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postr/StutterMar 12, 2017
20 points

Stuttering -- My personal approach

Stuttering -- My personal approach Let's say you stutter. Of course you do. What else made you decide to read this very text on stuttering? As a stutterer aged 24 who joined the fight against his pe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMar 12, 2017
5 points

Teaching with a stutter, thoughts?

Teaching with a stutter, thoughts? I've stuttered and blocked my entire life. I'll save you most of the pity party and simply say that it has negatively effected virtually every aspect of my life for ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerPublic Speaking
postr/StutterMar 12, 2017
7 points

How to be more assertive and Charismatic with a stutter?

How to be more assertive and Charismatic with a stutter? With a stutter I feel like I walk a fine line between saying what I want to with a monotone voice and not stutter. Or come off as awkward autis...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 10, 2017
1 points

The conditioning leaves you when you change your thought patterns and habits. The old conditioning will go to make room for new (more positive) conditioning. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2017
1 points

This comment is going to be long. Sorry in advance. I wish I knew what caused my stutter. I am a 22 year old woman and have stuttered since I was 9 years old. It sucks a lot to have to deal with thi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2017
1 points

If I had the opportunity, yeah, I'd definitely replace it for a lisp. I feel like life would become much easier....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2017
4 points

I told them i stutter mid-conversation because i couldn't talk for shit that night, it was ridiculous. But yeah i guess i'll just move on, can't do much but try to forget what happened. Also that guy ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2017
2 points

Hey thanks for the advice. I will give that a go next time I have to do a presentation. I actually find if its more impromptu and I dont use palm cards that I stutter less too. Best of luck to you too...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2017
8 points

I can relate so much to you. Today actually I decided I wanted to meet at least one person at university every day that I'm there and today I ended up meeting 3 people and having fun with my friends, ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2017
2 points

You are completely right, the older you get the more professional and less judgemental people become. How do you deal with being ''stuck'' in the moment? Do you apologize or say that you stutter? Or d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2017
1 points

It's a process. You have to go out there and live your life without letting the stutter impact that. Don't let it dictate what you do, your career path, etc. It's very hard at first but eventually you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2017
7 points

Being honest about it helps (with yourself and with others). It really reduces the pressure to be fluent. I stutter and I'm a writer and a manager. I'm doing pretty well for myself. I think being unab...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2017
18 points

TLDR: Learn to accept and embrace your stutter and people won't care about your speech, period. I consider my stutter to be severe (frequent blocks with facial secondary characteristiics, etc). I am...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2017
2 points

I found it fascinating, because.. i thought that its about fact of talking with people. What i mean with that, almost all stutterers don't have problem, when they're talkin alone right ? So it's ( lik...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Propositionality & WeightAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMar 5, 2017
10 points

Foreign language ( I can't believe. )

Foreign language ( I can't believe. ) Hello, i am Czech native speaker and i do slutter in Engllish ( also in my major) .. so i am not really using it, so forgive my grammar and such. I am stammer sin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2017
10 points

I stutter less when I don't think about it. More if I focus on trying to not stutter....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2017
13 points

What makes us stutter?

What makes us stutter? Seriously, you ever think about it? Our brains are just wired so that something sets off this reaction where we just can't get the word out. But what's that thing? What causes t...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Avoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2017
2 points

I used to have a horrible time talking on the phone. Working in customer service (of all the choices) and talking on the phone regularly has been a huge help for me. I'd be more than happy to talk. ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 27, 2017
16 points

Anyone interested in talking on skype (voice call) ?

Anyone interested in talking on skype (voice call) ? Hey everyone. I am a stutterer. I used to talk with my friends and family on the phone but in the last few years I started avoiding calls unconscio...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2017
12 points

Remember folks. Try to accept your situation and never hope for a cure. Work on yourself and you will be happier. A cure will not come in our lifetime....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career