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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2026
2 points

It’s about unrooting the belief that - fundamentally because we have a stutter we deserve to be heard or listened to less than someone fluent. This belief is drilled into us any time we are ridiculed,...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2026
2 points

I think the main thing for me is just to think that it will happen, so there is no use in fearing it. I also like to think that it makes me unique from most people....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2026
5 points

I agree it's matter of mindset. If you keep thinking about it you are just overthinking all the ways it could go wrong. For me what seems to work is that I just don't care about 99% of the people who ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2026
3 points

Last month I presented online in front of 200+ people. I was asked to cover for my manager in an all-hands meeting in front of the entire company. I had a choice. I could have easily said that I don...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2026
6 points

Hating yourself means playing on the stuttering team against yourself....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
1 points

I second this!!! This is why I don’t drink. My speech gets worse and my brain slows down. Taking those special gummies does the same effect. Nope. 🙂‍↔️...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
2 points

Take a closer look at this chain. When you examine it, you'll see the links are things like fear, avoidance, and self-judgment. You choose the chain every day. Others do not. You've forged this cha...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
-1 points

Stammering controls a person’s life, just like a chain controls a dog....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2026
4 points

In my experience 95% people understand on the first 1-2 stutters that’s natural and not that you’re overly panicked. But telling them explicitly beforehand could 1. Show them you are self-aware and a...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
1 points

Hi!!!!! Fellow stutterer here. I have never met anyone else who cannot say their name besides myself and I am absolutely crying. I am so incredibly sorry you experience this too. My name is Brittany ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-PerceptionFriendships & Belonging+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
3 points

I do have this realisation but idk still my dumbahh brain makes me feel weird if I do stutter infront of anyone especially if I know I’m with some “friend” who’s gonna make fun of it (reason I recentl...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
-1 points

This isn't related to stuttering. Arranged marriage is very common in India. Divorce rates for arranged marriages is lower too. Considering the number of threads here from people who stutter asking ...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
1 points

Thanks for the response! Hmm imagine forgetting being a stutterer. Fascinating...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
4 points

nah Its a disability no matter what your delusional mind thinks. Just as the earth is round no matter how much someone thinks its flat. Science doesn't care about your "opinion". Its about truth. I...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
10 points

I'm yet to see any stuttering girl. I have only seen boys with diffrent types of speech impediments...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
18 points

First step is to get confortable with the fact that you are a person who stutters as this will allow to study and work on it in a more emotionally detached manner. Just being able to bring it up in co...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
2 points

That’s strange and honestly I’ve never seen any female stutterer and just knew one guy who stuttered very mildly in my high school and I’ve been to many many schools up until now I’m in my college and...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
1 points

I found the manga to read online. There are blurbs written by the author throughout. One of them states that they themselves stutter. Not certain of the exact quote, but something like “ nothing good ...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
2 points

Yes, you are not your stutter! I haven't not been in a relationship since grade 9. ( A couple different guys in high school, but then got married after college). My stutter doesn't define me. Is it fr...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
2 points

It’s like reading my own life specially the part about love, i confessed to someone about 4 years ago and we actually dated but after a year or so she told me that i just wasn’t the guy she wanted a f...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionSadness & Hopelessness