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commentr/StutterOct 14, 2018
2 points

I do the same thing. My name is Ashton but I always use Michael, I just find it easier to say...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2018
1 points

I'd say movies are still a thing, I don't wanna ruin our friendship because she's a really cool person just as a friend. So I'm kinda hesitant in making a move ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2018
2 points

You're already friends with her - the stutter is bothering you and not her. Do the two of you do anything outside of school together, common interests? It can be as easy as asking her if she wants to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2018
4 points

Massive props to you, that’s awesome! I was asked to be best man and turned it down due to my stammer, I wish I had of grabbed it by the balls and done it anyway. Well done!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2018
3 points

This is so true. My speech has drastically improved over the years but the hardest thing to say still is my name. I used to give a fake name at places that asked for a name for orders. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 13, 2018
79 points

I gave a 5 minute best man speech to 200+ people tonight.

I gave a 5 minute best man speech to 200+ people tonight. I only blocked up a few times but I got through it pretty smoothly. Pretty solid anxiety all day and then I was handed the microphone and the ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationSeverity & FluctuationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2018
2 points

I was always busy in extra curriculars as a child which led to me being on sports teams and being in a band in high school and having a solid group of friends. Consequently, I met a lot of people thro...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2018
6 points

OP here’s some tough advice; you’re using your stutter as an excuse to not talk to this girl. Will some people not like you because of your stutter? Yes. Some people also won’t like if you if you’re s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2018
1 points

For me I think it was because of the stress. And I tend to speak faster so that's most likely what started it again. ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2018
2 points

"I know." Maybe switch it up based on who the person is. Have they known you for a while? Then no shit you're stuttering, you have a stutter, they should know that by now. So I guess just keep it at...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2018
5 points

Why I chose Computer Science major instead of Culinary. I don’t like talking or saying out what I’m giving out (order name) I just sit in my desk and program random shit. Fyi I’m very,very new to comp...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
postr/StutterOct 10, 2018
5 points

Big trouble with Stammering, affecting corporate life. Please help

Big trouble with Stammering, affecting corporate life. Please help Hi Folks, I am having stammering issue when I begin speaking english. I don't find stammering in my mother tongue language. I recent...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2018
5 points

I had to give a best man speech a couple of years ago. . The first sentence I just made a joke about it and it relaxed me and prepared all the audience that I was going to stutter and it's going to be...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 10, 2018
10 points

My great experience with sorority recruitment

My great experience with sorority recruitment This time it was me who was the recruiter. I have to admit, when I first heard about it, I was planning on opting out from recruitment and not doing it at...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 9, 2018
3 points

I have speech problems. I know this probably is not stuttering but I couldn't find anywhere else to ask this question.

I have speech problems. I know this probably is not stuttering but I couldn't find anywhere else to ask this question. Hello everybody. So, I have speech problems as I said in the title. I'm a univers...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2018
2 points

My parents wouldn’t go for it I asked for therapy they said I don’t need it , to be honest my stutter is a bit mild so I guess I understand I only have trouble saying things I Can’t substitute, Suc...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2018
2 points

Believe in yourself. It’s all about you and only you. I can tell you to stop thinking about it and deal with it because jobs or anyone is not going to help you. I stutter. And of course I can say I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career+1 more
postr/StutterOct 9, 2018
9 points

Books that go into detail on how to speak well?

Books that go into detail on how to speak well? I used to have a massive stuttering problem that I have now greatly reduced thanks to therapy and practice. I do not stutter in front of friends and fam...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2018
2 points

At times I've had to resort to saying just my last name (it's much easier to say) - I guess it can be someone's first name and growing up almost everyone just called me that anyway...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2018
1 points

Google Assistant is so annoying with a stutter. I can never get that damn thing to understand me. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution