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commentr/StutterSep 14, 2015
1 points

Thank you for the detailed response. Unfortunately, I'm not a stutterer at all; I only block. I haven't always blocked; I was completely fluent for my entire life and then unfortunately around 2 years...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2015
1 points

Firstly, I don't think people *will* think you have a mental disability if you're blocking. The truth is, no matter how much we mind read and gleam, we don't know what people are thinking. A few bad e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2015
3 points

You could learn sign language to communicate with them. How you'll avoid the rest of the world, I dont know....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2015
1 points

But what's the point of doing all of it? For instance, for stutterers, the end goal is that you are confident about it, learn that people are totally accepting of it, and you are able to stutter freel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2015
1 points

There's no perfect solution for every situation because this can't be a quick fix. In the shitty situations with strangers where you feel you can't just stop and take all the time you need, you're jus...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2015
2 points

I had sweet tea the other day because I knew "unsweetened" would stutter out. It was a business lunch. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2015
1 points

I totally see how that would work in a situation where the other person knows you have an impediment. But what if the other person is a stranger that doesn't know? To him, it would just look like you ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2015
2 points

It's something im sure we've all done at one time or another. It does suck, just like ordering what you can say at a restaurant instead of what you want. But hopefully there comes a time when youre mo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2015
5 points

Yeah.. It happens all the time with bus tickets, I'm under 16 so I can buy a child ticket for £1.20. But as I can't say Child, I always pay double for the adult one. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterSep 13, 2015
13 points

Did you ever buy a different item at the store (one you don't need) because you couldn't say what you actually wanted?

Did you ever buy a different item at the store (one you don't need) because you couldn't say what you actually wanted? Cause I just did that :/ ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2015
2 points

I am not a parent but I can somewhat answer this question since my father is a stutterer and I am too.The major mistake that my father did is that he denied that he had a stutter all his life and stil...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityParent & Caregiver
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2015
2 points

Hello shovelsocks, I’m employed, and majored in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Also, I’m a stutterer. I think we all feel like complete garbage from time to time. We aren’t. We are s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2015
1 points

About 10 years ago I had a job interview.I feel that my stutter was worse. But at that time I did everything to hide it. Searching for other words, making other sentence then if I wanna say, you know....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2015
2 points

While I like a "minimalist and free lifestyle", it's best gone into because that's what you desire and not on account of settling. Assuming you like engineering, there's no reason why you shouldn't ta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionEnergy & Biological RhythmsMindset shift+1 more
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
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2015
2 points

Listen man. I'm 6'6" and when I was 19, I had no idea how to even speak to a girl. I'd constantly be in the friend zone. Just be a nice guy and you'll learn your way to meeting the right girl. You...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2015
2 points

Have you ever thought about bringing up the fact that you have a stutter at the beginning of the interview? Getting it out in the open at the start might be better than apologizing at the end. I'm g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2015
2 points

I would need more info on #1. What do you do when you meet people. Why do you think it doesn't seem to work out? I find being an immigrant to be an advantage when it comes to friends since I have frie...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerFriendships & Belonging
postr/StutterSep 8, 2015
3 points

My 3 shitty problems and their shittier solutions............please help me come up with better ones

My 3 shitty problems and their shittier solutions............please help me come up with better ones Hey r/stutter Im a 19 year old Chemical Engineering student in Canada. Ever since I was a child I h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+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