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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2025
2 points

Join a stutter Group man. I joined one a Year ago and sharing experiences with people who Understand what I go through really helped me with my mental health...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 27, 2025
13 points

PLEASE HELP ! My worst enemy is calling via phone or walkie talkie, afraid to loose my job.

PLEASE HELP ! My worst enemy is calling via phone or walkie talkie, afraid to loose my job. Hello, I need help. I have severe difficulty when talking on the phone or using a walkie-talkie. My stutter...

Speech & StutteringSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesEmployment & CareerFeared Words & Names+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2025
3 points

I used to tell ppl my name was Jane bc I blocked on my name. Definitely got caught a few times!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2025
4 points

“We all stutters sometimes” is annoying and I explain that it a speech impediment. But “I’m also a stutterer” is more tricky because some people are but it doesn’t show except in certain situations....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2025
1 points

Yeah I hear you. I also am fluent a lot of the time (after years of speech therapy), which I think is why so many people assume that when I say "stutter", I mean it in the casual sense and not the cli...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2025
4 points

I'm in the same situation speech-wise, where often I sound fluent, until I don't (usually due to random anticipation). tbh I get pretty excited when I meet another stutterer, but (I didn't make it cl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2025
2 points

I know. It’s like we’re trapped in our own bodies. What is your speech pattern like? Do you block on certain words?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2025
1 points

i think he means he "overcame" how debilitating and embarrassing it was for him as a child. he usually always specifies that he overcame how he could barely say a word and other behaviours due to it. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2025
2 points

In general, it's been better for me but the thing with I always struggle is when i have to introduce myself, thus this makes me less social...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
1 points

OMFG, AND WHEN THEY DO IT IN THE OPEN BASICALLY WHERE EVERYONE CAN HEAR IT. Luckily my stutter is majority on starters, so after i get the first letter i can flow to like 7 or 8. Now if they ask to wa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
1 points

So if there is no one on the other end you would stutter?  If you have a somewhat consistent stutter here and there since you said it doesn't relate to high stress situations, it may be easier to test...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2025
1 points

does anyone know why Bs are so hard sometimes? like i literally can never say 'biology' so i have to say 'the green science' every time lol...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2025
1 points

My speech therapist says it’s because we can’t see the other persons reactions on the other line. My theory, is that it’s a total lack of control, increasing the fear. We can do nothing if the person...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 23, 2025
8 points

Anyone wanna take a stab on why I can say my name with ease again?

Anyone wanna take a stab on why I can say my name with ease again? Throughout my college years I decided I had enough of worrying over my stutter and forced myself not to dwell on it to the best of my...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesIdentity & Self-PerceptionDisclosure & Telling Others+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2025
1 points

Words starting with vowels seem to be my worst which is unfortunate when your first name starts with a vowel and you have blocks above all else so I am constantly getting, "What? Did you forget your o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2025
2 points

It switches for me. Lately, any sentences starting with a vowel are hard. Sometimes, anything starting with an S or T....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2025
1 points

I’m 54 and about 10 years ago I started blocking with words that start with H. You don’t realize how many times you say “hundred”. Plus I scuba dive so always have to tell the dive master the air I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2025
5 points

It’s the r’s, h’s, and L’s for me. I worked in retail too for a while so the usual How are you? at the beginning and Have a nice day! at the end wouldn’t quite work out so I’d have to rephrase on the ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMar 22, 2025
12 points

Who here stutters on words starting with c and w the most?

Who here stutters on words starting with c and w the most? It makes it so annoying to ask for something when I say can I ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2025
1 points

Sure OP 711 relay service” refers to the “Telecommunications Relay Service” (TRS), which allows individuals with hearing or speech disabilities to make phone calls by dialing 711 to connect with a com...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesSchool & Academic Life