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postr/StutterJun 1, 2025
7 points

Worth it to get speech therapy when I don't stutter with therapists?

Worth it to get speech therapy when I don't stutter with therapists? I've worked with two different speech therapists for multiple sessions each. I stuttered zero times with either. In general, I don'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJun 1, 2025
8 points

Started stuttering as an adult

Started stuttering as an adult No one in my family stutters. I never stuttered in my childhood. Then when I was 21 it started. It would just be on occasion. It happened more each year. It's not an eve...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainSeverity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2025
1 points

He's good. I can't remember the exact time line but I'd say about 6 months after he was normal again. Someone said his brain was probably going quicker then his body could process. So I think it too...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
33 points

No solution. These things will keep happening throughout your life even if your fluency somewhat improves on average. Good thing is you will learn to ignore it and move on as you get older....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2025
2 points

Just know that you can get past stuttering. Stuttering ebbs and flows. Your fluency has good days and bad ones. People do get fluent. i.e. there's hope of improvement....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
10 points

We could be blind, or deaf, or have serious health issues. I know it’s not great to compare disabilities, but in the scheme of things, it could be a lot worse for us....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityMeds & Substances
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & PrideHarmful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
5 points

There are ups and downs, but ultimately it is. It does not matter though, you will still be expected to perform like everyone else....

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
9 points

stuttering drags me down

stuttering drags me down i dont remember when it started but i found myself stuttering since i was 7, now i'm 18 and it's getting worse. i remember in grade 7 when the teacher asked me a question that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
3 points

Hii, I understand what you’re saying. I do struggle with vowels at times too. Thankfully my stutter is also very mild and not like major. Mine is mainly certain words and vowels and I try my best to n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
5 points

How to get better at Vowels?

How to get better at Vowels? Hi, Its my first time posting here. Unfortunately, I'm also a stutter but its very mild. It started at the age of 14 (I'm 22 now), before that I won many speech competit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
4 points

I struggle with this same thing. I can’t even count how many times I’ve blocked on my name. It is embarrassing but doesn’t need to define us. Sometimes I flounder, sometimes it comes out just fine. Wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesCycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2025
1 points

The majority of us feel this way. The exact same way you do. In reality though, we make our own decisions. We need to push ourselves extra hard to get to where someone fluent can be because we have an...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2025
12 points

back in University my classmates would often say, '*Wow! your stuttering is much better now — it’s almost cured, right?*' I’d then explain "*no it just fluctuates— some days are better than others*" b...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Severity & FluctuationValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2025
1 points

Congratulations I beat it, too, in my mid-twenties. I had figured it out. My confidence, breathing, forming the word(s) in my mind before attempting to say them. Everything was in sync and the planet...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
1 points

Just dont give af what others think, i do that and almost all my severe stuttering is gone. Ofc theres gonna be some bad days but its pretty uncommon...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
1 points

Mine can be pretty severe, and I'm in a managerial position. As long as you are successful at what you do, then I wouldn't change professions....

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
2 points

Perspective. I've stuttered all my life. Some days are good, some days I can hardly talk. That's how it is....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
8 points

I stutter a lot even when I speak to myself. I just can't speak. Not with myself, or a child or anyone. The thing about me is that I just hate talking. I sometimes wished I would be mute instead of h...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
3 points

nice, i stutter and I want to play a debuff bard, just starting out, also i love The tower of judgment...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2025
1 points

I can’t believe you can read in front of a crowd! That’s pretty much the ultimate boss level for me. At least when I improvise I can change words on the spot (although we all know that can lead to wor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilitySeverity & Fluctuation