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postr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
1 points

Can we make a whatsapp group for sharing thoughts and all??

Can we make a whatsapp group for sharing thoughts and all?? ...

commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
3 points

I get anxiety and a low mood sometimes, but I don’t think it’s particularly bad right now. My speech is frustrating and causing a bit of negative feelings. Maybe that’s causing a feedback loop?...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
3 points

I’m not sure. I am recovering from being sick over the weekend, but I don’t feel more stressed than usual. Even regular conversations with my partner are hard at the moment....

Causes & Variability
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
2 points

How are your mental health right now? Anything that stresses you? When I'm depressed, stressed or anxious, my stutter goes from moderate to severe instantly. Even being angry or frustrated at someon...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
3 points

Why do you think that is? Do you feel particularly stressed? Does it happen in everyday situations or only with certain people or settings - school, job?...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
1 points

Thank you for sharing your story! I am a fifth year medical student with severe stutter....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
1 points

depends honestly, usually i don’t stutter at all when talking to myself but the second I record something or anything it starts and gets really bad, but sometimes I purposely hold “ssss” to practice g...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
3 points

Don’t feel bad. I can’t even say my own name at the pharmacy. Thank god for the CVS code they don’t even care they just scan it. Saves me from humiliation....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
1 points

Exactly 💯... nobody has a clue unless they live it... not even fellow stutterers that just repeat syllables continously, they have continous airflow even though it's not even, as where extreme blocke...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
30 points

I’m having a rough week. It feels like I can’t speak.

I’m having a rough week. It feels like I can’t speak. I have a moderate to severe stutter, which consists of mostly blocking. For the last few days, it’s been incredibly hard to speak, and it’s making...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & AngerBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
2 points

Exactly. I never allowed myself to repeat, as I hated the idea of others hearing me repeat. So I was blocking aaallllll the time. Then one day, a few years ago, I told my wife I was going to stutter f...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. MaskingBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
2 points

I’ve thought this too like I wonder if I subconsciously switch to blocks instead of repetition or prolongation so it sounds less like a stutter. I can’t remember the last time I’ve stuttered with repe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
1 points

speech therapy can definitely make a real difference, especially when anxiety is feeding into your stutter like you described. I've heard Better Speech is good for this kind of thing since they match ...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
2 points

Totally relate!!...

commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
3 points

Fighting pressure is a great way to describe it! It’s not the kind of thing people without a stutter will never understand like I can’t get the sound out sometimes and I run out of breathe...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
2 points

I do that too! But I’ve noticed some people don’t register it as a stutter they just think I’m struggling to find words or they’ll ask if I’m okay and that’s frustrating!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
1 points

The ASL sign for ‘thank you’ is a flat palm with fingertips resting on your chin, then moving your fingers away from you until your palm faces the sky (or wherever up is relative to you). Maybe not 10...

Community & Support
Advice Offered
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
1 points

My mother was an abusive alcoholic and used to call me a stuttering bastard. Still sticks with me....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
3 points

Big time... i would love to just stutter, and repeat syllables freely but most of the time, especially name asking... it feels like internal air pressure is holding it the speech back, and here i am...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2026
2 points

👊🤝💯...