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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2015
1 points

What about talking a a psychologist? Maybe consider what else you have going on in your life. I've stuttered for about 3 decades and struggle with anxiety. Most people don't realize that most peopl...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2015
3 points

Here's my view on it. I'm in my early 20s and have stuttered since elementary school. It sucks. It really does. I understand that it's not something that I can change. And as you already know, life ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2015
5 points

I'm no therapist nor anyone with much psychological knowledge but I have been in a similar situation when I was much younger, I was seconds away from trying to kill myself due to my stutter until I de...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterSep 1, 2015
4 points

Question for people who lisp and stutter. I couldn't find a lisp subreddit so thought i'd ask here

Question for people who lisp and stutter. I couldn't find a lisp subreddit so thought i'd ask here Can you hear yourself lisp? (I legitimately didn't know i had a lisp until people told me. In recordi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+1 more
postr/StutterSep 1, 2015
3 points

developing interpersonal relationships + social skill with a moderate/high stutter?

developing interpersonal relationships + social skill with a moderate/high stutter? Ive been stuttering since the age of 5, and over the years it has been quite varied in terms of intensity.This has o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2015
3 points

It helps a bit, but too much and I overthink everything I'm trying say, and then get really self conscious. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 24, 2015
8 points

I want to disappear after what happened to me today

I want to disappear after what happened to me today Hello guys I think we stutters have all the some phobia of being in a very critical situation in which you have to speak to save your life or someo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2015
1 points

I think one of the best things you could do would be tell the person on the phone briefly that you have a stammer and apologies if you block on a word every now and then. 99% of the time they'll be l...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 21, 2015
6 points

Tips/advice for dealing with stuttering at new job?

Tips/advice for dealing with stuttering at new job? Hey all. I just got a new job at a small business 3 weeks ago. Essentially I am in charge of customer service. I work in an office, so every phone c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 21, 2015
1 points

I was in your same situation when I was in school. It was the anticipation and anxiety that made it even worse. For starters I would suggest letting your teacher know. Sometimes they are not always t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2015
1 points

I wouldn't want to be in a conversation hoping for someone to save me. It would kill my self esteem. ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2015
1 points

Yeah, I try to hide my stutter all the time by avoiding conversations. I do worry about how people see me when I stutter, so I just sorta don't talk as much or talk whenever I feel like I can. So if...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 15, 2015
2 points

Accepting Oneself

Accepting Oneself (In short) We hear time and again that we should accept ourselves for who we are, even with our stuttering, and only then can others accept us etc. But does 'accepting ourselves' the...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2015
5 points

Your problem is that you consider your stutter as something "not normal" compared to those other guys. Why think that girls will find it repulsive or even negative? I am pretty sure good part of them...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterAug 14, 2015
2 points

How do you guys deal with talking to girls in the night life environment?

How do you guys deal with talking to girls in the night life environment? Talking and hitting on girls in bars and clubs is hard enough without a stutter, but it's next to impossible with one. In an e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2015
1 points

For me stuttering is really mental, I've noticed when I'm comfortable and calm with a person and engrossed in conversation I don't stutter (but like you said this is rare). I have tried something si...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 9, 2015
8 points

Do you tell your workplace that you have a stutter?

Do you tell your workplace that you have a stutter? I'm in quite the pickle right now. Do you tell your boss that you have a stutter? My boss wants me to make this training video (like a screencast ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2015
1 points

Talking on technical and work related topics is easiest for me, however when its time to talk casual, personal interests, my mind just shuts down! I have to meet my professor at new school, and I have...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2015
1 points

Yes. My purpose is to overcome the mental anxiety caused by the anticipation, but that's not the only one. Another purpose is that if you can speak these blocking words fluently for so many times, yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2015
1 points

I used to go through this exact same situation when I was in highschool. I would fear the days I had to go to English class. Your description brings back some painful memories for me. I've had times w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life