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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
2 points

Oh I’ve heard that one before! They say the same thing about date of birth, like when they ask you as you pick up a prescription. “Did you forget your birthday.” I think it makes them look dumb, not m...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
3 points

I do the same thing, and remembering the times when people have said “DiD yOu FoRgEt YoUr NaMe?” makes it worse. I’m working on moving past those moments....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
4 points

Oh I haaaate this about stuttering. I can't say my name either, so I don't have any solutions, just a shared pain for this 🖤...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
24 points

I hate when people smile when I stutter.

I hate when people smile when I stutter. I went to gym and when I was walking out I stuttered very badly when saying goodbye (it wasn't the word "goodbye" because I'm from Poland). Receptionist starte...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMay 28, 2025
65 points

Not being able to say my name is destroying my life.

Not being able to say my name is destroying my life. I’m almost 30 years old. I have the phenomenon that most stutterers have where when someone asks my name I end up blocking. Sometimes pretty sever...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 28, 2025
11 points

Should a stutterer go to a party?

Should a stutterer go to a party? My friend called me for a party happening tomorrow and I've no idea whether I should go or not. Like it's a party and obviously people going to be there and we have t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterMay 28, 2025
16 points

Having a hard time accepting that I have a stutter

Having a hard time accepting that I have a stutter How have you guys gotten over the feeling of wishing you didn't have a stutter? I've noticed that my stutter comes on and off. Usually when I tell...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
2 points

Damn i can relate to that “wished i was mute” so you would have an excuse to not talk at all and not get embarrased...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
8 points

I stutter a lot even when I speak to myself. I just can't speak. Not with myself, or a child or anyone. The thing about me is that I just hate talking. I sometimes wished I would be mute instead of h...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterMay 26, 2025
16 points

I don't really know what to do

I don't really know what to do (Just wanted to say I've never really been good at writing or expressing my thoughts, so I'm sorry if this reads like shit) (And I'm 22 years old if that's relevant to a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterMay 26, 2025
6 points

Friend said that I’m stuttering and my world fell

Friend said that I’m stuttering and my world fell I have a midterm exam tomorrow where we should tell monologues in Korean. This teacher never gives me an A. I keep getting C's. I was so frustrated as...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 25, 2025
2 points

Overthinking in the relationship haunts me

Overthinking in the relationship haunts me Having my stutter, I learned to not let it define me. But in a relationship I can tell it has got to me in a way. Having a stutter makes me overthink, and wa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
2 points

Good days, I try to figure out what made it a good day. If I was able to do a lot of talking without any really severe stuttering, what changed, what made it easier for me that day. Was it who I tal...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterMay 25, 2025
2 points

Stuttering at bar

Stuttering at bar I stutter almost everything I talk. I am blessed to have good friends and wife to support me. There has been two times very recently where I am at a bar by myself ( which i feel anxi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
3 points

Lmao you need to fix your mental fr ”The fact that I have a silver platter makes my suffering worse than yours” Really, it sounds as if life served you a humble pie you desperately needed Good luck...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterMay 25, 2025
3 points

Looking back realising stuttering signs...

Looking back realising stuttering signs... Has anyone looked back realising stuttering signs. Around three months ago, I realised I had a stutter, I only realised as it was getting worse and now looki...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
4 points

Stuttering is an exhausting, misunderstood disability. I'm sorry that you're surrounded by so many cruel, ignorant people. Although my husband, family, and my friends are all gentle with my speech imp...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
4 points

I’m sorry for making you feel bad because you probably think “even with his resources he still has this problem let alone me” but hear me out, the fact that i had everything going for me makes it so m...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
7 points

I feel the same way. You're doing better than me. I can't even fathom ever getting a girlfriend or speaking in front of many people. Never done any of those in my life....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
5 points

I hear you... I think right now it sounds like the pressure is getting to you. You need to forgive yourself more, give it more time and patience and realize Rome is not built in a day. You want to dis...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride