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postr/StutterJun 15, 2025
11 points

What has helped improve your stutter?

What has helped improve your stutter? So I've (M21) been having a hard time recently with my stutter and it's kind of making it tough with trying to get back out and meeting new people and making new ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
2 points

There's always the random occasion and those occasions where things feel more important than they should and the stutter crops up from the doubt and worry to get it all through but...when I'm super co...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJun 14, 2025
36 points

36yo female

36yo female I’ve had a stammer or blocking my whole life when I was younger it never really bothered me . After a failed relationship and his final words were “I hated the way you talked” its like my ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
postr/StutterJun 14, 2025
3 points

Relatable?

Relatable? If only I could speak fluently, I would have become my team lead. I have almost all the capability to lead the team in technical terms except the communication....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2025
1 points

Hi, Married for ten years to my best friend and we have four beautiful children 🫶🏼. My wife accepts me for who I am and doesn't judge me on the way that I speak. She knows she might have to take a...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationPersonal StoriesDating & Romance+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
1 points

Wow so impressive I’m 23 yr old male who has had a stutter for five years totally get it...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Severity & FluctuationPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
1 points

I met my current gf in my junior year of college and when we first started hanging out she didn’t care about my stutter. When we started getting serious even I had some self doubt because I was like s...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationHope & MotivationDating & Romance+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
2 points

I’m a woman, and I’ve never been in a relationship. I was homeschooled through high school because the severity of my stutter had me under constant anxiety at school, and my grades were suffering bec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
postr/StutterJun 13, 2025
13 points

Worse grades because of stuttering

Worse grades because of stuttering Im a high school student with a stutter, when we have to present a powerpoint in front of the whole class - I never do it, even tho I do my work, I'll never present ...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationSchool & Academic LifeShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
1 points

Find a woman who isn’t bothered by your stutter. I thought I was never going to be able to find one. One day a friend of mine wanted to introduce me to someone they knew. After talking a while, she...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationDating & RomanceFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
2 points

I was in the same boat about MEPS… Like I was absolutely terrified but its all straight forward and honestly its nice that you barely have to talk much there lol. They just look at your name tag when ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
2 points

Hi! I've been working in sales for around 5 years (car sales to be exact) and customer facing jobs for even longer. I've done pretty well, got a couple of promotions, and had a stutter the whole time!...

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commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
3 points

I got married. I bet most people who stutter do get married. Most women understand and it’s not a dealbreaker. For the ones it is, they’re just not the right fit for you....

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationDating & RomanceFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
6 points

I am 35 years old and after a few good years in my late 20’s when my stutter became quite minimal it reared its head again after a very stressful period in my life around 32 years old. My job is very ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
5 points

Get a full time job. Be forced to interact with people, including women. Over time you'll get used to speaking in general and just accept the stutter. Embarrassing things will always happen, but it's ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
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commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
2 points

I am shipping out to army basic training on Monday with a stutter!! You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it, I know it sounds cliche lol but its true. Even at MEPS I stuttered terribly...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
17 points

Have you tried being gay? This solves the women problem. More seriously, what are you afraid of? There are levels of comfort when talking. A typical person with a stutter will be relatively stutter f...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
2 points

I’m 21 and have been dealing with this since I started talking. I cannot really manage my stutter but I know for a fact when my anxiety is “controlled” it doesn’t affect me as bad. I used to be able t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterJun 13, 2025
1 points

Help 13 year old

Help 13 year old Hi everyone, my son who is 13, diagnosed autistic at 2 and non verbal until 6.5 has always been behind in speech, which was to be expected seeing as he was non verbal for so long, ho...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2025
3 points

I would like to piggyback this because I was also in the military. I did a stint in the Navy as a helmsman on an Aircraft Carrier. I also just retired from the government at 50. I have a moderate to h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationPersonal Stories+3 more