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commentr/StutterMemesOct 20, 2025
1 points

Right, this is such an accurate way to describe it. It's funny, but underneath the layer of funny there's a thick, viscous undercurrent of suffering that I feel on their part, because I know how it fe...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2025
1 points

Same here! I’m 30 and I thought by now my stutter would go away but nope, it’s worse. I always stutter when I say my name and it’s so embarrassing, I feel like people legit think I’m retarded lolll. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentSituational Variability+2 more
postr/StutterOct 19, 2025
5 points

I'm not sure why this is happening

I'm not sure why this is happening So I'm a teenager, I've never had a problem with stuttering before in my whole life. I have zero history of it. But for some reason, last month I started stuttering ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2025
1 points

Yes am not comfortable with myself. I believe i sound disgusting, wouldn't want to bring someone i actually love into this mess...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2025
2 points

So true, even a simple like going to the shop for one single thing, I can say it over and over on the way to the shop, but once I'm in there, face to face, hell I just can't get the words out. Mak...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2025
6 points

I hear you bro, tbh I don't really have a friend to share my such awkward situations with, maybe a friend i tell him sometimes, but he is like he doesn't care about it, so i just keep it for myself, y...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
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 17, 2025
1 points

I believe majority of us can relate with the feeling of incompetence ... that's how come we feel shame and embarrassment from not being able to do what every other person does effortlessly....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2025
1 points

A speech therapist tried this technique on me about 50 years ago. It was a horrible experience. He convinced me to try faking my stutter in social situations, to learn how to control it. This crashed ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & EmbarrassmentHarmful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
1 points

I'm actually looking for a friend also who stutters, I'm a 13 year old female almost 14, it's always embarrassing stuttering in front of random people or just teacher's they prolly think I'm dumb and ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+1 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
2 points

I have that impression as well. Although I have nothing against masks I just personally find them annoying to wear. But because my gf does stutter (something I don't) and because it makes her feel mor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
3 points

This is such a big one more me, just wanting to be polite, bit of chit chat with people I interact with, hello, thank yous etc. One of my biggest stressors is feeling like I've been rude to someone wh...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
6 points

I do doordash so when I had people food if I quickly say "have a good day" I don't stutter but this one guy said huh and that threw me for a loop and I tried to repeat myself but nope and he looked at...

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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...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterOct 16, 2025
19 points

My stutter makes me feel incompetent

My stutter makes me feel incompetent I have had a stutter since I was a child and I have managed to get through day to day life without it being obvious. Even while I had to present at uni, it wasn't ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2025
1 points

17M. This is so relatable. I am freezing up when the teacher ask my name infront of the class. I got blocked infront of my whole class while giving a speech(many times). I couldn't say even day "good ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentPublic Speaking
commentr/TrueStutterOct 16, 2025
2 points

Feel you, lost my brother last month and couldn't speak at his funeral, (not that i had much to say anyway lol) but I would have def said something. You cant really blame them coz they dont stutter, t...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentPublic SpeakingPersonal Stories
postr/TrueStutterOct 15, 2025
5 points

I’m speechless (Vent)

I’m speechless (Vent) 18M Just got told by someone close to me of many years the following: 1. “find ways just to not stutter” 2. “there are people with terminal or more debilitating disorders so wh...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/TrueStutterOct 15, 2025
1 points

Ok so don’t discount others stutters bc yours is worse. We get bullied too...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment