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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2016
1 points

Its understandable, when talking is as difficult as it is for us, you want to speak as little as possible...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2016
1 points

I used to hate it. Then learned that stuttering and struggling were separate things. Without the struggle, talking and stuttering is more or less feels fine. Working on reducing the struggle is hard t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2016
3 points

I hate it too. That's why I don't talk much. Therefore my family thinks I'm antisocial, I'm about to lose my job because I don't interact well enough, every girl I know thinks I'm weird, I have no fri...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2016
1 points

Lol I talk like Obama to mask my stutter as a disfluency ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2016
1 points

No not really, for all men being good with women stems from confidence and for all stutterers talking clearly stems from confidence. I block stutter, meaning I won't be able to say a word at all but ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2016
1 points

I am not too sure since I am also in the process of learning/improving my stutter, but I wouldn't say that just quite yet. Sometimes I feel like I stutter on those hard consonants because I AM talkin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2016
1 points

Congrats, there is no better feeling in the world as a stutter than finishing a presentation that you've been dreading for weeks, regardless of if you stuttered or not....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2016
1 points

I think stuttering acceptance is more of "I'm not going to try to hide my stutter" than "I'm okay with stuttering". You can still practice your speech and try to improve everyday, but it's also helpf...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2016
3 points

keep your chin up man. Ive noticed that around some I stutter more vs when I am with others. some days I have good days, and others I wish I was mute out of embarrassment or shame. When I go on date...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2016
1 points

https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/2zr57o/my_first_and_last_post_here/ Yep I've been there before, I explained how I got out of it in my post there. This title is an exaggeration by the way, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2016
1 points

Yeah I've done it like 5 times over the past year, luckily for me when meeting new people/ people I haven't seen in a while I don't stutter much and when it comes to actually approaching the girl, the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJun 16, 2016
5 points

Mouth injuries--or, when stuttering is literally painful

Mouth injuries--or, when stuttering is literally painful As the result of a small mishap, I had to call the IRS last week. This was a HUGE deal for me. I couldn't just let my SO make the call for me (...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Physical TensionFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2016
2 points

I stutter on vowels and my name starts with a vowel - let's switch! Seriously, thanks for your post- there is some good info in the answers. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2016
1 points

My native language is Spanish, but I learned English almost on my own. Then I tried understanding the basics of other languages and turns out I'm pretty good at it. It could have been an easy career...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2016
2 points

I date a good amount. Had a one night stand last saturday. Im a pretty heavy stutterer in this sub, stutter about once ever sentence. But ive never cared much for it. I think the main problem with stu...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Dating & RomanceAcceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2016
3 points

I took speech classes as well, but they didn't help me any. However, I am not sure that it was because of the class. I think it was more of me just believing that I could never stop stuttering, so the...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2016
2 points

That's all fine if you can actually initiate and hold a conversation. Many of us can't. The gift of gab and an outgoing personality is what women find most attractive. You can be unattractive while ha...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Dating & RomanceAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2016
4 points

Nope i have always been to much of a pussy to try. The only girls i have ever gotten close had to initiate the conversation with me. But i have been feeling ready to try lately. I am thinking about tr...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Dating & RomanceAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2016
1 points

My stutter is directly related to the size of the group. I feel like the pace of the conversation increase the more people there are because everyone is trying to talk which just put more preasure on...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Audience Scale & Group SizeAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2016
1 points

Platinum is a rating you get from selling a lot of records. I think there is a chance I could do this. But probably a very tiny chance. However, I am a ways off from that level. I also fuck up w...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal