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commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
1 points

Does your college have a CS&D clinic? I had given up, but coming to college I decided to get therapy from the CS&D graduate school....

Therapy & Professional
Seeking Therapy
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
1 points

I got a dog. Instead of me worrying about my speech all day, I'm worrying about my dog. My speech has gotten better. My confidence has gone up. Bad day? You have your buddy to spill your heart to. You...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
4 points

then you go to say "god damn i sound like a pirate" and u stutter on "god" now everyone in the room is looking at you like you are a moron so you just shut up and don't speak and become a social outca...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
2 points

Then let him crack jokes, nobody's stopping him. I make fun of myself all the time, and my friends die laughing too. I don't give a fuck. Just the other day I was stuttering on "are" and by the time ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideHumor & Community ToneSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
6 points

bullshit lol this guy just wants to be able to crack jokes and hang out with others like a normal person he doesn't want to not be his normal self because he stutters. Just because your actions "dete...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
5 points

You just get over it, like all of us did. It's not like we can do much about it anyway, so there is no point in worrying about it....

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
4 points

I know it is painful, but you will grow strength against it over time. I spent most of college too scared to even start a conversation with my professors. Eventually you realize that man is the sum of...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
4 points

Actions are what determines a man's true value, not the words that come out of his mouth....

postr/StutterApr 21, 2016
17 points

I always feel inferior because of my stutter causing me massive depression. how do I get over this?

I always feel inferior because of my stutter causing me massive depression. how do I get over this? Fuck this shit. I know it's true so don't tell me it's a feeling of inferiority, it's a fact that I ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2016
1 points

I feel your pain. I would agree europesninja...

commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
1 points

it may take some time, everyone's different, but as long as you try hard and stay good in your spirits, you'll see good progress...

Emotional Experience
Hope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
1 points

I am in therapy with my University's CS&D clinic (the first one ever established in the US), so it's with graduate students training to be slp. We started with mindfulness and "light contacts." ...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
1 points

I stutter worse in Spanish too. It might be because I'm not too fluent. It gets worse because my boss who speaks Spanish tells me "I want to hear you" so yeah it gets worse...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
2 points

I understand. Same with me. I know what I want, but I can't get it out. So I just take whatever, even if I don't like it...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Helplessness & AgencyAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
1 points

I don't like when people make fun of stutterers. I had a classmate who had a bad stutter. I was the only one who would listen to him without judging him or telling him to spit it out....

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
1 points

Like for instance, some who stutter might throw their head back in an effort to get the words out. That's secondary stuttering behavior. I think. ...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
2 points

I've had a similar experience to you. Years ago I'd ask people online how to combat my stutter and social anxieties and be met with no help at all. They'd redirect me to something else rather than giv...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Mindfulness & BreathingMindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
1 points

To piggyback, the "multifactorial, epigenetic" model put forth by the [Purdue Stuttering Project](http://www.stutteringhelp.org/update-purdue) team seems the most robust theory, these days. It takes a...

Community & Support
Research & Resources
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
1 points

Forgive me, but im a lot worse in neuropsychology than i should be. But regarding physiology, i find it strange that Alm (2004) focus on heart rate, which is pretty much a shit measurement for sympath...

Causes & Variability
Neurological & Brain
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2016
1 points

I had a private speech therapist when I was 16 (I'm now 24). Had one as a result of being displeased with the regular speech therapy on offer from my local doctors. The thing that was highlighted most...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Mindfulness & BreathingMindset shiftResearch & Resources