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commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
4 points

i have NEVER been able to say the word “stutter”. it’s so painfully ironic. i usually just call it my “speech problem”. :,)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
5 points

Though I never tell people that I stutter unless they ask, I feel like the word stutter has been created that way on purpose. In my language too. It's like the word 'zigzag'. It just really sounds li...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception
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
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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
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2025
1 points

true but my stutter is so bad. I struggle on the simplest of words. Even if I was to do that, I'd be fighting for my life just to get out a sentence....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
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
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
2 points

The pain is real. Also when someone says nice to meet you and I lock up and can't say it back. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
1 points

I can also add that I have trouble with my wife’s name (starts with a T) but have almost no problems with other words that start with a T...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
1 points

I fully agree actually. I think about this all the time. It depends on the severity of your stutter of course. Mine can be very about where I can barely get any words out, hard blocks, and lots of fac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-PerceptionBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
2 points

Real. That and even trying to say “thanks” or anything similar have will have my face looking very weird when having a block. Honestly i would recommend just nodding your head at them as a sign of app...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
2 points

I also had a peak of stuttering in university. So many new things, plus this age when you are supposed to develop and show yourself to the world. We had to obligatory and voluntarily answer on semi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2025
1 points

YES!!! My name is Abby. God bless. And Half of my job is introducing myself 💀 “Hello everyone! My name is aah…. *e-e-e* ahah, so sorry guys, I’m ä… *æ*…. UhH u…”...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating StutteringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2025
1 points

I thought i was the only one with this problem, this is good to see others with this problem as well Man I hate first impressions, I feel like id be such a good speaker if I just didn't stutter and be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2025
1 points

This. when i get cigarettes i always say blue camel instead of camel blue. I block on the C for ages...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterOct 14, 2025
7 points

I think I must have the worst kind of stutter and I don't know what else to do

I think I must have the worst kind of stutter and I don't know what else to do Hello, I'm making this post because I'm a little desperate and don't know what to do, I'm looking for advice, my stutteri...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterOct 14, 2025
5 points

22 year old who stutters

22 year old who stutters I’m 22 and have had a lifelong stutter. Mine’s mainly triggered by anxiety, though certain sounds can set it off too. The anxiety part feels like my brain associates specific ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2025
2 points

I face difficulty with words starting with vowels. Unfortunately, names of majority of people at my office starts with a vowel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

I get smashed by those sometimes too but being stuck on a vowel is especially vicious. I even drooled once....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
1 points

So real, when the teacher asked every classmate his birthday for a "birthday board" i asked "what what what what" and everyone was like "your birthday idiot what's so hard", ever since I'm afraid ever...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
1 points

My stutter is comparatively mild so I’ve been hiding it ever since university. To the extent a lot of people don’t even know I stutter, until I have to read in front of people or get stuck on my name...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation