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commentr/StutterJan 15, 2024
4 points

yeah the human brain can be pretty mean to itself but if I’m being honest some of these things you have to figure out on your own, like completely look into the way your thought processes go, your hab...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringMindfulness & BreathingAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2024
4 points

I’m trying to soo hard, i just stutter when i start thinking about it, otherwise maybe never. My speech therapists find it hard to acctually see me have difficulty saying 1 letter wrong...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Overthinking & MonitoringPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2024
5 points

you’re probably overly interpreting what the people around you are thinking, like subconsciously assuming that the vibe of the conversation is gonna be like this once you start voicing out your opinio...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2024
2 points

That's the way it should be - you avoid society, so you've developed this defensive reaction when you step outside your comfort zone. Instead, I suggest you get into a multi-hour discussion with someo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2024
3 points

Yeah just made me more focused on my stutter which doesn't help. The less k think about it. The less I stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2024
3 points

Year_24 gives good advice. Pretending you don’t stutter is one way of doing it, but he’s spot on when saying your attitude in stuttering changes. That’s what helped tremendously with my stutter. I, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2024
4 points

at some point i tried doing this, pretending that I have never stuttered and it helped to some extent but i kept getting this voice in my head that says "why are you talking this way? aren't you sup...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 14, 2024
1 points

>*The next day i had to read instructions out loud for 5 seconds and i couldnt get the words out. why does this happen? any thoughts?* One possible answer could be, see [this](https://i.imgur.com/9l...

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Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2024
2 points

For anyone reading interviews are hell when you are starting or after a long break. I switched my first job after many failures, mostly because of stutter I think. You should interview until you are s...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Employment & CareerOverthinking & MonitoringAdvice Requests
postr/StutterJan 11, 2024
7 points

Does anyone else just not be able to speak mid sentence?

Does anyone else just not be able to speak mid sentence? So I do have a stutter but it’s not severe, can come out if I’m stressed or anxious or if I try to say a word that I know I can’t say I usual...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2024
1 points

Other maladaptive fluency demands in order to immediately execute articulation: * needing to calm down and reduce fear, needing to focus on breathing, desiring fluency and other maladaptive responses...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterJan 10, 2024
1 points

What fluency demands do you have?

What fluency demands do you have? This is my attempt to summarize the fluency demands of /u/Superhero-Motivation Stutterer-list: To initiate articulation, I need these fluency demands or conditions:...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Propositionality & WeightAudience Scale & Group SizeAnticipating Stuttering+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2024
5 points

Same dude .. the fear makes us overthink our stutter which makes us stutter more which makes us overthink more and so on .. it sucks but yeah...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJan 9, 2024
7 points

Can I be successful as a personal trainer who stutters?

Can I be successful as a personal trainer who stutters? Hey all, I don't know if I'm just suffering more than usual today or what or if I'm overthinking. I think I'm pretty resentful of just how isola...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2024
5 points

The worst for me is when they say: “Could you repeat that?”. Come on man, it was hard to say it in the first time!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2024
5 points

I tend to agree that the detection-response mechanism in people who stutter demands a significant amount of energy, attentional processes, working memory, and negatively affects other executive functi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2024
6 points

I experience that too and i think its bcs i be using brain energy on dealing with the stutter rather than focusing on the conversation....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2024
2 points

Sorry could you dive deeper on what neural adaptations are you talking about? I just want to make sure I'm understanding you. And what are these neural disruptions you're speaking of? Do you mean emot...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2024
2 points

>"Because when someone says "accept the way things are", I think they mean that you should just be okay with your lot in life. If you have condition that has no known cure, you should focus on coping ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2024
2 points

I think it's because we are actively thinking about our stutter...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring