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postr/StutterApr 30, 2025
11 points

Yall ever had a moment where you completely crashed by yourself when no one was around cause of how draining your stutter is?

Yall ever had a moment where you completely crashed by yourself when no one was around cause of how draining your stutter is? ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterApr 29, 2025
8 points

I want to accept my stutter without letting hateful comments get to me

I want to accept my stutter without letting hateful comments get to me For a couple years I’ve been “suppressing” my stutter bc I didn’t want my bf to make fun of me, but he says it’s cute so I try no...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 28, 2025
6 points

Does anyone else get very triggered when someone brings up stuttering in a room full of people?

Does anyone else get very triggered when someone brings up stuttering in a room full of people? If I am in a classroom or in a group of people and some or all of them know I stutter, and say the teach...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterApr 27, 2025
12 points

Birthday Wishes

Birthday Wishes Today's my Birthday and I made a wish last night that when I wake up today my stutter would be gone. I thought it was it was like a miracle and I was so happy. Then I was asked what do...

Emotional Experience
Hope & MotivationShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 25, 2025
10 points

Today was a very awkward day.

Today was a very awkward day. You know I’m very confident with myself. But today’s interaction was plain weird. I took out an order for a customer, and just my mind has been thinking and stuff work re...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentDating & RomanceIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterApr 25, 2025
4 points

guys pls help me?how did u develop confidence after u embarassed urself?? and how to battle brain freeze and shaking of legs during conversations???

guys pls help me?how did u develop confidence after u embarassed urself?? and how to battle brain freeze and shaking of legs during conversations??? i dont know what to say......facing this problem......

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of Control+2 more
postr/stutteringApr 22, 2025
3 points

I hate it

I hate it Hello everyone I'm new to this sub and I felt like I needed to talk about my stutter. I've been stuttering since I can remember. I've always been made fun of or treated like I have something...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterApr 22, 2025
5 points

New Member

New Member Hello, I'm new to this sub and I felt like I needed to talk about my stutter. I've been stuttering since I can remember. I've always been made fun, discriminated at past jobs and treated l...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterApr 21, 2025
10 points

Feeling hopeless

Feeling hopeless I was doing okay up until last week when I had a presentation. I cried after it and felt so ashamed. I’m a nursing student and hate that I’m the only one who stutters. I know I’m val...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessSchool & Academic Life+1 more
postr/StutterApr 21, 2025
6 points

Positive Experience

Positive Experience My stutter is mild. But when it kicks in, it is really severe. My whole jaw locks up and I look like I'm choking. I usually stare off into space only to look back to see the other ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterApr 21, 2025
0 points

i want to stop hating my mother for stuttering

i want to stop hating my mother for stuttering i started stuttering at 5 i think i didnt know that it was a genetic thing until i was 16 my mother didnt stutter at all but after a lot of family proble...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterApr 20, 2025
12 points

Hi

Hi Uhhhh, I don't really post on here—kinda been lurking around—but I just wanted to rant about some things. I've had a really bad stutter: the long pauses, head jerks, repetition—the whole nine yar...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterApr 19, 2025
26 points

Does anyone else feel stupid when they stutter?

Does anyone else feel stupid when they stutter? Sometimes when I have a hard time with my fluency, I just feel stupid and defeated. Does anyone else feel this way or is it just a me thing I need to...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterApr 18, 2025
43 points

What I hate the most about

What I hate the most about When you are having a conversation about stuttering and they say : “But you didn’t stutter right now” after you just pulled off two exhausting minutes of mental gymnastics...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterApr 17, 2025
11 points

Presentation

Presentation Just did a group presentation for my community nursing project. I told my professor via email I stuttered to take the weight off but I still was anxious. I prepped and felt okay but when ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterApr 17, 2025
25 points

I blew yet another interview

I blew yet another interview I blew it. Again. Even after practicing my answers, doing some breath work. Telling myself to answer at my own pace, repeatedly. My body was heating, I was sweating like...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Frustration & AngerEmployment & CareerShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 15, 2025
30 points

I met someone with a stutter and wanted to say "me too, brother" and fist bump him but I chickened out

I met someone with a stutter and wanted to say "me too, brother" and fist bump him but I chickened out I thought he would be embarrassed so I didn't say anything. But I don't know if I did the right t...

Social & RelationshipsCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Friendships & BelongingValidation & EmpathyShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 15, 2025
11 points

Stuttering all my life

Stuttering all my life Hello everyone. I’m new to joining a community that has the same struggle that I do. But I hope this helps me in a way. Stuttering has been such a big part of my life. I never t...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 15, 2025
23 points

I don't want to do my Groom speech but everyone is telling me I should do one.

I don't want to do my Groom speech but everyone is telling me I should do one. I think I will enjoy my wedding day better if I don't have the looming thought and anxiety of doing a speech. I know my f...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerPublic Speaking
postr/StutterApr 14, 2025
9 points

Isolating

Isolating So I have a pretty bad stutter and I hate meeting people because of that, I avoid all kind of activities where I have to interact with other people even tho I used to love it, but now it’s g...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Loneliness & IsolationShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment