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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
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I usually pronounce the 'th' with an f sound, comes out a lot easier. Sometimes people think I say free instead of three though. Someone at a bar thought I was asking for free beers instead of three ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
1 points

dropping the first letter is one of my tactics to not stutter. i stutter on 'D' words that are 2 syllables or more so it's super useful especially when talking to my friends. Derek would become "erek"...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2023
1 points

There’s some good advice here as well I stutter on the first word a lot and my name a lot so instead of just pausing for mad long I’ll think of sentence arrangements that are easier for me to say inst...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2023
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Me when I started working in an office 😂 COULD NOT DO CALLS and they wanted me to make calls every few minutes lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2023
1 points

Marijuana makes mine 10x worse Xanax almost makes me completely fluent, but u have to be real careful with benzos and good luck getting them prescribed it’s sadly very difficult....

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Harmful Med OutcomesFeared Words & NamesRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
postr/StutterOct 30, 2023
1 points

Stuttering is the most humiliating amongst all disabilities

Stuttering is the most humiliating amongst all disabilities Hi, can i vent for a moment? First, my stutter is bad, it’s very bad I can’t make a phone call with a stranger without getting hung up on. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterOct 27, 2023
1 points

I can't take this anymore

I can't take this anymore I am 21 years old and I've been stuttering since birth. I can't live with it anymore. I didn't finish high school because of my speech. I avoid contact with people. For the p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterOct 25, 2023
1 points

Where can I practice shouting out to crowds?

Where can I practice shouting out to crowds? I need a place to practice shouting names to groups of people, preferably strangers. Having trouble yelling words that start with “D” and “B”. Help please....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterOct 24, 2023
1 points

Tips

Tips So i have a really bad stutter. Like most of the time i can hardly get a sentence out without stuttering over all my words. My parents said that when i was a toddler i stuttered but then it stopp...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationRepetitions & ProlongationsAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterOct 24, 2023
1 points

Hello! I am new here and am just amazed to see such a helpful community here about such an important issue

Hello! I am new here and am just amazed to see such a helpful community here about such an important issue I am a teenager in med school. throughout my life i have been a bright student and academics ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+2 more
postr/StutterOct 23, 2023
1 points

My gf doesn't know I stutter

My gf doesn't know I stutter My gf and I have been dating for approximately a year and few months now and I didn't tell her that I stutter. When we met I asked her out which to this day idk where I g...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I have this exact same thing, and my name is my biggest block (which is absolutely horrible when I’m meeting someone new and am forced to say my name). I have social anxiety that sometimes reaches sev...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterOct 21, 2023
1 points

Did anyone see the newest episode of Marvel’s Loki series?

Did anyone see the newest episode of Marvel’s Loki series? In the newest episode we meet Victor Timely, the man who they man characters think is the main villain in the future (they go back in time). ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Public Awareness / MediaFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterOct 21, 2023
1 points

Loki Season 2 episode 3

Loki Season 2 episode 3 Apparently “the one who remains” has a variant that stutters. Low key I was little triggered by it cause it seems very forced. Just curious what everyone thoughts are if you se...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Public Awareness / MediaFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterOct 20, 2023
1 points

I have issues in the phones…

I have issues in the phones… Whenever now a days when I’m on the phone my heart starts to beat fast and get anxiety When a person finally picks up I can barely get my words out and black like crazy ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesLoss of Control
postr/StutterOct 20, 2023
1 points

Do you know why you stutter?

Do you know why you stutter? My dad has a stutter, so I suspect I may have developed one no matter what, but I also think a big part of the reason is severe anxiety as a little kid. Before I was 4, I...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterOct 20, 2023
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Anyone know how to manage this type of stutter

Anyone know how to manage this type of stutter I’m gonna try and describe it the best I can ,my stutter is when I want to say a word my lips kind of press together and the words can’t come out and I k...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesPhysical Tension+1 more
postr/StutterOct 19, 2023
1 points

Need to find a Job

Need to find a Job Just turned 18 and about to enter Uni next year, but a few dollars could really help my family out. My situation is that I live in Latin America and stuttering is looked at as a jo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterOct 19, 2023
1 points

I hate high school and being a teenager

I hate high school and being a teenager Im 16M, and honestly, im so tired of this shit... Everyday in school is suffering: first, the anxiety that i will get picked out to read out loud, and then the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2023
1 points

I don't *always* block on my name, but it's happened in a few memorably embarrassing moments that it always causes me stress. Don't recall when it first happened....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages