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postr/StutterFeb 1, 2026
24 points

School starts in 3 days I'm terrified

School starts in 3 days I'm terrified SORRY IN ADVANCE FOR THE RANT I'm just getting my thoughts out lol So many introductions and what's your name and what did you do in the holidays tell the whole...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2026
2 points

I usually let the hiring manager know directly, once I get the confirmation email for the interview date/time from him....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 31, 2026
2 points

What's The Playbook For Job Interviews?

What's The Playbook For Job Interviews? I know this is asked a lot but seriously what can you do except tell them you have a speech impediment? On the email they included an email if you need any acco...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2026
2 points

Man, I can relate so much! I get so distracted by fighting the demon that I just throw words out so I can quickly escape the situation. I battle the exact same things you do! Today I was working out...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2026
2 points

I can relate but these days it's more like the *sitting in a fire with no expression* meme, I've been extremely anxious, then extremely depressed and I figured if I don't care about living then this b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterJan 31, 2026
4 points

Anyone else realize the only thing that helps sadly are benzodiazepines

Anyone else realize the only thing that helps sadly are benzodiazepines Drugs like klonopin or Xanax, highly addictive drugs not to be taken every day. Not like I can get a prescription anyway but i h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJan 30, 2026
5 points

Have you guys experiencing hair fall?

Have you guys experiencing hair fall? I mean it's not directly correlated to stuttering but being a stammerer cause alot of stress and excessive stress can cause hairfall Recently I'm experiencing ha...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 30, 2026
7 points

Started ADHD medication and my stutter is worse than it's ever been, I just don't know what to do

Started ADHD medication and my stutter is worse than it's ever been, I just don't know what to do Kinda vent-y sorry about that, TLDR at the bottom I've had a horrible stutter my whole life, never lo...

Meds & SubstancesSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesHarmful Med OutcomesBlocks & Stoppages+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
2 points

Fantastic work OP. This community is amazing. No one understands what a stutter is like except those who have it. Having people finish your sentences for you, mock you, ask why”what was that?” or “wh...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterJan 30, 2026
5 points

Anyone using TTY or RTT? They are accessibility services for hard of hearing persons and speech impediments

Anyone using TTY or RTT? They are accessibility services for hard of hearing persons and speech impediments I don't think I've posted here before but I follow this subreddit because I've been a stutte...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Assistive DevicesAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
1 points

hi! i’m 25f and i experienced similar things a couple years back. i think we compare ourselves to others too much so it seems like we’re running behind and out of time but you have so much time! it is...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
1 points

I’m 20M and struggled with this problem for years. The feeling of finding someone attractive or someone being attracted to you and feeling like you can’t continue a conversation is genuinely the most ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterJan 30, 2026
3 points

Advice deciding on a career

Advice deciding on a career Hello everybody, I’d like to get advice on two career paths in healthcare I’ve been thinking about and I have to make a decision soon. Those career paths are respiratory...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
1 points

Hiya! Well, the only thing that helped me was benzos. Not ideal for long term daily or even semi-regular use. I've been on various antidepressants (including Lexapro, Zoloft, Prozac, Effexor, Cymbalta...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Genetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
3 points

I feel like this is me talking. I too was the chaterbox of class up until high school, where my speech anxiety got so bad. I'm currently in my second year of college, and what's really helped me is re...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing+3 more
postr/StutterJan 30, 2026
8 points

It's so frustrating.

It's so frustrating. I have a stutter since my childhood. It was not a huge problem as people used to find it cute and all, and frankly speaking it was not much of a problem as I used to stutter somet...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
14 points

Same. My social anxiety has lowered because of exposure, I've had so many bad episodes that I don't care as much anymore, not saying that I don't suffer from it but I'm coming to terms with it, that'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2026
20 points

I'd say I'm almost able to be covert on a good day. My life is filled with constant planning of word substitution, forward social thinking, anxiety management and exposure theraping myself....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJan 30, 2026
24 points

Are there any covert stutters in here

Are there any covert stutters in here I think I may be one, and reading upon the term I really do go through so much stress on a daily basis just to appear like a normally fluent individual, and I thi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
5 points

It’s because you’re anticipating the stuttering and fearing it. I saw somewhere that fear just worsens the stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment