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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
11 points

My friend. Please allow me to be blunt and don’t be offended. You can’t reside within fear forever. This is exposure therapy. I forced myself into similar situations (working in the medical field,...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJun 24, 2025
19 points

About to quit my job after day 2

About to quit my job after day 2 Hi everyone I’m 2 days into a job and have so far avoided phone calls but it’s a big part of the job and I know I can’t do them. I’m working for a solicitors in the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
5 points

I think at the heart of it is that you're a 19 year old woman, recently entered adulthood and in the midst of university. There are a lot of changes and unknowns in your life right now, so even if yo...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightHope & MotivationDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2025
2 points

I usually facing with this.My speech therapist said that it's normal when u're getting a speech therapy and improving ur stuttering.But honestly,I'm not sure 'bout it,coz now I'm not getting any speec...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & MonitoringMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterJun 23, 2025
12 points

Stutter getting worse for no reason

Stutter getting worse for no reason I’m a 19F in university My stutter usually gets worse when I’m nervous but even when I’m not and talking to friends and stuff it gets worse and it’s like the words ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
1 points

I can control my STUTTER by simply BREATH IN YOUR NOSE, when you feel the stress when you cannot finish your statement when talking...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
1 points

I am a left handed, my mother tell my teacher when i was grade one to teach me to write in righthand. I am already 55 years old ,it doesn't go away but i can control it now by simply...BREATH IN YOUR ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
1 points

PANDAS is definitely on the differential, except we couldn't find an initial infection. He definitely had several weird illnesses surrounding the onset but it was a chronic cough and then multiple day...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesStress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterJun 22, 2025
4 points

Sudden onset severe stutter in 4.5 year old boy

Sudden onset severe stutter in 4.5 year old boy New here, I am not sure where to ask this question I have not found a similar experience anywhere and the pediatrician and the speech pathologist are s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityParent & Caregiver
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
2 points

Yeah, it's really unfortunate how long the wait lists are for mental health... though I'm not sure if it could be a physical problem or that it's just anxiety but I don't think it is just that if it h...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
2 points

What you said really resonates with me because I am going through the exact same thing. I also started stuttering in 2022 and thought it was related to my anxiety, even though I have had anxiety and m...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension+1 more
postr/StutterJun 21, 2025
15 points

Stuttering that gets worse over the years

Stuttering that gets worse over the years Hi, I've had a lot of concerns lately with my speech with stuttering and always thought it was solely related and caused by my anxiety but stuttering just hap...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2025
1 points

That’s completely normal. It’s a common myth everywhere that stuttering is caused by anxiety when it’s not. This is a normal stuttering disorder....

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2025
3 points

Fellow stutter here who did 8 years in the US Army as a Combat Medic/Paratrooper. Its going to be hell, but you can do it. Its going to involve alot of talking on radios, alot of public speaking, and ...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/FlightPublic Speaking+1 more
postr/StutterJun 20, 2025
10 points

Has anyone overcome their blocks? How?

Has anyone overcome their blocks? How? I don't stutter or block on the word when it's just me by myself. I have no trouble with it by myself but in public, the brain fog hits, I go into flight/fight/f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2025
1 points

Nope. I stutter around strangers and loved ones and just by myself. I've gotten very good at concealing it, so pretty much the only time I noticeably stutter is around my mom, the only person I don't ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightExperiential Association
postr/StutterJun 18, 2025
8 points

How do I deal with fear of nothing

How do I deal with fear of nothing I don't know why I always have some kind of fear inside me. Even though there is nothing going on in my life, I am always scared. As soon as I wake up, I am scared. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2025
1 points

Hey! Stuttering usually isn’t caused by anxiety but anxiety makes stuttering worse. I stutter (born with it: byproduct of successfully treated apraxia) and I realized that when I get anxious, stressed...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJun 17, 2025
0 points

Guys please ithink that the stutter come from the depression

Guys please ithink that the stutter come from the depression Iwill tell you m story ik that would be boring but bare with me ihave a sutter okay but only when am depressed and my depression comes in ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2025
2 points

Unfortunately I can stutter in English, especially when I'm nervous. Not so much as in my native language (Ukrainian) but still Happy for you that you didn't stutter in English, it's something. Mayb...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment