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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2025
2 points

I've been where you are. I've attempted suicide 3 times, the first time at 13, and the last time at 24, which ended up with me in the hospital for a week and in an involuntary pysch ward for 3 weeks. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2025
23 points

I became rapidly suicidal right before I became 17. You are not alone bud neither are you weak . Currently I'm passively suicidal due to different health problems , but I have managed to control my s...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationSuicidal Ideation & High DistressQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2025
3 points

Have you ever stepped out of your house and counted how many times you had to communicate to do important tasks ? Politely asking....

Social & Relationships
Quality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2025
6 points

And I don’t like this thinking. Stuttering is a disability. It doesn’t matter if someone has it worse, we still have it hard too. Saying someone should be thankful is just silencing them and invading ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2025
1 points

Happy for you but I think determining success simply on whether or not you are in a relationship isn't very helpful, there are many reasons why people can and can't have a relationship. Plus you may h...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Mindset shiftQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

Yea, go around with a name tag that you can flash. While all strange, for brief encounters of limited known information exchange, having materials and gestures helps to go through the entire interact...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
1 points

Is there’s a case where you can’t really say it, just type it on your phone and show it there bro. I think is better than stuttering a lot lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2025
5 points

I discovered through my personal journey that I prefer solitude. I had several relationships in my 20s then ended a 7 year relationship with someone I loved. After I had a tumor in my throat and lost ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionQuality of LifeHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2025
5 points

Two syllable first name starts with a D and one syllable surname that starts with an S. I never stood a chance. Upside, got really good at dancing, not a joke. When your name is a barrier it's a w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of LifeIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2025
1 points

I’ve been stuttering since I was a child and I had my son 3 years ago! I was definitely nervous for the same reasons as your girlfriend. But as you said, even if your child does stutter, they’ll have ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionFamily Support & ConflictQuality of Life
postr/StutterMar 3, 2025
1 points

Should I get out of my comfort zone?

Should I get out of my comfort zone? I don't like the way I speak. I have been running away from anything that can put me in a speaking situation for years. I don't talk to people if it is not super n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
1 points

Go mute? I try utilise the words I can say. How are you meant to do anything at all if you go mute? Isn’t communication a basic need. No idea how people could do that. You’d lose everyone who supports...

Social & Relationships
Quality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
0 points

Hey OP, first of all, I'm so sorry you're going through all of this sh\*t. As a fellow stammerer, I really, really get it. I have an opinion that might be unpopular, but if your stammering is causing...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Quality of LifeTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
3 points

No, you don’t love this man. Sometimes my boyfriend gets a bit frustrated with me when we our in a store, for example, and I am talking low and he has to keep asking me to repeat myself. Once I expl...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
1 points

Why do you need to communicate by talking all the time? You can message on phone or tablet when you're together, when his stutter is bad. I suggest, give it a try....

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Quality of LifeAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
3 points

Advice for my stuttering 4 year old

Advice for my stuttering 4 year old My daughter started stuttering about 10 months ago. She’s about to turn 5 and can potentially start kindergarten this next school year. At this point her stuttering...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Early Concern & OnsetSchool & Academic LifeQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
1 points

Yep I'm 62 now and ive felt like this many times, thinking it would be easier, less embarrassing than having this damn curse.. I gave up a career I wanted many many years ago due to it, all I've h...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High DistressQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
1 points

Not to mention rationships. You can’t work so you end up homeless. So then you rely on others. But you learn you can never rely on others but yourself. But you can’t rely on your voice because… pretty...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
1 points

Like for example you work and work and work. Then you save. But with stuttering it’s a downwards trajectory. Nothing improves because everything in the workplace hinges on communication....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
3 points

Yeah but then you become reliant on others. And they leave. Or you form unhealthy attachments. Which I’ve also gone through. I just feel like a doormat for society. It’s a dog eat dog world. And when ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life