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postr/StutterJun 27, 2025
2 points

a rant

a rant this is long rant but I need to get it off my chest I was born with a stutter and I am currently in my late 20s and my life is miserable because of stuttering my parents sent me to many speec...

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postr/StutterJun 27, 2025
13 points

It’s getting worst

It’s getting worst For the last 6 months, my stuttering has been getting rapidly worse It’s so bad that I can’t even think properly of the words I want to say I end up saying random words or whatever ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
2 points

Ok I respect memorizing the words. To me people who don’t stutter have no idea how things are normally. Good luck OP...

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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
1 points

If you were like me i would look into online dating (that’s what i did and ive been unsuccessful), but I wouldn’t beat yourself up. Yes you stutter but i wouldn’t let it define you. It sounds like t...

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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
1 points

I can't really comment except to offer my experience. For reference, I have a moderate-severe stutter. I always ask for accomodations, typically extra time. Always, always. I've personally never had...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2025
1 points

I am a SLP and a lifelong stutterer. I was a coward and had such low self esteem that I couldn’t stutter voluntarily. I needed to find an answer. I spent over 20 years researching how the brain learns...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainLoss of ControlIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2025
1 points

Heard of it. Mastered the technique. Used it to become nearly 100% fluent for several months. Then old speech patterns started to come back. For me, it seems to be impossible to retain long term. Pers...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2025
1 points

I dont really know, but the same is for me! I have no problem stuttering in English and my mother language(Romanian) but i stutter way much when i talk in German(where i live). but when i talk slower ...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2025
4 points

I always feel so shitty during my bad stuttering phases. Always scared that I'm gonna stay like that forever but eventually it gets better after a while....

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postr/StutterJun 26, 2025
14 points

My stutter got so worse

My stutter got so worse So I've finished highschool and giving exams for collegeand been like 3months I've spoken to anyone other than my parents. Today after my last exam I had to go with my friends...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2025
1 points

At the moment I don't do it at all and it's not how I'd wanted it to be. But since I've did it regularly for 2-3 months, its better that it was. It does not go back to being as bad, as it was. And I k...

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postr/StutterJun 25, 2025
8 points

Constant Fight or Flight Mode

Constant Fight or Flight Mode I have recently had a horrible connection with my stutter. It has started impacting all aspects of my life. Socializing should be a time of fun but I’m constantly in my h...

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postr/StutterJun 25, 2025
3 points

Ignorance

Ignorance I'm a mild stutterer and sometimes more during socialization. Whenever someone asks me about something, they tend to ignore the last part of my response (probably because they understood?) w...

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postr/StutterJun 25, 2025
6 points

A little lost on finding a relationship

A little lost on finding a relationship Hello all i hope everyone is well. Been feeling down these few past months more than i normally feel and it’s due to stressing about my future, finding a career...

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postr/StutterJun 25, 2025
6 points

Stutter getting worse

Stutter getting worse Hi, I’ve had a stutter all my life but sometimes, it feels like it’s gotten better to the point it’s barely noticeable. But nowadays (I believe it’s due to added stress and work...

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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2025
7 points

I had practiced slow prolonged therapy for 6 months, it helped me to recover 70% of my stammering....

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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2025
1 points

By the way, how is your current situation now? Is it fully gone, or did it at least come to a level where you stop worrying about it? Even 10% improvement is good I guess....

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postr/StutterJun 25, 2025
6 points

How do you folks deal with red words?

How do you folks deal with red words? not sure if red word is the right terminology, but for me it's basically those words which i absolutely stutter at ALL the time. normally i stutter less when talk...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
7 points

Appreciate hearing about your experience. You did it too. Funny how ordering a pizza on the phone and a presentation can result in the same feelings. But we wake up again tomorrow and give it another...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
1 points

It sounds like you are stuck in a pretty bad spot speech wise and I feel for you. I'm 60. Stuttered since age 4. We each have things we connect with in terms of therapy. Some things help some more t...

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Severity & FluctuationFluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure