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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
48 points

it can be incredibly hard to overcome. I found a range of ways to help control my stutter. Exercise and meditative breathing techniques, Acting and Singing lessons. Actually helped with breathing ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStrategic Swearing/CursingHumor & Community Tone+1 more
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
7 points

When I broke up with boyfriend, he told me that I’d never find a man who would take me seriously, that my stutter was ugly, and he was embarrassed to be around me … That was the last time I ever dated...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
2 points

I do everything related to the brain. I believe that we have a stuttering brain which is wired differently than a fluent brain. I was able to rewire my brain into a fluent brain which basically elimi...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

There is nothing wrong with wanting to be the center of attention. It's just not my personality. I've been at my job for 15 years and I have been in leadership positions before, spoken in large meetin...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
6 points

My stutter only came up once while I was dating. The guy said I should have warned him because it was off-putting. To my surprise, that guy also ended being a tremendous jerk. Did kill my confidence f...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Sorry I don’t mean to sound redundant, but I would genuinely try to pray over it. I know religion might seem like a foreign thing for you currently, but there is a God who wants a relationship with yo...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Hope & MotivationVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureRoles & Performance+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Not a cure or a way out, but tools that can make speaking feel a little easier for some people, like guided breathing and optional feedback exercises. Alongside that, the focus is on creating a space ...

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Mindfulness & BreathingValidation & EmpathyAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2026
1 points

So many of us feel or have felt the same as you. This is why I have always called stuttering a curse. I have lived with this curse most of my life until recently. I have been researching how my brain ...

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commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
1 points

got damn, that's heavy. stuttering SLP in training here. i hated my stutter in high school, but now my friends and co-workers joke about my stutter and it's a world of difference. i saw multiple SLPs...

Therapy & ProfessionalSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyFriendships & BelongingAcceptance & Pride+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
1 points

I also went to speech therapy for 10 years. They promised me it will go away since it happens to most kids but it never did. Their tricks worked for a while and then they stopped. Why did you go...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
1 points

I definitely sometimes switch out words if I feel a block coming but I never avoid conversations or talking. I’m 28 & been stuttering since I could talk it doesn’t bother me anymore know one really ca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
1 points

I didn't beg, pout or ask for help even once. i accept my severe stutter as a bad thing I was born with. Admitting your faults is to getaway to healing, acceptance and peace, what are you doing is pr...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
1 points

And I went through 10 years of speech therapy as kid. You don't have a clue what you talking about. Judging someone trying to help you is insane but also shows why you will never change....

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
1 points

I get you . I know why you feel the way you feel. I feel sorry for you. Its the same why I don't judge people who get super religious when they experience intense trauma. The fact you cannot face r...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
1 points

My speech therapist always told me that focus on the fluency of your speech aswell because sometimes we don’t need how fluent our speech is because we always focus on the stuttering part and how to im...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
0 points

It gets better with time, trust me. Believe in yourself, I know it is hard. Don't let stuttering control you. View it as a superpower. Who cares if people laugh? Trust me everyone got their own proble...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
2 points

There are no real ex stutters. There is no cure all. We just get older and care less. Stuttering comes from anxiety. The quote that my speech therapist gave me as kid that changed my life is: No one...

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Acceptance & PrideStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2026
3 points

I’m 100% with you. I feel like it’s just about exposure and acceptance. My issue is how the fuck do we begin...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride