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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
1 points

Thought that would've been separate, probably why I wasn't getting the answer I was looking for searching for on Google. Didnt think of it as anxiety...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
2 points

I don't stutter when for example the teacher suddenly makes me answer a question or something...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
1 points

Absolutely, it's worse when I have to give a presentation at the university at 7 AM and it's freezing cold....

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
1 points

If I'm with friends I'll typically just force out a swear word and then when they laugh it gives my brain time to undo the block. Anyone else though I'll think of a few synonyms to what I want to say ...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
1 points

I hate the look of pity I get sometimes, I know it's usually from a place of kindness but it's so condescending sometimes. Like people will nod while I'm stammering as if they're actively listening or...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2026
11 points

This is true. Being a guy there’s enough pressure with everything and then on top of it all there’s STUTTERING. Like my friends ask me “hey why don’t you just go and talk to them” and I’m like yeah su...

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postr/StutterJan 28, 2026
22 points

Dating with a stutter

Dating with a stutter So I’m 18f, and I’ve never had a partner. I’ve been told that I’m attractive, and I get approached in public, but I can never actually speak when put in that situation, so I end ...

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commentr/StutterJan 28, 2026
2 points

For my name jonathan among other words i dont have an issue with j in thr slightest its more b and th and other words needing to like press my lips together or sum idk Anyways one day I messed up on i...

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commentr/StutterJan 28, 2026
1 points

I think my stutter in the primary form is really not so bad but my anxiety really makers it ten times worse. When i'm alone I don't stutter at all. So this makes me believe that my stutter is for a la...

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commentr/StutterJan 27, 2026
1 points

brooo i was doing deep breaths before the speech and my heart was literally jumping from my chest seconds before i started😭...

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commentr/StutterJan 27, 2026
1 points

thanks jackstraw i hope so. i’m hoping this class will improve my confidence and thus reduce my stutter. it’s just a bit difficult because i don’t enjoy embarrassing myself lol...

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commentr/StutterJan 27, 2026
2 points

It'll be good for you, even if you stutter your way through it. I find that lack of confidence is what causes me to stutter more, and my speech course in college temporarily boosted my confidence. Go...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterJan 27, 2026
6 points

I hate wanting to share your thoughts with people and being unable to.

I hate wanting to share your thoughts with people and being unable to. Today in school we were talking about poems and what they represented, I really wanted to effectively contribute to the conversat...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
1 points

No. I developed stutter (more like speech blocks) when I was 12. I thought how the tongue moves to produce sound and tried to say "Hello" alone and I couldn't. Ever since then I am afraid that I would...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
3 points

Did you already stutter before you developed this fear? Because in that case your stutter isnt fear based, but speech anxiety made your stuttering worse....

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Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 26, 2026
8 points

Curious if there are others whose stutter is fear based

Curious if there are others whose stutter is fear based I stutter because I am afraid of not being able to speak properly in public. This also shows up in other things like driving, trying something v...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
6 points

I was going to say the same thing - taking on a challenge like this will help to desensitize you to freaking out when you have to do public speaking. As JackStraw mentioned, even fluent people hate p...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
11 points

It's actually great practice. Public speaking is a massive fear and social blocker for many people, stutter or not. After doing several public speaking sessions your self confidence will be boosted wh...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2026
3 points

i never mention it tbh but i’ll try to give it away over a facetime or a phone call. one time i told a girl i have a stutter fyi and she got upset that i was pre assuming that she was going to judge m...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJan 26, 2026
10 points

how cooked am i?

how cooked am i? i have to take a speech fundamentals class in my college where i have to do like 7 public speeches in front of 30 people. this has got to be like some kind of humiliation ritual fr. i...

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