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commentr/StutterSep 18, 2025
40 points

Don’t internalize someone’s immature behavior. She’s not going to pick it up from being around you. Maybe she previously dealt with speech issues or has some underlying insecurities. You aren’t ruinin...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 17, 2025
28 points

My colleague said she wants to maintain distance from me. I just. Idk what to say

My colleague said she wants to maintain distance from me. I just. Idk what to say 21M interning at a firm. So we 6-7 people kinda got along well and we have our lunch together everyday. This girl i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 17, 2025
14 points

As a stutterer, have you had the really uncomfortable social gatherings where you were pressured to talk?

As a stutterer, have you had the really uncomfortable social gatherings where you were pressured to talk? This was a long time ago, but when I was 18 and a senior in High School, I went to a family ga...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAudience Scale & Group Size
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
2 points

I was responding to the question posed in the post, not stuttering in general. If you can talk fluently when completely alone, but the moment there’s an audience (or a perceived one), you become unab...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

So some people do not stutter when an anxiety provoking stresser is applied to them?...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
0 points

Anxiety may exacerbate it for some people but to find a CURE we must find out what UNDERLYING CAUSE needs to be cured.......

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

Who needs to find the cause when plenty of peer reviewed first rate research concludes anxiety makes stuttering worse. Isn't that all that matters if we are to find a cure for this crippling afflicti...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
3 points

I just turned 25. I have the exact same issue as you. It gets more intense in the more unfimiliar or stressed situation I am. I can see the word in my head but I cannot pronounce it. I try to come u...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

For me, that was the real turning point. I wanted to feel as free with others as I do when I’m alone with myself. To get rid of shyness, shame, guilt, insecurity, and the constant worry about what oth...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterSep 17, 2025
3 points

Difficult stutter blocks (close to mute)

Difficult stutter blocks (close to mute) (Some thoughts I had) Well. I know there are degrees of stuttering and everything from mental health can affect it or vise versa. I find stuttering interestin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

Es menos común que haya mujeres con este problema, pero qué joda en serio lo que nos toca vivir a veces. A lo mejor otras discapacidades superan el sufrimiento, pero teniendo completas facultades ment...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

I've been experiencing recently and it came from my best friend...they said that to some people my stuttering is 'repelling' and that it requires a certain level of maturity to deal with me and ever s...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
2 points

literally the same for me. I'm 23. when someone puts me on the spot, I talk just fine but there's that one word, usually at the end of every sentence. sometimes even half way through I just go blank a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterSep 17, 2025
8 points

My Stutter is Confusing, Looking for Help.

My Stutter is Confusing, Looking for Help. Hey everyone, I’m 22 and I’ve been stuttering since I was a kid. I’ve seen a few doctors over the years, but nothing’s really worked. The way I stutter is a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
2 points

Slowing down has helped me a lot. Don't let the anxiety control your rate of speech. Repeating positive affirmations has also helped me to deal with the anxiety....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

Is it possible to give the tutor a note as you enter the room explaining the situation and telling them due to the severe anxiety this causes you that you will be holding up a large card with your nam...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Preparation & RehearsalAnxiety & Social JudgmentPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2025
1 points

Not sure how it is with you. But (social) anxiety really drives the stutter into overdrive. On the other hand, when i am totally relaxed i could recite poetry without issues.(bit exxagarated) point be...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Anxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 16, 2025
5 points

Why do I mostly only stutter when I’m anxious

Why do I mostly only stutter when I’m anxious I think I started stuttering after the Covid lockdown ? Before that I never did. It only really happens when I’m anxious, never around family or friends. ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterSep 16, 2025
5 points

stutter & employment

stutter & employment Hi! My first post here (25F). I’ve been long-term unemployed as a result of PTSD and I’m struggling to get a job. I make it through the written application, but when it comes to t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2025
4 points

I agree, we constantly think about it. The nature of this problem is that it completely captures our attention. Every time we speak, we worry in advance about stuttering because we’re afraid of it. Th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more