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postr/StutterJun 24, 2025
35 points

Worst prez of my life

Worst prez of my life I’m 40. Speak a lot for my career. Typically mild to moderate stutterer. I’m in a masters program and one class is mostly online. My midterm presentation was the worst damn spea...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight+3 more
postr/StutterJun 24, 2025
9 points

I wish you all the best

I wish you all the best Hello everyone my name is Jayden I am currently 15 and I have suffered with a stutter every since about 5 years old. I am here to write about my experiences from childhood and ...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+3 more
postr/StutterJun 24, 2025
10 points

I really can't take it anymore

I really can't take it anymore for some reason I'm in a place where I have to live with 16 people my age. they treat me well and don't say anything bad infront of me. But they all see me like a fool o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 24, 2025
19 points

I’d be such a good actress if I didn’t stutter :(

I’d be such a good actress if I didn’t stutter :( I’m a teenager who does musicals at a community theatre. I’ve stuttered my whole life. it’s worsened in the past few years. VERY drastically. specific...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2025
3 points

Depending on your age, if you’re a teenager or adult, sadly you’re most likely going to stutter for the rest of your life, coming from a teenager with a stutter who also stutters when I talk to myself...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationFluency TechniquesFriendships & Belonging
postr/StutterJun 23, 2025
51 points

Any other stutterers find it annoying when everyone tells you how to work your own disorder??

Any other stutterers find it annoying when everyone tells you how to work your own disorder?? It annoys me so much that they act like stammering experts 😭🙏. I get some of them genuinely try to be he...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2025
2 points

Unfortunately, I don't really have any solutions. I've (34m) fought the same thing my whole life. Do you feel any tension in your neck/throat,chest/abs? That's what gets me. Have you always had...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
1 points

See his was much much more sudden even than that. He went from having no disfluency to having a severe stutter overnight. It got worse over about 10 days ending up in a crazy 48 hour episode where he ...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterJun 22, 2025
16 points

Tired of feelin' like I'm trapped in my damn mind

Tired of feelin' like I'm trapped in my damn mind I've lived with a stutter my whole life, and I’ve had tough periods and others where I was almost used to it — but lately, it’s getting worse. I mak...

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Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
2 points

It makes complete sense. I’m 50 and my lifetime stutter that was almost gone for most of my adult life came back during Covid. I had a professional presentation to about 60 people recently. I just men...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
4 points

he didn’t cure it, he just found the techniques that work best for him and put in tons of practice and made it second nature...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesSeverity & Fluctuation
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
5 points

I'm always suspicious of people who claim they "cured" their stutter. I wonder if the ones who are able to achieve and very high rate of fluency were never as severe as myself to begin with....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
1 points

Yes... I feel like there could be so many possible causes and it's really hard to know what to do....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2025
2 points

I recently started to have small stutter in some days but it’s very low at this stage hopefully it doesn’t progress...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
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...

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

I've Stuttered my whole life since age 5 plus my brother  did,I  tried Everything  and spent Thousands of dollars! Now I'm 61 and I accepted  it,The People who love me and my family too!Life is too sh...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideSeverity & FluctuationHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2025
8 points

Agreed. There is a bollywood actor hrithik roshan, he has a video in which he described that he used to practice speech all day to get better at it, and till this day his stuttering isn't cured but ra...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJun 21, 2025
27 points

My Life With a Stutter: From Shame to Strength (and Still Evolving)

My Life With a Stutter: From Shame to Strength (and Still Evolving) (I narrated my story to an AI, which helped me compile and structure this post) Hello Reddit, I'm a 27-year-old male, and I've car...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationPersonal Stories+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2025
1 points

Stuttering presents in such a wide range, and people are all so different. What are you really trying to find out?...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception