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postr/StutterAug 7, 2025
11 points

Stuttering has held me back and now I'm feeling defeated

Stuttering has held me back and now I'm feeling defeated I'm not sure where to even begin, but I really need to get this off my chest. On paper, I should be doing well—I have a college degree and I pa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+3 more
postr/StutterAug 6, 2025
6 points

My stutter is getting severe?

My stutter is getting severe? Idk if it’s anxiety but I hesitate to get my words out at times and block severely. Or don’t even say a certain word or even talk at all. it’s embarrassing and it’s af...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
postr/StutterAug 6, 2025
11 points

Big blunder, feeling defeated and deflated

Big blunder, feeling defeated and deflated TL;DR: Loser couldn't say his own name, extreme effort and apparent progress proved futile, thinking about giving everything up. Throway account just to ven...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & Anger+3 more
postr/StutterAug 3, 2025
14 points

I’m struggling silently and don’t know where else to turn. I just need someone to talk to.

I’m struggling silently and don’t know where else to turn. I just need someone to talk to. Right now, I’m under a lot of mental pressure. I’m trying really hard to get a job, but I have a stammering...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterAug 1, 2025
18 points

Mental illness overload and my apology to this community...

Mental illness overload and my apology to this community... Over the past few weeks I'm sure you're noticed an increase in negative posts in this subreddit, most of which came from me. I've accused th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2025
2 points

Yes, do it. Never avoid doing something because of your stuttering. That's when it starts running your life....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2025
2 points

I will offer some advice. Off the cuff. Not professional. Sounds like this is always on your mind. Set yourself some boundaries. Start small. Everyday at X time, I will refrain from thinking about my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2025
1 points

i definitely have brain fog, i will forget what im saying midway a sentence sometimes. i noticed that and my stutter while i was using, but it's definitely prevalent now after stopping. i can't tell y...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainEnergy & Biological RhythmsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
3 points

I feel you. I have some mental breakdowns at work due to my stutter. One was so painful i just sat there questioning myself with tears rolling down my eyes. This world is full of pain and we can’t do ...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
2 points

English is my third language, it’s really hard for me to speak in it, I stutter more. It’s the language I study medicine in. I know the feeling after such situations, it’s the worst 😕 But still figh...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
1 points

Yeah now how can someone defend themselves while someone can't even say their name properly. Just accept the world is a cruel place , life even sucks badly even if you don't stutter, even if you conf...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
1 points

Bro go and speak with a stutter do it for 3 months you will be already 90 percent fluent face it if you are fluent when alone then you can be...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJul 28, 2025
91 points

Stuttering is a disability.

Stuttering is a disability. Just a disclaimer, I am a stutterer who has been severely affected by my stutter and I am not using the word disability in a bad way. So stuttering isn't officially labe...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAccess & RightsStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
2 points

So you say there is no such thing as a severe stutter but then say sometimes people have a sever stutter? Why? Because of your personal experience that fluctuates ? What if someone else has less fluct...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
2 points

No. A reality of having a stutter is learning how to navigate in the world with it. School matters in that. You can become a recluse, or you can figure out how to get what you need....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencySchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
5 points

Your mind is playing games with you in one way or another. Even if you’ve taken medicine, you could have regretted it because it’s more people facing role that require lot of talking. Just address you...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJul 27, 2025
6 points

Stress About Future

Stress About Future I am a engineering student (Biomedical Engineering). Now a days I am seeing everywhere there is layoffs , no jobs ,no stability in career and I am very anxious regarding it. Beside...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/FlightHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
1 points

To be honest there is no such thing as severe stuttering. Throughout the day based on many factors I switch back and forth from what is considered severe to what is considered mild. Some people are ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2025
10 points

I agree. I had a friend who had an extremely mild stutter, yet he was the biggest self sabatoger I ever met. All because stuttering was the bane of his existence. It led to him being fired from mul...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Helplessness & AgencyRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2025
4 points

>Your choices, given the treatment options, are to: - Decide not to carry on >Or >- Carry on doing the best you can with the hand you've been dealt >... the best, happiest, least depressing option ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationHelplessness & Agency