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postr/StutterJul 21, 2025
45 points

i hate that people with moderate to severe stutters tend to be looked over when talking about stuttering. both in media and even in thi subreddit

i hate that people with moderate to severe stutters tend to be looked over when talking about stuttering. both in media and even in thi subreddit i am a woman, 23 i hate when people are like “stutter...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationStigma & BullyingFeared Words & Names+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
1 points

Nope :( my stuttering has gotten worse I think but ive been speaking in fremch mainly coz of the French part of my family. I stutter alot more in french so maybe that has made my English worse too...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
1 points

Well I don’t actively desire fluency. But sometimes, stuttering still is really hard in the moment that it’s happening. But you just realize that even if something is hard, acceptance is the best opti...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
4 points

Life-long stutterer here in my late 40s. I feel your pain, but my best recommendation would be to take every situation and event as they come and just do the best you can to get thru it. Everyone in m...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationMindfulness & BreathingQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
4 points

I guess i dont really think about much when I stutter with people I’m close to. They know I stutter and accept it so I don’t really care when talking to them. When it’s with people I’ve never spoken t...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2025
1 points

I believe the 2 million thing is inaccurate or they are counting people who stuttered when they were very young and then stopped in elementary school. My life hasn’t gone well with the stuttering an...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & CareerStigma & Bullying+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2025
2 points

After I had that job for half a year I didn't stutter for 2 or 3 years. Then some stuff happened and it started again....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
1 points

Yes. They said given the severity, secondary behaviors, age (started after the age of 3.5yo), and duration (lasting more than 6-9 months) it is not considered developmental and there is little chance ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterJul 16, 2025
1 points

Patience

Patience Do folks think a listener being patient will help a stutterer??? A mild stutterer who has little problem being understood. I can understand a listener being patient for that. But a very sever...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentListener Reactions
postr/StutterJul 16, 2025
11 points

What is the current research on Stuttering? Anything I can keep up with?

What is the current research on Stuttering? Anything I can keep up with? I’m a life-long stutterer and it’s hard to find modern research on the topic or research currently being done. Are there any th...

Community & SupportCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Research & ResourcesSeverity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2025
1 points

Out in the real world. My answer is sadly, NO. :-( As a sever stutterer for going on living in the vastness of HELL because of my stammer; only in my mind I am free of stammering. Great question, OP!...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2025
1 points

My stutter is so inconsistent, I tend to stutter less if I'm feeling myself. I hold my breath for as long as I can a few times, and cold water helps a bit....

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationMindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2025
2 points

He’s not the only stutterer! I have another NFL interview with Tony Jones....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2025
1 points

I always thought the way you do. I thought that I would have to stutter for the rest of my life and there was nothing I could do. It is when I asked the question as to why fluent speakers don’t stutte...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & BrainSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2025
1 points

I'm 42. My undergrad degree was Drama, 2.1 with honours and in that time did shylock in merchant of Venice, friar in Romeo and Juliet and did three other plays, one was even a musical. I had lapses bu...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityPreparation & RehearsalSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJul 13, 2025
4 points

What to do?

What to do? I have been a stutterer myself for a very, very long time now. It suddenly appeared when I was around 4 years old, and has stuck with me ever since. My stutter alternates between being **n...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationBlocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2025
1 points

Thanks, I'm 30, tried years of speech therapy and lots of techniques with very little success. I have things that work sometimes, like you. Putting other words before, choosing a different word, takin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2025
7 points

as someone who tried to "fix" it in their childhood by going to many doctors and speech therapists, you did not miss out on anything. there is no "fix" even if you went to therapy as early as 5 years...

Causes & VariabilityMeta
Severity & FluctuationMinimal or No Substantive Content
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2025
1 points

During my college days the professor would take roll call for attendance and I would sometimes not be able to say “present” in time and would be marked absent. So I can relate to these type of situati...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
School & Academic LifeSeverity & FluctuationSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2025
2 points

Yah totally agree can’t really trust dating apps. When I say our mothers know each other like they’re like best friends 😂. Which means her mum knows I struggled a lot finding a job because of my stut...

School & WorkMeds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerStimulants & CaffeineSeverity & Fluctuation