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postr/StutterDec 7, 2025
66 points

Immature Woman at Date Criticizes my Stutter

Immature Woman at Date Criticizes my Stutter I'm 20M. Went on a date with 19F after I've been single for 3 months. We showed each other pics before the date and we thought we were both cute. An hour i...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
1 points

I had a presentation in this business class I was taking my Junior year of hs. It was a group project and I had 2 partners. This was supposed to be a 15 minute presentation and my partners had the fir...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
1 points

Not true at all. Everyone is different. I felt euphoric the first several days, like I took an adderal or something. The tension in my throat was lessened by this effect. I’ve been taking it for almos...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
0 points

This is definetly a placebo effect. Antidepressants do not work immediately they take atleast 2-3 weeks to start kicking in…....

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Harmful Med OutcomesAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
1 points

I’m only taking anti-anxiety SSRI medication called Fluoxetine (Prozac) once a day. It helps a lot reduce my anxiety and this indirectly improves my fluency because I no longer have severe anticipator...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
1 points

Thank you, I really appreciate it. I had an interview on Friday and I just felt awful after it was done. I look the part, I gave great energy, but as soon as I open my mouth there's some hestitation a...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
3 points

Thank you for sharing.😃 I received a severe TBI at a young age, followed by stuttering and it feels like having my lips sowed shut and cut open. The more I exposed myself to giving PowerPoint presen...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
2 points

Just be as open as you can about your stutter with whoever is interviewing you. It’s definitely seen as courageous and may even make you speak more fluent. I definitely had moments in my interview whe...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & CareerFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
3 points

There are people in my life who try to control their laugh when I stutter. “ohh its all in our mind,” yeah right!!!!...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
1 points

You are not alone. I was recently laid off from my job due to new management and the daunting thought of having to interview all over again has me stressed out. You're right, it's not about being nerv...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
1 points

Interviews! Ugh 😣 they're the worst. The fumbling of words, hestitations, and long pauses. And it's not like it gets any easier as you age. I'm 48 and still struggle to speak fluent sentences. And p...

School & WorkSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
4 points

Sounds like a stress response to me. Elevated adrenaline and a surge in Norepinephrine in the brain due to the anticipatory fear. The end physical result is trembling....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
3 points

I am a charismatic stutterer, at least in my opinion. I’m an outgoing lawyer and I openly stutter. Your limitations are primarily self made based on fear. You can stutter and live a deeply fulfilling ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. MaskingHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
3 points

I think it’s okay to have complicated feelings about stuff like this. Even when someone has good intentions, it’s frustrating when you just want to be treated like everyone else and are made to feel l...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
1 points

There are significantly more people with “anxiety disorders” on a global scale, than stutterers. They don’t stutter. So no, anxiety doesn’t “cause” stuttering. Stats: According to the World Health ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 6, 2025
1 points

Did anyone else only started stuttering right after the covid lockdowns were lifted or because they spent too much time in isolation?

Did anyone else only started stuttering right after the covid lockdowns were lifted or because they spent too much time in isolation? For context: Stuttering was never an issue for me until a few year...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
1 points

If you really don’t think it’s stress/anxiety it is definitely possible to develop a stutter in your adult years. Not that likely but definitely possible. Or you could be just talking to fast & not ta...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
postr/StutterDec 6, 2025
6 points

How do you feel about this?

How do you feel about this? I just had what I thought was a fairly fluent phone call with a car insurance company, I spoke a bit too fast in places and repeated some syllables. At the end, the call h...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social JudgmentListener Reactions
postr/StutterDec 6, 2025
0 points

why do i stutter somuch even though i dont have astutter

why do i stutter somuch even though i dont have astutter im. alwyas tripping over my woords and whenever i talk its just kindof like “hey i like.uhhhh li.like tom.tomatoes annndn fuckmmy fucking chchu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringCycles & Randomness+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
2 points

>Omg I do the cussing thing and the forgetting the word thing, I always say f\*cking in every hard sentence I know I can’t say normally. My friend think I have such bad memory cause I’m there like “...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more