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postr/StutterJan 13, 2016
2 points

Why am I stuttering??

Why am I stuttering?? So over the last few months I've started stuttering quite a bit and also can't pronounce some words when I m saying a sentence. Why?? I have been depressed the last 6 months and ...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterDec 11, 2015
6 points

Any native english speaker willingly to practice together?

Any native english speaker willingly to practice together? Hi everyone I'm quagsire23, first post here (and on reddit), Italian, stutterer, computer science student, nice to meet you. I suffer quite ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightSchool & Academic Life+1 more
postr/StutterNov 30, 2015
14 points

This subreddit is such a depressing place!

This subreddit is such a depressing place! I don't come here often because this place scares me. Seriously. It's filled with posts about how people are feeling shit about themselves because of their s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterOct 31, 2015
15 points

How I mostly beat my stutter

How I mostly beat my stutter Ok. I've been wanting to post this for a while. Forward: please don't read this like a humblebrag or something - it's not meant to be, and this is a throwaway. I remember ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentGenetic & Family Factors+3 more
postr/StutterOct 19, 2015
5 points

I hate it that I can't even complete sentences when I'm excited ?

I hate it that I can't even complete sentences when I'm excited ? I'm in school and really like playing football and discussing it , but whenever I am talking about a game or a player , I get really e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesPropositionality & WeightFrustration & Anger+1 more
postr/StutterOct 18, 2015
5 points

Introduction/Anyone try nootropics for fluency?

Introduction/Anyone try nootropics for fluency? Aloha everyone! My name is Makena, and I live in Hawaii. I recently graduated from Purdue which has a lot of stuttering research coming out of it, and i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability+3 more
postr/StutterOct 16, 2015
8 points

Speaking in a different language has completely eliminated my stutter

Speaking in a different language has completely eliminated my stutter I've struggled with stuttering my entire life. Middle school was hell, and high school wasn't much better. I've been learning Ital...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Situational VariabilityPropositionality & WeightMindset shift+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2015
1 points

Yes. If it wasn't a dis-fluency issue it could be something else. But playing the games of what ifs doesn't do anything. Also, I injected some of my own personal experiences...I didn't say it applies ...

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Trauma & PsychologicalSadness & HopelessnessAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2015
1 points

But get this Aidan, planing the whole conversation that you say, it's actually what in my opinnion sets the all thing on (stuttering) because , speech, (normal speech) is spontanious , it's something ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2015
1 points

I have a theory about stuttering... when we speak alone we don't really think on how we will speak, we don't antecipate the words right? they just flow smoth through or mouth... but we talk to friends...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2015
1 points

I've been told it's really common for people who stutter. It's definitely hit or miss for me. My SLP told me it's probably a combination of the pressure you put on yourself to respond effortlessly, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterSep 21, 2015
3 points

Experience with different languages

Experience with different languages My language is of slavic origin, and beside that, I know English. But since I never spoke English too much, it's extremely hard for me to pronounce and talk that l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2015
2 points

I stutter when the demands of the situation exceed the capacity of my speech system. For example when I need to multitask, like driving and speaking at the same time, my stutter becomes more severe....

Causes & Variability
Propositionality & Weight
postr/StutterSep 18, 2015
4 points

Have you analyzed it? What's causing it for you? I have some thoughts on this. Like do you have better speech talking to some people, and with others you don't? Did you have a psychological trauma when you were a kid?

Have you analyzed it? What's causing it for you? I have some thoughts on this. Like do you have better speech talking to some people, and with others you don't? Did you have a psychological trauma whe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2015
2 points

"You were so nervous you even stuttered! You have little self confidence and that's definitely unattractive. " Truth is I was not nervous at all. I stutter when I'm excited. I was excited we had many...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & WeightPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2015
11 points

I'm a 20 yr old female stutterer.I am expected by society to be naturally graceful and poised.Most of the time I am exactly that.But once I open my start speaking people know what I truly am.....a str...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterSep 8, 2015
8 points

Just had an unannounced phone interview. (story)

Just had an unannounced phone interview. (story) For the past month or so I've been applying for a lot of jobs, without getting much of an answer. Then today I got a call about a job I applied for...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterSep 1, 2015
9 points

rant.

rant. I'm 25 years old and I have little to no social skills because it never developed due to me being quiet my whole life. I have one friend that I speak to online somewhat frequently and two others...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterSep 1, 2015
3 points

developing interpersonal relationships + social skill with a moderate/high stutter?

developing interpersonal relationships + social skill with a moderate/high stutter? Ive been stuttering since the age of 5, and over the years it has been quite varied in terms of intensity.This has o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2015
2 points

The amount of food they eat in a day is not realistic for most working people. It takes them hours a day just to eat - not even preparation....

Causes & Variability
Propositionality & Weight