Search

commentr/StutterSep 15, 2024
2 points

There’s a severe lack of awareness and unfortunately that leads to all the misconceptions like it having to do with our intelligence or we’re just really anxious. And yeah not many people want to take...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2024
2 points

There’s a severe lack of awareness and unfortunately that leads to all the misconceptions like it having to do with our intelligence or we’re just really anxious. And yeah not many people want to take...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2024
1 points

I mean yea I agree with you an i was a cashier at fast food place there was times where they would put me someplace else or just not let me be on cash register bc of my stutter sometimes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterSep 14, 2024
6 points

Conversations with Others

Conversations with Others Hello! I've been trying to speak to more people without disclosing, because my stutter is incredibly obvious. I've been mostly happy with my interactions with people and I fe...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2024
1 points

I’m really surprised there hasn’t been a surgery for stuttering. Stuttering happens because of a disfunction in the speech part of your brain. If there was some way to make those neurons work the way ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Neurological & BrainBlocks & StoppagesEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2024
1 points

I stutter alot more when I'm in a car or I'm having diner with friends... I usually try to skip going out to a restaurant because when I sit at a table having diner.. I stutter alot more. But when I'm...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2024
2 points

“Do not present” means *other people do not realize that you are a PWS, even though you are in fact, much more impacted than people who are noticeable stutterers*...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2024
4 points

I’ve been married to my wife for over ten years and we dated for 5 before that and she never knew I had a stutter until I brought it up in therapy. She didn’t believe me at first and thought I was usi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2024
1 points

I'm a covert stutter but I also identify as a PWS......

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2024
1 points

Every person who speaks has repetitions, prolongations, etc. it’s a matter of degree and impact (mostly emotional, on the speaker). Covert stutterers are severely impacted, but do not present as a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2024
9 points

Officially it's 1% of people who stutter, but keep in mind different people will be at different levels. There might be a lot of people you have met you have learnt to mask their stutter really well...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterSep 14, 2024
29 points

My stutter is getting worse.

My stutter is getting worse. I don't know why but I'm stuttering more than ever and it is affecting my personal life. Last week I had a presentation and i couldn't utter a single word, it was so emba...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2024
2 points

I think they may require proof for that. I refuse to give more attention to my stutter than I already give it. So I just pretend to be normal and let them hear me once I’m hired lol....

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2024
4 points

I am new to this forum. Your story is very familiar, probably, to most of us stutterers. Frankly, I never even thought to look for a forum for this until just this week. Here are some thoughts: I...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Seeking TherapySchool & Academic LifeHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterSep 12, 2024
18 points

This ad irks me. We can’t even use filler words to help with blocks anymore. How cooked are we

This ad irks me. We can’t even use filler words to help with blocks anymore. How cooked are we https://www.reddit.com/u/SoundCredible/s/avE5zilQbz...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2024
10 points

I have a very similar situation to yours and I completely understand you. I've spent my whole life being afraid of all social interactions (doctors, shops, school, university, work, phone calls), and ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2024
0 points

I have the same experience though I never went to a speech therapist. I had a lack of social interactions so it probably led to me having a stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2024
2 points

All the time. Usually when I meet someone new, I start off great. Then idk what happens and quickly over time I stutter more and more. I’m usually alone so I get the feeling those people don’t want to...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
1 points

I feel you, i really do, its so annoying that i quit university cause of stuttering. i remember my first semester, English class, professor asked my name and i just couldn't say my name, everyone was ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2024
2 points

I feel everyones pain every time i try to introduce myself I always get stuck or have to force it out an it sometimes embarrassing when its a job or talking to anyone i tend to be quiet alot of the t...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment