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postr/StutterApr 27, 2025
6 points

Why is my stutter getting so bad?

Why is my stutter getting so bad? Before I graduated high school, I used to have near perfect fluency. Now, nearly one year later, it has regressed so much, that it's probably worse than it has been ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterApr 26, 2025
24 points

Stuttering is so frustrating.

Stuttering is so frustrating. There's only like 21k people in this subreddit so the chance of anybody seeing this is lower than usual. Realistically how do I stop? I wish to speak as fast as I type. ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Frustration & AngerSchool & Academic LifeSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterApr 26, 2025
8 points

Disappointment

Disappointment Hey fellow stutterers, I'm reaching out for some support and advice. Lately, my stuttering has been getting worse, and it's affecting my daily life. I'm feeling frustrated and overwhelm...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterApr 24, 2025
14 points

when people laugh when you can't speak!

when people laugh when you can't speak! What do you do when folks snicker or laugh when you stutter heavily even after trying so many therapies!!!! Is it wise to just stay quiet because one cant spe...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Stigma & BullyingFrustration & AngerTherapy Experiences+1 more
postr/StutterApr 23, 2025
17 points

My stutter makes me feel so helpless and incapable during interviews

My stutter makes me feel so helpless and incapable during interviews I’ve had jobs in the past and what not but it feels so incredibly soul-crushing to be in an interview and be stuttering so much to ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/stutteringApr 22, 2025
3 points

I hate it

I hate it Hello everyone I'm new to this sub and I felt like I needed to talk about my stutter. I've been stuttering since I can remember. I've always been made fun of or treated like I have something...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterApr 22, 2025
5 points

New Member

New Member Hello, I'm new to this sub and I felt like I needed to talk about my stutter. I've been stuttering since I can remember. I've always been made fun, discriminated at past jobs and treated l...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterApr 21, 2025
0 points

i want to stop hating my mother for stuttering

i want to stop hating my mother for stuttering i started stuttering at 5 i think i didnt know that it was a genetic thing until i was 16 my mother didnt stutter at all but after a lot of family proble...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterApr 18, 2025
19 points

Worst stutter was today.

Worst stutter was today. Today in the morning I had an important meeting I was doing and showing all my metrics for my department and I had a chance for a promotion. When I get very nervous and anxiou...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Frustration & AngerSuicidal Ideation & High DistressLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterApr 17, 2025
6 points

if my stutter is mental why can't i just fix it?

if my stutter is mental why can't i just fix it? So basically, after a few tests and brain scans, there's nothing physically wrong with my brain that causes stutter, and it turns out it's just mental,...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterApr 17, 2025
11 points

Presentation

Presentation Just did a group presentation for my community nursing project. I told my professor via email I stuttered to take the weight off but I still was anxious. I prepped and felt okay but when ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterApr 17, 2025
25 points

I blew yet another interview

I blew yet another interview I blew it. Again. Even after practicing my answers, doing some breath work. Telling myself to answer at my own pace, repeatedly. My body was heating, I was sweating like...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Frustration & AngerEmployment & CareerShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 16, 2025
4 points

My stutter recently

My stutter recently I've been finding it really hard to talk as of late in the past I've been a little better but now it feels like I can't breathe when I'm trying to talk and it's really rough Just...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesEnergy & Biological RhythmsFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterApr 16, 2025
5 points

Explaining things

Explaining things Hi guys, I think I'm a mild stutter, but when I try to explain something to someone, i guess i get too excited about what i have to say and then i block profusely and i can't get man...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Propositionality & WeightAvoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterApr 15, 2025
23 points

I don't want to do my Groom speech but everyone is telling me I should do one.

I don't want to do my Groom speech but everyone is telling me I should do one. I think I will enjoy my wedding day better if I don't have the looming thought and anxiety of doing a speech. I know my f...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

Wow that is such a great first quote!  Well done with your achievements as well!  I tend to be so into the moment like with sales, etc, that I don't really do much internally as I am just not thinking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
1 points

Fellow severe stutterer here. Its ironic, I have a cell phone yet never use it to actually talk on the phone. I too have written things down, and made up ways to communicate what I need to, and my s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterApr 13, 2025
20 points

Why it's frustratingly hard to explain something??

Why it's frustratingly hard to explain something?? I’ve been stuttering since I was a kid. It used to come in waves—I’d be fluent in some situations and disfluent in others. But over the past couple o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2025
1 points

You are misunderstanding me. A lot. 1. Wanting something to be a certain way does not make it that way. 2. How did you determine I was mad? Was it *my tone*? (Which I used only to illustrate a ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2025
2 points

I often feel uncomfortable in school and college when teachers ask questions and I know the answers but choose not to speak up. This is frustrating for me, and I struggle with explaining things during...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Frustration & AngerSchool & Academic Life