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postr/StutterJun 21, 2025
9 points

First ‘big’ job on Monday…not sure I can do it

First ‘big’ job on Monday…not sure I can do it Hey everyone I am 30 and because of a mixture of anxiety and my stutter, I have never really gone for my dream career in law. I have instead worked dead...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2025
2 points

This is one of them. We were doing this group activity in Spanish class one day and it involved a timer. It goes on my turn and this was like the beginning of the school year, so we don’t really know...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJun 21, 2025
6 points

Is this normal or is it my experience only?

Is this normal or is it my experience only? I often dont get acknowledged by people who knows i have stammering idk thy dont value my words and thy avoid me, like wht did i do wrong idk am all alone n...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterJun 21, 2025
27 points

My Life With a Stutter: From Shame to Strength (and Still Evolving)

My Life With a Stutter: From Shame to Strength (and Still Evolving) (I narrated my story to an AI, which helped me compile and structure this post) Hello Reddit, I'm a 27-year-old male, and I've car...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationPersonal Stories+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2025
4 points

I can feel your pain, I can't stand seeing myself stutter on video playback, it's definitely painful for a lot of us. However, I'm sure a lot of non-stutterers have milder insecurities when they see ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2025
5 points

It's painful reading that because I've been through the same thing and can feel the pain but know that you are blowing it out of proportion and even with a bad stutter no who witnesses you stuttering ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJun 20, 2025
6 points

Challenges in work and self-doubt

Challenges in work and self-doubt I work in the field of wildlife research, and part of my work involves engaging with local communities during surveys. While I do understand a bit of the local langua...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 19, 2025
32 points

never again

never again Today I witnessed my struggle in speaking so clearly. Man that's sad. Today I went for a haircut and it was one very extroverted barber( i always avoid him but today I had no other choice)...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2025
6 points

now imagine saying this to a young kid with stutter, he will always fear to speak his entire life coz someone has said/made fun of his stutter. It's worse to have stutter in your childhood it really c...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2025
5 points

Maybe you are right .. if a girl stutters it sounds cute but when a boi does the same it makes him ugly at the moment .. can't deny what you have said but the probability of that happening is very les...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterJun 19, 2025
22 points

I'm a writer who stutter. Do you relate to me (sensitive content)

I'm a writer who stutter. Do you relate to me (sensitive content) This is an entry of my journal. Hey. We need to talk. I’m falling apart again. Being pulled back into the shadow — the same one I on...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
postr/StutterJun 19, 2025
3 points

Bore People

Bore People I am very afraid of boring people when I stutter. If someone invites me somewhere, I am very happy because I know that I am not boring them. Does this only happen to me or is it a characte...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2025
3 points

when i was 13 a girl who was really mean to me asked me if i was r*tarded and yelled at me for not answering her (i was blocking) in front of the entire class, that wasn’t very nice at all...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJun 18, 2025
4 points

me 14M

me 14M have had a stutter for as long as i can remember, ik along the lines sometimes its been hard but i never rlly cried, there was an incident, which is a long story but after it, i laid in bed, th...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
postr/StutterJun 18, 2025
15 points

I just can't date or have a life It feels like because of my stutter.

I just can't date or have a life It feels like because of my stutter. I don't know how to deal with it at 21 and I've never had a girlfriend and I would love to date and get out and be more social and...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying+2 more
postr/StutterJun 18, 2025
6 points

I manipulated my stuttering

I manipulated my stuttering I'm 24M and I have had stuttering since my childhood. It's kind of repetition. around a month ago I wanted to apply a method that a speech therapist told me to do so many y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationFluency Techniques+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2025
2 points

Back when I was in 7th grade. I used to actively participate in the class despite my stutter. I was telling an answer to the teacher and I stuttered on the word ISLAND and the whole class including my...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2025
2 points

High School presentation was probably the worst. But I'm haunted by the millions of tiny moments like someone asking me what my name is and I'm having a block so I'm just staring at them insanely. Stu...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2025
1 points

Oh god this happened to me yesterday in front of my whole family at Father’s Day. Went to see Billy strings in concert and they all asked me who I went to see and I had to pretend like I had to sit an...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJun 15, 2025
16 points

Blockage of words

Blockage of words Hello! I (23F) have had a stutter/speech impediment for as long as I can remember. I saw a speech therapist employed through the school in elementary and middle school. She was able ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more