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postr/StutterJan 10, 2026
0 points

Worried about my marriage

Worried about my marriage I am 28M from India and also Muslim. I am really facing lots of pressure from my family to get married. I really don’t want to do arranged marriage it’s like blind marriage w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
2 points

How do you get over them thinking you have something to hide due to being "so nervous"*? *People tell me "Oh yeah, I stutter when I'm really nervous too." No no, this is just my voice....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
1 points

stutterers should be allowed longer waiting, not less. but there used to be too many bad parents and bad teachers who would wait less for stutterers. impatient assholes. i think that's why some of us ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJan 10, 2026
4 points

My stutter is anxiety based, does anyone know how to lower anxiety based stuttering?

My stutter is anxiety based, does anyone know how to lower anxiety based stuttering? I noticed I only block whenever I’m excited, mad and or supper anxious in situations like for example networking or...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
1 points

Stuttering is not in speech and not in the skill of reading — it is a reaction of the nervous system to the attention of other people....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2026
2 points

I think, honestly, it's a trial and error process for everyone. Someone else has said practicing beforehand helps them, but for me that makes me block more - it's much easier for me to get words out i...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJan 10, 2026
3 points

Stress

Stress My condition has worsened by about 30–40%. Health anxiety has completely destroyed me, and now my tongue stumbles every few words. I don’t know what to do. I’m supposed to apply to university t...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
2 points

Something that I noticed helps me a little is trying to talk more calmly and softer if that makes sense. I somehow try to make the words flow together. If your anxiety is very bad, have you considered...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMedication Inquiries
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
2 points

When you talk to yourself and start doubting whether you’re saying what you really want to say, you automatically trigger the freeze response....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Your attention is focused not on what you want to say, but on how others will react to you. This creates fear, which triggers freezing, muscle tension, and a blockage of your breathing and voice — and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 9, 2026
3 points

Does anyone else tend to reply super fast, like immediately, when asked a question?

Does anyone else tend to reply super fast, like immediately, when asked a question? I take language lessons and my teacher who knows I stutter has noticed several thing as my stutter which has gotten ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of ControlOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

If I was stuttering I would stop talking. I don't like to annoy people ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Most annoying thing is to have to listen to stuttering ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

You drive them insane. They have to listen to stuttering ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Omg. I have to turn the channel if someone is stuttering..it's annoying..is there medicine for that or why do they try to keep talking ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
3 points

I personally find phone calls to be more manageable than in person conversations probably because I have a lot of experience doing them at my previous job. Many face to face conversations are just ove...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

Talking to a therapist about this would really help. They can teach you new ways of thinking and viewing a situation to be more positive...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
4 points

I kinda feel you on that. It rarely ever bothers me in public but I’m at a convention and yesterday I went up to a girl to ask for a picture cause I loved her cosplay. Of course it had to happen then ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentDating & Romance
postr/StutterJan 9, 2026
9 points

Phone call

Phone call Hi all. I just had to make a phone call that I've been putting off since Monday. I had a few bad stutters at the start and could barely get my name out, of course. But it went okay after th...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2026
1 points

So I ask then, what is your app going to provide that over meditation, mindfulness and/or anxiety managing apps do not besides adding “stuttering” ?...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment