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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
4 points

i was standing in line waiting for my turn. when my turn has come, i looked in the guy's eyes, then he asked 'how can i help you?'. then i opened my mouth, just like a lion does, for 4-6 seconds, try...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
5 points

Hard to go back and remember it all when I was younger but my most recent one a few years back may be my worst if not one of them. I was starting sales, went to shake the ladies hand, tried to say my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 15, 2025
10 points

Discussion: What was your worst stuttering moment?

Discussion: What was your worst stuttering moment? I once did a presentation in school and i couldnt pronounce shit šŸ˜‚šŸ™. No one laughed but i knew what they thought...I was sweating af....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2025
2 points

Yes, I think the stuttering literature would agree with you on all but one of your conditions. There is extensive research that has demonstrated these intriguing conversational conditions under which...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2025
17 points

I want to punch that guy in the face. Only a miserable person could say something like that. There are people out there who wouldn't think twice about your stutter, trust me. The tremble may be caused...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJun 14, 2025
36 points

36yo female

36yo female I’ve had a stammer or blocking my whole life when I was younger it never really bothered me . After a failed relationship and his final words were ā€œI hated the way you talkedā€ its like my ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
postr/StutterJun 13, 2025
13 points

Worse grades because of stuttering

Worse grades because of stuttering Im a high school student with a stutter, when we have to present a powerpoint in front of the whole class - I never do it, even tho I do my work, I'll never present ...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationSchool & Academic LifeShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
1 points

well not a lot of them or a lot of them most people want someone to look down upon people to make themeselves superior and now less- development of empathy is now here i have a few things i would say ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJun 12, 2025
10 points

Covert Stutter and Sales

Covert Stutter and Sales I saw a post on here from a couple days ago about covert stuttering and it pushed me to post too. I only found / join this sub a couple days ago. I (f23) have stuttered all my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 12, 2025
5 points

Anyone else drools when stuttering?

Anyone else drools when stuttering? My stuttering is severe, so whenever I’m talking and I stutter really bad, I end up drooling a lot. I genuinely feel so ashamed as I can’t help it at all. It isn’t ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2025
3 points

I wish everyone had it for a week (a month will be too harshšŸ™‚) just for getting the perspective.. One day I feel good idk why, and the next moment my mom sends me to buy something I hell know I can ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2025
3 points

Stuttering is a deeply personal thing, we all have our own ā€œtriggersā€ for why it happens. Past fear of being scolded is a completely reasonable understanding of why they stutter. Not every root cause ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationTrauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2025
1 points

I tried what you said, but it's not that easy. I'm still thinking all the time. It's not just a single situation. When I don’t speak up, people just take it as a fact that I’m weak and that they can s...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJun 7, 2025
9 points

I feel so lonely.

I feel so lonely. This thing is eating me up. It's consuming all the life inside of me. I can't do anything without thinking about it, and thinking about it makes me feels sad, which leads to more st...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJun 7, 2025
1 points

frustrated

frustrated my stutter used to be pretty manageable and i made progress but it’s gotten so much worse after a battle with substances i had. i feel like my confidence is just plummeting between shame ov...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2025
1 points

I feel your pain. I vividly remember trying to say my name at an orientation program for college and got laughed at by 20+ people. It's horrible and inhumane. Nobody deserves this and we need to find...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJun 6, 2025
6 points

Thinking of to stay single and learn sign language

Thinking of to stay single and learn sign language I don't think there's any one who have the patience to stay with someone who stutters in this modern world and if they do it's unlikely so rare. I'm ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterMemesJun 5, 2025
1 points

It's only cute if the person who stutters is cute...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2025
2 points

experienced this from 5th grade. there were people who avoided me then due to stutter still do and kinda hate me for that. i don't know why the hate and being rude to me I'm such a poor dude I really ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2025
8 points

I'm sorry you feel that way my friend. I've grown up with a severe stutter in an household that had to deal with a lot of other problems, so I had to deal with it my own way. The feelings your express...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more