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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
3 points

Yeah it really does sucks if you compare it with ‘regular’ people. I always compare it with less fortunate. There are people out there who even can’t speak. It’s a privilege to have stutter if you thi...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
4 points

Kind of, yes. I changed my perspective on it over the years. I can do a lot of things I really enjoy nonetheless. Communication is not just verbal. It's a disability. Yes sure it sucks a lot, disabili...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
1 points

You aren’t fighting this one alone. There is a lot of stigma surrounding stuttering. Most don’t understand it, it makes them uncomfortable, and it is just too easy to go on to the next candidate. I...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & CareerQuality of Life
postr/StutterJul 18, 2025
5 points

free stuttering apps?

free stuttering apps? i am 23 and have had a severe stutter since the age of 5. i’m also autistic which makes communicating a million times harder on top of the stutter. i had speech therapy as a kid ...

Therapy & ProfessionalCommunity & SupportSocial & Relationships
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postr/StutterJul 18, 2025
12 points

Any routine or technique that has made significant improvement in your speech?

Any routine or technique that has made significant improvement in your speech? My stuttering is mostly **anxiety-driven**. When I’m relaxed, like early in the morning right after waking up, my speech ...

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commentr/StutterJul 15, 2025
2 points

We should accept that everyone will always think differently of us. With that said, just wear it like a badge of honor. Who knows sometimes it could be for the better, but if we are talking first impr...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2025
1 points

Because I lacked the courage to take control and I allowed it to dictate everything I did, employment, relationships etc.. I'm one of those "If only I didn't stutter then I would...." people....

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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2025
1 points

I too spent most of my 1st sem in my room, the stutter reduced quite a bit in the starting due to the excitement of college life ig, and I was able to make a few friends within the first weeks itself,...

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Helplessness & AgencySchool & Academic LifeQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2025
1 points

I'm sorry that you're going through this. I have a stutter too and it has made my life more difficult in terms of career and friendships. You mentioned that you learned to trade forex and crypto. That...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2025
2 points

It's exhausting at times tbh. But it's kind of relieving (somewhat) reading other people's experiences and what they do. For example, most of us will at some point have a thesaurus opened in our minds...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Quality of LifeAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2025
5 points

Same with saying congrats or happy birthday. It sucks when I feel like I’m being weird or awkward when I know I want to say congrats to my friends....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2025
9 points

This is one of the absolute worst aspects of stuttering in my opinion and nobody talks about it, thank you foe bringing this up. Like someone else said, I've mostly switched to saying "I appreciate it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2025
1 points

no prob 👍 im fortunate it doesn't get me too discouraged but it can be frustrating or upsetting at times when im trying to be succinct or tell a joke.  real moment killer 😂...

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Frustration & AngerQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2025
5 points

I like that you're asking this question. I think it's normal to feel uncomfortable, having a stutter is definitely discriminated against. Having a speech impediment is something people find uncomforta...

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2025
16 points

Hell yes. It completely ruined my life. But being honest I wouldn't say stuttering ruined my life, my reaction to the stutter ruined my life. I began closing myself to every human interaction to the p...

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Quality of LifeHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2025
1 points

Iam pursuing my CS majors . Iam in last year now I tried to apply interships resume got selected then offline interview made me sick / sometimes I cried alot . Thought of leave of this career (progra...

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Employment & CareerSeeking TherapyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2025
1 points

I had such a severe stutter i couldn't get a word out over the phone the moment they picked up, I was choking.  Then in gatherings I was too tired to even try from the stutter and fear of just introdu...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
11 points

I feel that too. I am currently 53 and I passed the point where I have any hope it is going to get any better. In my time, jobs were next to impossible, and I realized the harder I tried to be fluen...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterJul 7, 2025
5 points

Yeah our society is really messed up when it comes to our crippling condition. Speech is so important, no other animal nearly has a way of communication more complicated and ours. To speak is to be hu...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingQuality of LifeHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2025
3 points

I’m so sorry to hear that. I’ve never had an in-person job myself and honestly even if I tried I don’t think I’d get hired. It’s sad because some common advice given to people who stutter is that gett...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerQuality of LifeAnxiety & Social Judgment