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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
1 points

Well you said terrible so I don't know what should I have thought. You know, how many of us are trying to solve this problem by various means including acceptance that you are talking, for years, stil...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
1 points

Confidence maybe key but why is everyone else able to speak fine whether stressed, afraid etc? The thing is if we didn't fear we will stutter when we speak, we will be more confident. The fear of stut...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
4 points

I feel it's akin to taking only painkillers for a broken leg. It provides temporary relief from the pain but doesn't fix the leg....

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
1 points

No no lol I didn’t say they were bad examples, just terrible situations like stuttering, probably even worse, but unlike stuttering these can be fixed. And the acceptance part was just one option amon...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
1 points

All things fair, the examples you mentioned, although terrible (bullying, domestic abuse), are changeable and fixable, a stutter is not. A stutter can be worked, accepted and improved, but never fixed...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
7 points

Haven't tried it and likely never will as it has an absolutely absurd pricetag of $3000... I and many other PWS I know have tried DAF devices in my youth and they've usually worked for a while until t...

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Assistive DevicesHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterSep 23, 2025
3 points

Career progression with stuttering

Career progression with stuttering I was wondering how are you coping with your stuttering at work. I m covet stutterer, sometimes I can hide it sometimes I cannot. No one has asked me why I stutter, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & CareerHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
3 points

Bro, i've always had the same concern. I've been hesitating for years. I would never forgive myself if my potential kid has it. But nobody really knows the odds. Me and a cousin of mine have it, but ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
3 points

The problem with stuttering is that the information on it so scarce and contradictory. I found an article that said they found 50 stuttering genes that get passed down. Then I found another article th...

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Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
6 points

I read its like 60% if your parents stutter. I mean there is still 40% chance it wont. Also even if the child gets a stutter it doesn't have to be severe even if the parent has a severe one. I will pe...

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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2025
9 points

It truly is a curse, I relate to you that stuttering stops me from speaking my mind...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Helplessness & AgencyOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
2 points

This I tend to suffer a lot from stuttering when I am not confident in my own abilities....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
1 points

Sir, pls help me!!! I'm in my 20s (In college) and I've been stuttering since I was 5 everyone around me calls me a freak and call me physically as well as mentally disabled. I know I have to keep goi...

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Suicidal Ideation & High DistressFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
2 points

I think some of us are too afraid to speak that even the idea of practicing to do it gets in our way. As a form of self-sabotage...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
1 points

First I am from Egypt.  And yes, I have difficulties with communication and teamwork. One of the main reasons is that I stutter. I will keep working hard to improve until I get better. The situation i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
2 points

Nobody cares about this at my university, not even the professors. Last year, I got the lowest grade in my group because my presentation was below par compared to others, even though I put the most wo...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
3 points

No, I have adhd i can't take 3 hours of sessions. I am also able to speak % of the 50% fluently without threapy. so I used to blame myself a lot for not trying therapy and feel guilty about it, aka ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2025
8 points

In my opinion, i don't think it's about laziness. I think it's just soul crushing to know that we have to do three hours of extra efforts a day just to speak, a natural fonction that most poeple on ea...

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Helplessness & AgencySeverity & FluctuationFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterSep 21, 2025
19 points

Are we lazy?

Are we lazy? I recently had a realization about my stuttering. A while ago, I went to therapy. For about a month, I actually noticed myself improving, but I did not fully realize it at the time. Afte...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2025
1 points

Wait bro how old are you and do you even work? Tell me i need to know who am talking to. Coz no offense but you have the same mindset i had at least 7 years ago. You seem to be the dudes who believe ...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger