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commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2018
1 points

Ah. Ok. I start pseuodostuttering. It helps me feel like I’m in control again and gives me a little extra dose of desensitization when I’m stuttering more. ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2018
4 points

By doing what scares you and moving forward even when you're afraid. But you can't just do it anything. You need to start very small and baby step it. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2018
3 points

Start small and keep challenging yourself increasingly. Do you have any minor situations you could start approaching? Perhaps with people who you're near with?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice Requests
postr/StutterFeb 15, 2018
5 points

How to overcome Holding Back?

How to overcome Holding Back? Stutterers of Reddit, how do you avoid holding back, specially when your stuttering is worst and at peak? Any tips you wanna share?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2018
12 points

You're the same guy posting about no fap being a magical cure too bro. There's no magic cures just like there isn't a way to instantly lose weight other than calories in < calories out. Only thin...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2018
3 points

Well, there was someone who posted a week ago about how eating gluten-free made dramatic improvements in his/her stutter. Personally I haven't noticed anything by switching diet other than generally...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2018
3 points

I can relate, I’m Work in Truck equipment and have to answer a lot of phone calls and be quick on my feet verbally. I’m a 80% myself, with mainly blocking and some repetition. Most days are good, but ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2018
3 points

Unfortunately my role as the junior guy is to be the most proactive one, answer the tones, phones and guests. I understand why and I get it , but yeah I have no way around it , I do hope it’s somethin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2018
1 points

Is there a way to switch roles with another fireman/woman? He/she read it off while you do what they normally do? Also, I used to work at a Starbucks and HATED the drive through for well over a year...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2018
1 points

It sucks that stuttering happens mostly when you need to talk. I'd say try to slow down your speech and breathe. Your brain is going a million miles an hour and your mouth can't move that fast. Breath...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 14, 2018
8 points

One thing...

One thing... So to keep things simple , I work for a fire department in a major city, my speech honestly is about average. I’ve grown to be, “fairly” accepted of it and currently in speech therapy als...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2018
2 points

I wouldn't worry too much. Typically doing design, you are working as part of a team (unless you work for a really small engineering group) and it won't fall entirely on you to explain to a customer t...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2018
1 points

Avoidance is a tactic, but it's not necessarily a fix. Stutter tends to vary also in which letters become problematic. How long did you try speech therapy?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2018
2 points

I graduated with an Industrial Engineering degree about 20 years ago although I ended up in software development as a career. I don’t think my stutter has held me back too much. These days so much of ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2018
4 points

If you’re not ready to give up just yet, send a thank you note. Thank him for his time and let him know that your speech is not an accurate reflection of your intellect or ability. Then say what you w...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2018
3 points

I assume from your handle that you’re a doctor? Hello there fellow physician. I’ve been stuttering since birth as well. My name is a real mouthful too especially on the phone. Sometimes while talking ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2018
2 points

I've been where you're at. What field were you thinking about getting into? It depends a lot of what you are planning on doing. In Aeronautics, for example, if you are planning on getting into design,...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2018
2 points

dropping the first letter of the word for example i have a hard time with Ts so i would say owel instead if towel and within the context of the sentence people would recognise what i'm talking about. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterFeb 13, 2018
3 points

Ways I get around my stutter

Ways I get around my stutter I have a decently bad stutter, H,M,F,Z,T,I are the letters i stutter on. The main way I get around it is by avoiding the word I know i’m going to stutter on. Instead of ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterFeb 12, 2018
31 points

I am so sick of employers looking at me like I'm mentally handicapped.

I am so sick of employers looking at me like I'm mentally handicapped. I just left a interview for a overnight stocker at a local grocery store. It is a bottom of the barrel type of work. The hour of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more