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commentr/StutterMay 3, 2025
1 points

Heya! I’m 26 years old and recently went through in-person speech therapy. Like you, I struggled to get the first word out in sentences, especially in class or during meetings/presentations. In fact, ...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesOverthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2025
3 points

Same here. I can't speak freely—I’m always editing my words in real time, searching for easier synonyms just to avoid getting stuck. It’s mentally exhausting....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 2, 2025
38 points

Stuttering is ruining my life.

Stuttering is ruining my life. Stuttering is literally ruining my life. Whenever I go to conversate with strangers (or with most relatives), I'm not even able to pronounce the first letter of the sent...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2025
1 points

You don't do that on the job. That's too hard and the stakes are too high for you to be able to do it. You work on reducing secondaries in other situations. If you say you don't do them in other situa...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 2, 2025
5 points

My secondary behaviors have increased like hell (Need advice for adult stuttering)

My secondary behaviors have increased like hell (Need advice for adult stuttering) Hi, I'm 28 years old and work as an English teacher at high school level in my country. My stutter is normally in the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more
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
postr/StutterMay 1, 2025
93 points

Despite having a stutter, I've led a relatively remarkable life.

Despite having a stutter, I've led a relatively remarkable life. As I sit here after a long shift at the hospital, I can't help but think that I've had a pretty good life despite this damn stutter. L...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2025
3 points

Yeah I feel that way. I avoid certain words to not stutter and sometimes it messes me up bc what I’m trying to avoid to say , I can’t find the close word that make sense to what I’m trying to say....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2025
4 points

Yes, I can never get rid of the feeling. My stutter is always in the back of my mind....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterApr 22, 2025
3 points

What CAUSES stuttering? (according to a master student in Neuropsychology)

What CAUSES stuttering? (according to a master student in Neuropsychology) This is my attempt to summarize [this ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/pfzm0h/stuttering_is_not_a_problem_of_speec...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterApr 20, 2025
8 points

Mindset tips that are making me fluent

Mindset tips that are making me fluent Just going to put out my recent helpful you can, just simply try to take it slower and softer when there is a block. That means, when you sense a block coming, f...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterApr 19, 2025
9 points

When you fall into a lean like effect where you push through word after word as though not to let it block and it actually seems to get us through what we need to say but in a strenuous way, what is happening?

When you fall into a lean like effect where you push through word after word as though not to let it block and it actually seems to get us through what we need to say but in a strenuous way, what is h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringPhysical TensionAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterApr 16, 2025
9 points

Hyperawareness and stuttering

Hyperawareness and stuttering Humans are conditioned to react to stimuli - even in the most minute situations. At our most primal level, think of an ape reacting to a predator. That instinct is still ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 15, 2025
19 points

The fact that I don't stutter when I'm alone really makes it seem like I have two different brains.

The fact that I don't stutter when I'm alone really makes it seem like I have two different brains. I often have the habit of thinking aloud when I'm alone because I find it pleasant, and it makes me ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityBlocks & StoppagesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
4 points

How do you do that? Whenever I try to interact with strangers for a small talk it's just a nightmare. I always overthink about how they will judge me like that....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
1 points

Yes I agree with everything you said! But can I ask, you said "**processing issue**", what does that mean exactly? (A) Are you referring to **cognitive overload**? (*the brain is having issues with ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2025
2 points

Wow that is such a great first quote!  Well done with your achievements as well!  I tend to be so into the moment like with sales, etc, that I don't really do much internally as I am just not thinking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
3 points

I have in a way. I had gotten over my stutter and when Covid came i got it. After a few days, i couldn't get words out, and i am still trying to regain the fluency i once had. My mind goes blank every...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2025
2 points

>*"Because the evaluation still happens and it knows nothing will impede me in the following moments."* Comment #3: **Imagined concepts:** One way to look at this. is to think of “feared words” (su...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringExperiential Association+1 more