can feel blocks coming, and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
1 points

the conditions that trigger your stutter pressure, expectation, social attention aren’t present when alone...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
2 points

I heard from some people that they did not have a stutter since birth and events like reading aloud in class where they got stuck on certain words and while saying their name in front of people. And t...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential AssociationAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterOct 18, 2025
6 points

Can someone help me classify my stutter and maybe trace it's origin?

Can someone help me classify my stutter and maybe trace it's origin? I find my stuttering really strange. I don't really know where it came from. I definitely know that it's not the developmental typ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesExperiential Association+3 more
postr/StutterOct 18, 2025
5 points

Can anyone help with my stutter

Can anyone help with my stutter I haven’t had a stutter my whole life but in the past 6 months I (16) have started stuttering really bad a bunch, it only happens when I think about the words I’m gonna...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterOct 17, 2025
2 points

Struggling With Speech Blocks and Self-Confidence – Is It Stuttering or Anxiety?

Struggling With Speech Blocks and Self-Confidence – Is It Stuttering or Anxiety? I’m a 30-year-old guy from India, and I’ve dealt with stuttering and speech blocks for as long as I can remember. Oddly...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2025
6 points

It’s so hilarious to me how people are always like “you just gotta practice” but no amount of practice will ever help. I once practiced a presentation I had to do about 100+ times, but once those nerv...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 17, 2025
23 points

I really gaf

I really gaf Fuck groups calls fuck zoom meetings Fuck my team leader tried my best to not attend the meeting this mfs didn't leave me alone I have a meeting after four days wish me luck 🙏 I'm not g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2025
1 points

I’ve heard and read there’s a close link between ADHD and stuttering. Not everyone gets it, but it’s apparently quite common. That’s why some stutterers on ADHD medication find it’s making them more f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterOct 16, 2025
4 points

Is it normal to develop a stutter in your teens?

Is it normal to develop a stutter in your teens? (14m) I’ve never really stuttered before… it’s only now that I’m starting to stutter. I have really bad anxiety issues and adhd, so that might be the i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/Stutter_remissionOct 16, 2025
1 points

Is there something behind stuttering, something that can be understood, managed, or even overcome. There are so many people who’ve done it like Steve Harvey, Bruce Willis, Ed Sheeran, and many others we don’t even know about. I feel like there’s a key or a ‘secret’ that some people discover!

Is there something behind stuttering, something that can be understood, managed, or even overcome. There are so many people who’ve done it like Steve Harvey, Bruce Willis, Ed Sheeran, and many others ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+3 more
postr/StutterOct 16, 2025
3 points

stressing out for induction day on Monday

stressing out for induction day on Monday its a couple days away and im already overthinking and stressing out about what to do. My stutter is so bad and severe whenever I'm under pressure or speaking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment+1 more