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commentr/StutterDec 14, 2025
4 points

Like the other poster said, it has a lot to do with confidence in self. When it came to those affirmations they came from my own beliefs about myself and insecurities. Challenging this beliefs and con...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2025
1 points

Hello, as someone who had a severe stutter but loves connecting to people I want you to know that it is possible to beat your stutter. Bear in mind everyone’s stutter is different so you have to find ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2025
5 points

This is one of the first things my speech therapist taught me in high school 15 years ago. Gotta be consistent. It really does change the way you view yourself and your world....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2025
3 points

Around your age I was working as a medical biller at a hospital. My cousin actually helped get me the position since she was close friends with the hiring manager. After that job I was hired as an ER ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
2 points

Exactly. In my case, there is no actual cure for my stuttering. I wish I was one of those people that stuttered when they were younger and it magically left when they got older. 48 yrs old here, still...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationFeared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
7 points

All of what you're describing is stuttering. The precise timing and coordination required for speech starts in the brain. Stuttering is far more than just a speech problem. The region of the brain th...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
4 points

The reason I find it hard accepting my stutter, and stuttering around people, is because I feel like it’s not my true authentic self. My severe social anxiety, damaged nervous system is stopping me fr...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
1 points

This is cope. You stutter, regardless of why you do. We're all in this together, mate....

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
5 points

I found the key was teaching your brain what it means to be fluent. I learned that I was breathing wrong based upon the Valsalva response. After stuttering my whole life I am finally fluent. My brain ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/stutteringDec 12, 2025
1 points

In my research I have discovered that I have a stuttering brain. It affected my breathing patterns which caused me to stutter. Once I understood the importance the Valsalva response in relation to stu...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
1 points

Yes, my child stutters and is dyslexic. Stuttering exists in different forms and severities, and all of them belong here....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

If you have a stutter you have a stutter end of conversation. The only way to not have a stutter anymore is to grow out of it; anyone that says they cured there stutter is just lying. Now what your sa...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

Maybe it is a disability but I currently do consider my stutter a disability. I refuse any victimhood status as cringey and cliche as that sounds. You can say I am high functioning since I work front ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
-1 points

I am a true stutterer because I have a stuttering brain. When I rewired my brain I became fluent. It took a long time to teach my brain what fluency actually means. What really helped was that I am a ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
8 points

Everybody is different. The label is a means for people to feel included and help them understand the community and eventually understand their stutter more deeply. If you feel like using the label he...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

There isn’t a real definition to a “true stutterer”. It’s common to not stutter when you’re by yourself or around people you feel comfortable with. We have different stuttering patterns and some can c...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
1 points

Hi Weary_Traffic3385, first of all I want to thank you for your hard work as a parent to ensure your kid has his psychological needs met, and also for trusting his instincts and preferences as an indi...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Advice OfferedValidation & EmpathyHope & Motivation+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
3 points

Idk it's kind of funny that stuttering gets so much attention. Sure, it's not that positive, but I rather have the whole world know how it really is, sounds and looks like, rather than having people c...

Identity & Disability
Public Awareness / MediaIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
49 points

The only comment I'm looking at is the one asking if everyone who stutters is so good looking - I believe we would be too powerful if we could speak properly, god had to nerf our speech to make up for...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Humor & Community ToneIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2025
9 points

Being accused of faking it is seriously the worst people expect us to be absolutely mute or be stuttering all the time like that’s not how it works and also the part where the push you and tell you it...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying+1 more