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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2025
2 points

I feel you on that one! Hairdressers are the worst but I find showing them a picture is a good work around. Also telling them I have a speech impediment works too, people are generally a lot more pa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2025
5 points

Yeah, in a cafe I would want lemon tea or some other fruit tea but couldn't say anything else but tea. So I drank black tea for a while. I don't go to a cafe anymore. The same with going to the barber...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2025
2 points

I tried to do it but backfired completely xd. There's so much things I could if I was a fluent speaker but my stutter holds me back and I rarely talk to anyone. I probably developed aspd from my men...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyHiding & ConcealmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2025
3 points

I think we need a character who makes fun of the situations his stutter gets him him, but is able to over come his difficulty....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2025
2 points

Go to an AYCE where I have to talk to the waiter to order. I usually don't come back to those places...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2025
2 points

I am 42 year old female and have had a stutter my whole life. It's exhausting, but the best thing I did was start admitting it to people. My stutter has improved over the years drastically, but in the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterOct 14, 2025
12 points

just a rant.

just a rant. i’ve recently come to terms that i have a stutter. and it honestly makes a lot of sense. i was always wondering why i am the way i am. but i think it all makes sense though. but still, it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterOct 13, 2025
5 points

Awkward asf

Awkward asf So life is good lately (since i stopped caring about lots of things) I accepted my stutter and since then I started to be able to handle small conversations pretty well ofc sometimes I stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

I try my best to hide it. People always ask me when I'm socializing, "and why are you so quiet". Then I reply, that I'm more of a listener. I'd love to interact, but due to this thing, I can't always....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

Yes, I speak in a higher pitched voice and if I feel like I’m boutta stutter I switch what I was going to say so I can sound like Ik what I’m talking abt when I’m at work...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

I would argue it’s called masking and I think all stutterers try to do it to some extent. It’s even as simple as when we change the word we are going to say because we know we are going to trip up. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

I have hid my stutter for as long as I can remember and I would recommend not doing what I did. I have developed such an anxiety because of it that has destroyed my social life. I’m an introvert natur...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

Yeah I relate. I’ve always hidden my stutter. I’ll change my words around or find different ways to say things just to avoid stuttering. Over time I’ve developed selective mutism, I barely talk out lo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentLoneliness & Isolation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

I can really relate man. I spent most of my adult life doing everything I could to hide my stutter. I’d keep quiet, substitute words, and even say things I don’t actually believe or want just because ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
5 points

i hide it in social settings but not with my dearest friend or family. they are here to support you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

I wish I could hide my stutter but I’m not covert 😔...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
2 points

You guys can hide stutters? Fuck! I never had that luxury....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2025
1 points

My stutter is comparatively mild so I’ve been hiding it ever since university. To the extent a lot of people don’t even know I stutter, until I have to read in front of people or get stuck on my name...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
1 points

I started stuttering when I was 7 so I've been hiding it for around 12 years. I don't talk much and my stutter is primarily speech blockage so I kinda choke on my words and struggle to breath or speak...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2025
1 points

Yea, you’re not wrong at all. Both of them are a lot happier than me, but I’ve been hiding this for so long I feel like I can’t turn back now....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment