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postr/StutterSep 22, 2018
7 points

Ice Breaking?

Ice Breaking? Ice breaking is the toughest part for me. I usually struggle at initiating a discussion or breaking ice, and speaking gets easier once I get conformable with others. I am not at all an i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2018
1 points

Yep I experience the exact same thing. I think it has to do with the fact that I’m more relaxed around them, hence I’m putting less effort into fluency. Still extremely frustrating though...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2018
3 points

i am the exact same. when i meet people for the first time i barely stutter, but with family and friends (especially friends) i stutter sooo much. so much that after i hang out with friends i'm tired ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2018
1 points

Yeah, that's what stutter does. It's hard. You might be able to make it easier, though. You could try attending speech therapy. There are techniques that could help you. - But the understanding tha...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Therapy ExperiencesMindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2018
2 points

I just wanna stutter and communicate with ease. It seems as stuttering with ease is impossible to do . Moments before any speaking situation , theres this uneasy feeling that flares up throughout my ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2018
1 points

See , the thing is , my stutter isn't the typical repetition type , but I have blocks where the words just cease to come out, no matter what , then I'm compelled to substitute the word for another , w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2018
3 points

But you're not inadequate. You just stutter. Things might take a while to get out. But it's not inadequate. There's no rush. Just stutter, and they'll understand, and they'll understand you....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Helplessness & AgencyAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2018
1 points

>I wanna communicate with them with ease at least Stutter to them. They won't mind. You won't have to mind. Just stutter and what you want to convey will get there eventually. Nobody minds....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 21, 2018
7 points

Can't even talk to parents

Can't even talk to parents This is so frustrating , I can't even communicate with the people close to me. It all gets so frustrating at times. It's not that , my parents rush me or anything , they are...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2018
1 points

I'm the exact same. Some days you wouldn't notice it and I'm nearly fluent and other days I'm just avoiding conversation at all costs. I even avoid my family sometimes which I hate....

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Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2018
1 points

I don't have words to verbalize how it makes me feel. If it was someone else, especially a child, their is definitely going to be a scene made. I haven't had this happen in a long time, but I litera...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2018
2 points

Unless the other person is just being a huge dick, the best way to handle someone mocking you is to not be defensive, it shows the other person what they are doing it something you are self conscience...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2018
1 points

>I really struggle with it hence the reason I'm on this fucking sub. ....So do I. You're trying to avoid communication at work and that's a bad mindset. You don't "win" as a person who stutters if...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2018
1 points

You're assuming that I don't communicate with anyone. I do. I really struggle with it hence the reason I'm on this fucking sub. And you're whole "get over it" attitude doesn't exactly help. And don't ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2018
3 points

If I had to choose between carbs and being fluent, I think I'd have to stick with carbs. I've learned to live with my stutter. I don't think I can live without bread, potatoes, pasta, and cake....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2018
1 points

Step 1 : Fuck the shit outta your friend Step 2: Just go to women and talk and be nice....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2018
1 points

I have stuttered my entire life and I have never really had the courage to speak in public. I met my wife 3 years back and during our first date, i found out that she stutters as well. Ever since th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationDating & Romance
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2018
1 points

To treat something is to, “behave toward or deal with in a certain way”. In speech therapy we develop treatment plans or therapy plans for clients depending on the disorder. When working with a pe...

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Therapy ExperiencesMindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2018
3 points

Mindfulness is becoming very popular in therapy plans to treat stuttering. This then stems to avoidance reduction therapy. If people find solace and help using specific techniques, strategies or f...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2018
2 points

All that verbosity in the OP is scary to me. How can someone be so blind to the lackluster material before them? ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution