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postr/StutterMar 5, 2025
45 points

It shattered me today

It shattered me today I was giving a group presentation in class. Initially we played our presentation slides which had my video throughout and boy what a stutter it was throughout. The whole class wh...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 5, 2025
10 points

public speaking nightmare

public speaking nightmare Just presented a powerpoint to a class of just 15 people and probably had the worst experience since i gained consciousness for the first time. literally fumbled ever other w...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 4, 2025
1 points

Why am I stuttering out of no where

Why am I stuttering out of no where Hello, I’m a 17 year old boy and recently the past few months I’ve developed a kind of stutter and it’s hard for me to speak clearly sometimes. Idk where this has c...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentCycles & Randomness
postr/StutterMar 4, 2025
42 points

What to do when you stutter on your own dam name?

What to do when you stutter on your own dam name? My name starts with M, and ever since I was a child, I’ve always stuttered when saying my name. It was at a point, and honestly still kind of is, wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMar 4, 2025
48 points

Today Broke Me

Today Broke Me Hello, I want to talk about the most painful and disappointing thing that happened to me today. I'm in my final school years, and three years ago, my stuttering was severe, with strong ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingAnticipating Stuttering+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
1 points

Didn’t mean to be a dick earlier. I know as a parent you’re just trying to do what’s best. As someone who stutters main thing for me is the negative thoughts and feelings around my speech which have b...

Emotional ExperienceParent & Caregiver
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentParent Emotions & Guilt
postr/StutterMar 2, 2025
47 points

I can’t do that because of my stutter…

I can’t do that because of my stutter… Well what can I do?… survive. I can’t work because of my stutter. I can’t make money because of my stutter I can’t trust people because I trusted the wrong pe...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerDating & Romance+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
2 points

Hello, would you mind elaborating on how you got over those prolonged silent blocks?...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 2, 2025
6 points

Absolutely, f*** speech therapy. I’ve never had a good experience in speech therapy, I’ve only ever felt humiliated and disappointed. Maybe there are good speech therapists out there, I don’t know, bu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
1 points

Thanks for the reply. For this reason I have become very empathetic and emotional. I can’t even think of something similar with my future family. It’s her inherent characteristics and still there is n...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
1 points

Have you considered going no contact? She still sounds toxic and her presence brings back the same feelings of abuse....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
7 points

Reading out loud

Reading out loud So, I’m in my 9th year at school, I go to a very very small school so we know each other well, but it’s like the teachers DONT understand that reading out loud and doing presentations...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
2 points

You’re absolutely right to point out that stuttering affects both the person who stutters and those around them. And yes, I understand that OP is voicing their genuine frustration, which is completely...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
-3 points

Is this a sub about unconditional love or is this about stuttering? You’re making a ton of assumptions here about OP and you are completely missing the mark. OP is sharing with us what their emotion...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & MotivationFrustration & Anger+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
3 points

No, you don’t love this man. Sometimes my boyfriend gets a bit frustrated with me when we our in a store, for example, and I am talking low and he has to keep asking me to repeat myself. Once I expl...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
2 points

How terrible that you were abused in this way. Probably, your mom went through horrible experiences herself, because how else could someone end up this callous and heartless? But, that doesn’t help yo...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
19 points

I’m not doing the interview cause I know I’ll be stuttering

I’m not doing the interview cause I know I’ll be stuttering I’m really going through the worst time of my life and my stutter has worsened , I even started stuttering when I’m alone talking to mysel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
3 points

Hi, 19M from Melbourne Australia I relate to you on a deep level, as phone calls are always extremely challenging for me and make me extremely anxious. Especially with people I don't know too well, o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2025
1 points

I've never posted to Reddit before, I know this post is old but I thought id share my experience with Stuttering (stammering). I just started University in Melbourne, Australia (19) male and curr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterFeb 26, 2025
23 points

I hate my mother…

I hate my mother… I don’t expect any judgment here, but I need to rant. I’m a man in my early thirties, and I know exactly how I feel. I’ve carried this pain for years and I just want to express it. ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+3 more