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commentr/StutterDec 28, 2021
2 points

Of course! Ah yes, I feel almost this exact same way where the stutter only appears around certain triggers. For me, I speak "stutter-lessly" to people who I have from the very start never stuttered ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2021
3 points

Thanks so much for your thoughtful and very mature response! I don’t shutter that often with my boyfriend and my friends. I’m more fluent with my everyone except my family. For some reason, I shutte...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFamily Support & Conflict
postr/StutterDec 28, 2021
17 points

When should I tell my boyfriend i stutter?

When should I tell my boyfriend i stutter? I’ve been dating this guy for a year and he still doesn’t know I shutter. I’m not comfortable with letting him know but I feel like I have to since we both w...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2021
3 points

She is punjabi 😄, i think its more hard to talk to same community as they can judge you very easily....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2021
6 points

Just a hypothesis as I’ve never experienced depression myself, but a large part of stuttering for some people is caring too much about what other people think. Depression could be the opposite extreme...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2021
2 points

The main character does not stutter. It’s just severe social anxiety. I still find her struggles extremely relatable to that of a stutterer. I know that along with my stutter comes a plethora of chal...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Public Awareness / MediaAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2021
2 points

Hang out with us on our Discord Stutter support server. There are 1,400 stutterers there just like you. Text and voice chat....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Public Awareness / MediaAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2021
9 points

Kinda I have friends , but not a group of friends. For me it’s a mix of my stutter and anxiety that makes it hard for me to connect with people. I gravitate to one on one friendships because it’s more...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & BelongingLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterDec 27, 2021
14 points

Finding it hard to make conversation.

Finding it hard to make conversation. So having a stutter has made it hard for me to interact with people and friends especially. It’s like I’m too scared to speak sometimes out of fear of stuttering,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2021
3 points

So sorry to hear about your loss. I have had the same issues with stuttering worse when someone is hard of hearing. I am sure your grandparents know you love them and cherished your relationship. Is t...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentListener Reactions
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2021
1 points

I have The same thing. Flawless speech alone but bumby road when other join. You can try one thing that works for me. By just telling the People/persons you are talking to helps my stutter. Initiate b...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2021
2 points

If the main reason you are dysfluent is *fear of being seen as strange for stuttering* (which is an amygdala response), then you probably won’t have that fear when talking to yourself. Instead, I’...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 24, 2021
12 points

Advice on how to make new friends

Advice on how to make new friends I am a Sophomore in high school and I stutter and I have just been finding it hard to make friends. I have none at my school. The only friend I have is my best friend...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2021
3 points

i thought i wrote this in my sleep or something, i'm in the exact situation but i plan to talk to her when class starts again when i see her, idk what im doing to say right now but i want to basically...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2021
5 points

I would recommend going to anxiety therapy if you can afford it. It really helped me learn how to deal with stuttering midway and how to recover. It also lessened my anxiety of meeting new people....

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 24, 2021
14 points

Losing hope

Losing hope What’s goin on homies I’m a 21 year old guy and I’ve had a stutter for as long as I can remember. At this point in my life i believe social interaction is integral to someone’s success, an...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2021
1 points

I think it’s often a symptom of a mental illness. Such as anxiety, OCD, etc. But in a sense, for those that use stuttering and blocking as a way to suppress their emotions, then maybe that’s a unique...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2021
4 points

Did you ever feel that your gf or wife would be embarrassed to have you as a partner cause I’m getting these kind of feelings nowadays and im so much overthinking yes...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterDec 24, 2021
38 points

Finally having a real relationship and now I’m scared

Finally having a real relationship and now I’m scared Hey I’m 22 and a mild stutterer but there are some days when I extremely stutter. So, i never had a real relationship and now I have a chance and ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDating & RomanceSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2021
5 points

I feel u man same the rebound anxiety the next morning makes my speech worse just in the moment so desperate for fluency...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight