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postr/StutterApr 5, 2025
5 points

Does anyone else not want to disclose your stutter when you meet people?

Does anyone else not want to disclose your stutter when you meet people? I know a lot of people encourage disclosing your stutter when you first meet people, and honestly I get why people do it, but f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
8 points

I'm 35. Been living this life for 30+ years now. There are good days, and bad days. Good weeks, and bad weeks. You get used to it, I suppose. I'm no longer embarrassed by it. I'm also not afraid t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & PrideQuality of Life
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
5 points

Everybody who speaks stutters, some more than others, and some develop disabling secondary behaviors and unhelpful “coping skills” Biden engaged in significant word substitution and avoidance, which ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
0 points

I 33M have learnt to wear a mask when I date, enabling me not to stutter at all. It's great, but it only works when one on one...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2025
1 points

Haha , my parents always blame it on high Dopamine which is because of my phone and Say that I'm eating Sour/tart Foods...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Family Support & ConflictHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterApr 4, 2025
17 points

Not The Best

Not The Best hi all! 20/F. i'm a college student and i secured a job as a medical scribe back in january. it took them a full month with no contact with me to begin my online training (which lasted on...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 4, 2025
32 points

Dating as a male stutterer

Dating as a male stutterer Hi, I’d like to talk with you about your experience as a stutterer, because for me it’s been a complete disaster. I’m specifically looking for input from men only, since I b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 4, 2025
15 points

I’m going to fucking crash out

I’m going to fucking crash out I'm not even a complete introvert, I am a social person to some extent but for some reason my stuttering, which developed in the past few years and was quite minimal, as...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterApr 3, 2025
7 points

How do I become a more talkative person?

How do I become a more talkative person? I'm generally a pretty quiet person and I lowkey cannot stand it. I always feel so weird for being quiet but at the same time I don't really know what to talk ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2025
7 points

my girlfriend’s fucking address everytime i enter her gated community and have to talk to the secutiry guard. Every single time....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2025
1 points

I talk with my hands a lot! Subconsciously, I think it makes me think that it takes some of the focus away from my face in case I stumble a bit....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterApr 3, 2025
36 points

Tired

Tired 20 (f) and I’m just so tired of having to live with this. Not to be all pessimistic and dramatic but my speech is really something that has consumed my life and it’s become so exhausting. I’m at...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2025
2 points

I’ve gone through the same, got a job as a sales rep at a phone carrier company and talking and helping your customers makes you loose the fear to talk with strangers and eventually my voice just flow...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2025
1 points

This makes sense and is in line with the circuitry that abilify targets. The dose needs to be tailored specifically to you, too much can trigger stuttering and too little won't have an effect....

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Harmful Med OutcomesHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterApr 2, 2025
6 points

ABILIFY

ABILIFY I started Abilify a month ago, initially taking 2mg, then increasing to 4mg. At 4mg, my speech felt much better. However, when I increased to 5mg, my speech actually got worse. For anyone who...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentHelpful Med OutcomesHarmful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2025
1 points

For the longest I avoided almost all speaking situations, honestly without even realizing it. This year I think I had had enough and began challenging myself everyday to speak in difficult speaking si...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationQuality of Life+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2025
1 points

Stuttering does not receive the attention it should and the fact that we go above and beyond to hide it does not help our cause....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2025
4 points

I know exactly what that is, I also stutter and where I work people speak really well. I'm currently on a new product and this is very bad for those who stutter in new places. And I work well, I try h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringEmployment & Career
postr/StutterApr 2, 2025
27 points

I felt humiliated & defeated at work today. What do I do?

I felt humiliated & defeated at work today. What do I do? This story has many layers but I’m going to try to make it as clear & concise as possible; So I 27M have a pretty obvious/severe from time to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/stutteringApr 2, 2025
1 points

Sorry to hear that, I also have a stutter since I was a little kid, now turning 27. What worked for me was fluency shaping and modification techniques and a LOT of practice. It's like practicing a spo...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesEnergy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more