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This should be higher up. The amount of support this sub gives is genuinely heartwarming, but I don't see enough responses on this post recommending professional help. I know it's not attainable to ev...

Confused on what to do.

Confused on what to do. So I have this stutter and I stutter really bad while reading something. I was anxious about how I'm gonna talk in school after it got reopened today and fortunately it went we...

Although I get where you’re coming from, I feel like what you said invalidates other people’s social anxiety. It doesn’t come from just not being able to speak well, it’s also fueled by a lot of other...

Question for fellow stutterers: why don't we stutter when we are alone?

Question for fellow stutterers: why don't we stutter when we are alone? I know this isn't true for all people who stutter, but it is for many. A quick google search reveals that it might be something ...

I feel you and I understand that we (pws) cannot easily hide our anxiety since we can’t quite ‘fake it till we make it’ but that doesn’t mean others experience stress less. Someone’s anxiety may contr...

Sometimes I feel like fluent people are lying about their (social) anxiety..

Sometimes I feel like fluent people are lying about their (social) anxiety.. When I am nervous **YOU CAN TELL** My stutter becomes 10x worse and I am stuttering on every other word. However, I have f...

Anyone else experience this?

Anyone else experience this? You have just met someone, and your interaction is going well. You stutter once, and you might have even blinked while you tried to get the word out and.. **the interacti...

Stuttering

Stuttering Hi! Sorry for the long post. I just wanted to get this out of my chest. I have been stuttering since middle school. I believe it all started because I was and still talking very fast. I was...

I completely get what you’re going through, I was the exact same in year 8; I also had little to no support. You might have a pastoral team or a mental health councillor you could talk to....

I stutter a lot when speaking mandarin (native language), mainly when i'm too excited. I stutter a little less when speaking my home town dialect (very similar to mandarin, native too). The language c...

Absolutely! Its very annoying. I happen to think I am bloody hilarious with a really sharp wit (I can also be incredibly scathing which I should work on...) However only a few people realize this....

Could trying not to stutter make it worse?

Could trying not to stutter make it worse? Context: I developed a stammer last summer, teenager, development possibly due to increased anxiety (Covid). I have been trying to not stutter as much as p...

I am the exact same way! I avoid meeting new people like crazy. It’s really sad because my social life has suffered and same for my children. They want to have sleepovers, which requires meeting the p...

I struggle with my name, my husbands name, and our last name. It's definitely a real struggle. I hate chit chat, and I hate meeting new people all because of this. My hubby is a sweetheart and usually...

Oof I would of went off on him. Definitely would make an HR complaint if I was you. Stuttering is considered a disability so he’s literally mocking your disability. I’m sorry you went through this tho...

i just don’t know how to not care about it when talking to others, makes me feel like i’m not normal...

i need advice

i need advice I’m in year 8 (12/13 years) and i’ve developed a stutter about 6 months ago, but it was very mild, but in the last 2 months its been getting worse and worse. i’m embarrassed to speak in ...

Agh this resonates with me so much! I'm just a week away from going to Uni and I don't know anyone there and I feel like I'd just make a bad first impression just because I can't say my own name. I wa...

Yeah. The very original stage is not anxiety based. But OP even hinted at their 3.5 yr old already developing fears (fear of your name is bc it’s a very common thing to say and it indicates you hav...

Tips to Help Reduce Stuttering

Tips to Help Reduce Stuttering Hi all! I’m a 14 year old male. I’d like to learn some ways to reduce stuttering. I’ve always been trying help it but I can’t seem to. I’m gonna move to a new country so...