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postr/StutterAug 7, 2023
15 points

Let's accept stuttering without letting it define us. By being okay with disfluencies, we're showing the world that we're comfortable being ourselves. Acceptance can alleviate the emotional burden of constantly trying to avoid stuttering, and promote healthy coping behaviors

Let's accept stuttering without letting it define us. By being okay with disfluencies, we're showing the world that we're comfortable being ourselves. Acceptance can alleviate the emotional burden of ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2023
9 points

Bingo. When I was 16,17 I made a similar deicison about my height and my stutter. I'm now 30, and I do not regret that decision in the slightest. What people do a lot is they anticipate the reaction ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterAug 6, 2023
40 points

I’m not cured, but I’m better. Here’s why.

I’m not cured, but I’m better. Here’s why. I’m a 16 year old male. I had a stutter in 3rd grade but i had therapy in school and it cured me after a few months (although i think it was just the art of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2023
2 points

I know it sounds really sus. I know it sounds like I am making light of the situation but believe me, I know how it feels to be trapped because of this handicap. I would say just try speaking in publi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2023
3 points

I may have been misunderstood. Have faith and confidence ( even if the past shows otherwise or you may believe it's a lie), that you can speak normally. And start letting go slowly, speaking at a slow...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindset shiftFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2023
3 points

Like, don't plan extensively or sit and think about it. Like what I did was whenever I had the urge to speak and that nervousness or the thought came in, I just stopped and thought once what I had to ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2023
3 points

You will get there. it's like riding a bike. It will be stumbly and tough at the beginning after that, once u catch speed, you forget about the worry to balance, you just ride/ start speaking without ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2023
2 points

Thank you for your story. "Be cocky, like not confident, but cocky, like in your head." Cockiness is about being confident, though. How do you define this cockiness then? I view it as overly or beyo...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 5, 2023
73 points

I JUST HAD TO SAY IT.

I JUST HAD TO SAY IT. I grew up with a really bad stutter. Went to speech therapy and everything. My stutter was so bad, my jaw would lock in place sometimes, and every time I stuttered I would make t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2023
10 points

Great question. And IDK if my take even applies to you. If I'm off base, pardon the following. If your stutter is directing your life, you start taking control back. One decision at a time. And it d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
2 points

You can't do much to change it. Even with therapy. Joe Biden still stutters. Concentrate on the quality of your words and don't give a damn whether you stutter while saying them. Anyone that's not pat...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
2 points

Why fret over something out of your control? Do not wonder how to be a good person, simply be one :)...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
2 points

That's great and I'm glad you took the time to empathize with this person. I kinda feel like a small town is an advantage because I know everyone and they all know me so no surprises lol. My father is...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
1 points

Good job buddy. Don´t get discourage to much with your failures because if you are 17 (or any age) chances are you have tons of. Be gentle and try to learn from everthing that happens. Lower your expe...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Advice RequestsMindset shiftHope & Motivation
postr/StutterAug 2, 2023
3 points

Grow your CourageMuscle💪 in Public

Grow your CourageMuscle💪 in Public Whenever you have to speak and you’re reluctant, whether in a job, interview or class, try out starting with - “this is me flexing my courage muscle…” You can also...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationMindset shift
postr/StutterAug 2, 2023
29 points

I just finished a college public speaking class.

I just finished a college public speaking class. I've been putting this class off since high school and now I'm going into my last year of college so I finally decided to take this class that is requi...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationMindset shift
postr/StutterAug 2, 2023
15 points

Curious: Any stutterer have a weekly meditation practice?

Curious: Any stutterer have a weekly meditation practice? Wondering, bc that was a game changer in the foundation for lasting change for my stutter. I’m talking about over 15 years....

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & BreathingMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
6 points

Adderall cured my stutter completely when I was younger. I was so excited I went to my doctor to talk about it and she laughed in my face and told me there was no way she would ever prescribe me adder...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
1 points

It's definitely not easy and that's where really good therapy can help. I didn't mean to imply it was easy, it's very hard. But it's a part of you and unless you decide to sing or talk like a robot an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
1 points

>I used to be a fast talker that’s why I developed a stuttering issue That's not why you developed a stutter. >no matter how much i try it never goes. stop trying then. Let yourself stutter ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
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