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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2025
3 points

I get this too. When I tell people I stutter sometimes they're like, "huh, you do?" Because I can talk easier around then but around family I stutter the worst. I think it's called covert stuttering...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentExperiential Association
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2025
11 points

Idk if its my worst but definitely something i have fresh in my memory bc it happens pretty often: so, i dont know how do you call this in english but my gf lives in those private residencies where y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2025
5 points

Going pretty well. I've stuttered since I was about 6 or 7, and I'm 30 and still do today. I have a wonderful wife and son and I can't say the stutter has really effected anything drastic in my life....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2025
3 points

What helped me for confidence the most was being open about my stutter. But maybe it helped me more than others as it is more mild so I can hide it easier...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2025
3 points

I’ve met other women who are stutters but they try very hard to conceal it. Me, however it just comes out whenever it wants 💔...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2025
1 points

Well, I really identify with your story. (24M). I've never really fit the stereotype of stuttering. My problem is basically yours: difficulty pronouncing words that begin with specific letters, like ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
postr/StutterSep 18, 2025
5 points

desensitization exercise

desensitization exercise I've recently started working on my stuttering. I've practiced speaking in front of a mirror and a screen. But I think the most important thing is self-confidence. I'll start ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2025
9 points

You bring up a great point. Everyone likes to talk about ‘accessibility’ flexibility for workers. My stutter (which is mild in all honesty) has never been granted any work accommodations for the las...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2025
27 points

Yep its crazy. I was at the job interview for a member of a kitchen staff and soon as I stuttered it was over. My job is to cook the food, not talk to it. I wouldn't even need to talk at this job. Th...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterSep 18, 2025
66 points

Soft skills 🤪, communication 🤪

Soft skills 🤪, communication 🤪 Like bro, most jobs aren’t even about actual skill anymore. It’s all about how smooth you sound, like you’re supposed to talk like a news anchor. And if anyone says ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & CareerQuality of Life
postr/StutterSep 17, 2025
28 points

My colleague said she wants to maintain distance from me. I just. Idk what to say

My colleague said she wants to maintain distance from me. I just. Idk what to say 21M interning at a firm. So we 6-7 people kinda got along well and we have our lunch together everyday. This girl i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 17, 2025
14 points

As a stutterer, have you had the really uncomfortable social gatherings where you were pressured to talk?

As a stutterer, have you had the really uncomfortable social gatherings where you were pressured to talk? This was a long time ago, but when I was 18 and a senior in High School, I went to a family ga...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAudience Scale & Group Size
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

Personally i have a bad stutter too bad alchol makes it so much worse for me, because i stop caring i also stop caring that im stuttering and just do it more obviously and loudly. Bud is what helps me...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Helpful Med OutcomesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

Retail jobs have like stocking and merchandising jobs where you either come in before opening or after closing and stock and fill. I work at Ulta as a tasker and we’re only out on the floor for 2 hour...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

Infrequently, now. I used to do it more often when my stutter was worse. An interesting thing I've noticed though, is this changes depending on the type of interaction I'm having. If it's a transacti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentQuality of LifePropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
3 points

I follow him too. Props to him for his drive thru videos… that would be straight up torture for me...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2025
8 points

I'm a software engineer at a big tech company where talking is very much a common, daily requirement (much more than I would have thought so). I have always and still very much do live my life in fear...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2025
1 points

You have a very good point. It's all in the head if you think about it. Once you stop making it a problem and just live life normally socially as if you don't have it at all, it goes away completely. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2025
2 points

If you solved your problem then it means you don’t stutter. Which makes you more of a troll here....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2025
2 points

Hahahaha bro stuttering doesn’t even exist…. Lool I fixed mine… it’s all in our head I promise trust me with this once. Just tell your head that yo don’t stutter and you don’t even know what stutter r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity