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commentr/StutterMay 2, 2025
3 points

Same thing happens with me it's like my throat lock up when I am trying to say something. It only happens when I am introducing myself and on phone calls or in a public transport. I think it happens b...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names+1 more
postr/StutterMay 1, 2025
14 points

Block type stuttering

Block type stuttering Guys u have been dealing with thus for the past two years, imaging you want to say something Important and then you pause involuntary can't even say the word for about 15 sec and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2025
1 points

This happened to me too. It’s gotten to the point where I have extreme anxiety when I know or worry I’m going to have to tell someone my name. I don’t understand why it happens and I know it’s super s...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2025
7 points

Sure, I would like to be friends. We could do a few zoom chats weekly to practice our speech. You could DM me....

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Advice OfferedFluency TechniquesFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterApr 28, 2025
9 points

anyone read Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas? The main character has a stutter.

anyone read Blood of Hercules by Jasmine Mas? The main character has a stutter. It's a weird semi-romance dark fantasy-ish book that me and my friends read for our book club last month. When I first o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight+1 more
postr/StutterApr 28, 2025
6 points

have I started stuttering?

have I started stuttering? I just finished a seminar about my masters thesis, and I was nervous and found it hard to speak. I have had this experience before too, but maybe not this badly. There was a...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Personal StoriesIdentity & Self-PerceptionFeared Words & Names+2 more
postr/StutterApr 26, 2025
19 points

No Friends

No Friends I'm about to turn 24 and don't have a single friend. My whole life I've had this speech impediment. I've never been able to afford speech therapy, and i can not say the letter R... on top o...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying+1 more
postr/StutterApr 26, 2025
3 points

Stutter

Stutter I am 16 and I have otitis media, I've had that since I was months old, when I was 14 I started stuttering and it eventually got worse I can't even talk to my friends. I have no idea why I star...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesStigma & BullyingFeared Words & Names+1 more
postr/StutterApr 25, 2025
10 points

Today was a very awkward day.

Today was a very awkward day. You know I’m very confident with myself. But today’s interaction was plain weird. I took out an order for a customer, and just my mind has been thinking and stuff work re...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentDating & RomanceIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterApr 25, 2025
46 points

“Did you forget your name?”

“Did you forget your name?” Genuinely, in terms of probability, when someone sees me stutter or say “ummm” after asking me what my name is, me forgetting my own name cannot be the most probable outcom...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingFeared Words & Names+1 more
postr/StutterApr 25, 2025
13 points

Was able to say my name until a year ago

Was able to say my name until a year ago Until a year ago whenever anyone asked my name i was able to say it. But since one year I'm not able to say my name i always get blocked while saying it. I rea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterApr 25, 2025
3 points

Disc Skip

Disc Skip Anybody ever hit the back of their head when they’re stuttering like when you used to tap a CD player when it would skip a bit? I honestly find this works for me and it gets a funny reaction...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionCycles & RandomnessFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterApr 25, 2025
3 points

I briefly stuttered as a kid—what was that

I briefly stuttered as a kid—what was that When I was in grade four, I noticed that I occasionally stuttered while trying to say the "o" sound — like when I tried to say "onion," I sometimes couldn't ...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesStigma & BullyingFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterApr 24, 2025
4 points

stutter question: what can I do to stop evaluating for my freeze response?

stutter question: what can I do to stop evaluating for my freeze response? Obviously, when I was around 3 to 8 years old, the **fear of saying my own name** didn’t trigger any kind of approach-avoidan...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Loss of ControlAnticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names+2 more
postr/StutterApr 24, 2025
6 points

Fearing my F-1 visa interview

Fearing my F-1 visa interview As I have a stutter, I occasionally stutter alot and it’s out of my control. Even though I am not nervous at all I stutter, and it has become a pretty common thing in my ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
postr/StutterApr 22, 2025
7 points

i recently started stuttering and i dont know why

i recently started stuttering and i dont know why hey guys so im in highschool and before this school year i never stuttered, but now i stutter like a lot, especially around certain people or like whe...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterApr 21, 2025
6 points

Positive Experience

Positive Experience My stutter is mild. But when it kicks in, it is really severe. My whole jaw locks up and I look like I'm choking. I usually stare off into space only to look back to see the other ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterApr 20, 2025
15 points

Is stuttering fully neurological?

Is stuttering fully neurological? Been confusing me for a while if my stutter is neurological or psychological. I've been stuttering since 5 and still do but since I've finished my school and responsi...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 15, 2025
6 points

Any tips?

Any tips? I have a big English presentation tomorrow. I’ve ran through it a lot and I keep stuttering on certain works. I’m currently trying to sing to some music cause that usually helps me but I was...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
1 points

>" Why would stuttering make someone feel more comfortable?" Back, when I was a child, both me and my brother stuttered. We talked a lot with each other. Whenever I was very fluent and my brother was...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more