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commentr/StutterOct 22, 2017
1 points

Tip 1: Eat 5-10 soaked almonds with honey on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. It will definitely reduce your stutter. Tip 2: Stop hiding your stutter. The more you try to hide it, the mor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2017
1 points

I'm more under the impression that it can exacerbate the actual fundamental problem, which is trying to fight your stutter....

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Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 18, 2017
2 points

First time posting on here - advice on situation or your tips/tricks on going through life

First time posting on here - advice on situation or your tips/tricks on going through life A little background about me - I'm a female in her early 20's who has a mild stutter but it's quite obvious w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2017
6 points

I feel like a human thesaurus and honestly, my stutter is probably why I became a writer. Some of us are great at manipulating language so we can speak more fluently. In the last 10 years, I don't try...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2017
3 points

Stuttering sucks, we can all agree on that! :) That's the context, and in light of that, dodging may be rather insignificant. But then, other times, we can be choose to be more stubborn. :)...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2017
1 points

> Honestly, it's sometimes not a big deal to dodge problems like that. Yeah, I agree with you, but most of the times it sucks to not be able to say what you exactly had in your mind in the first p...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2017
3 points

Depends. Sometimes I find it more practical to rephrase, but other times I feel like I really want to stick to what I had in mind. It varies. I wouldn't necessarily consider either of these the "true...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 17, 2017
3 points

Do you prefere to stutter or to express the same concept with different words by changing the sentence?

Do you prefere to stutter or to express the same concept with different words by changing the sentence? Ex.: if you would like to say "I don't like going to the restaurants" but after you say "I" you ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2017
4 points

> I have pretty severe anxiety. It’s not caused by my stuttering Your stuttering certainly plays a role in your anxiety. I've been there man. Stuttering is at its root an avoidance behavior disord...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2017
7 points

I attended the business school at my university so there were quite a few presentations. On the first day of class I would always advertise that I stutter so that the class would know. So during your ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PridePreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2017
1 points

You may hate it now but in the future you will appreciate overcoming such a big obstacle. In college I once had my professor allow me to do a presentation in front of him instead of in front of the e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2017
1 points

It's hard but I think you do want to go through with it. Giving in to avoidance behaviorisms is like kicking the can down the street, it will just get harder!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2017
1 points

When I began my sales career which involved a lot of telemarketing and phone work, I still had the odd block creep up. The nice thing about phone work however is that you can generally take a few extr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
postr/StutterOct 15, 2017
1 points

Bacopa monnieri (brahmi or Water Hyssop) is curing my stuttering

Bacopa monnieri (brahmi or Water Hyssop) is curing my stuttering [deleted]...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFamily Support & Conflict
postr/StutterOct 15, 2017
4 points

How does your family respond to your stutter?

How does your family respond to your stutter? Hi reddit this is my first post so... hi there. I am 20 years old and somehow I've managed to hide the severity of my stutter from my family. They know th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2017
2 points

I have the exact same problem, no matter how confident I'm feeling, when they look at me expecting me to say something I freak out and normally blurt out something I don't even want. Strategies I us...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2017
1 points

>Is it stupid to point at things that i'd like to order? Not at all! Use your hands when you can :) Of course, there may be techniques you can use to improve the management of your stutter. Have ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2017
2 points

Are there any techniques that work for you in cases of higher stutter frequency?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2017
1 points

I'll usually point to what I'm ordering and read off the menu, which happens to make it somewhat easier to say. It's as if I'm assuming the waiters don't have the menus memorized so it doesn't feel un...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterOct 14, 2017
2 points

Just asking for advice.

Just asking for advice. Hello fellow stutters! I've recently found this subreddit and i decided to make an account to ask you a couple of questions. I have problem with ordering food/drinks in restaur...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight