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postr/StutterSep 7, 2015
12 points

Yet another story from a stutterer

Yet another story from a stutterer Here goes. I first started stuttering when I was 3 years old. I'm turning 23 this month, so my birthday will also be our anniversary. And we couldn't be happier. Rig...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2015
1 points

I thought I was going insane, but this is exactly what happened to me too. At the end of last year and the beginning of this year, my confidence in my speech was rocket high, so high that I began work...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2015
1 points

Honestly, do what makes you the most comfortable. I don't have a specific policy when it comes to these situations. In some interviews, the person interviewing me has asked me about it and then it bec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2015
3 points

Here's my view on it. I'm in my early 20s and have stuttered since elementary school. It sucks. It really does. I understand that it's not something that I can change. And as you already know, life ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2015
2 points

I'm a soldier so I'm put into public speaking situations often. But the more I'm put into these situations the more desensitized I get and the better I can speak. Anyways I was giving out a PowerPoin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2015
2 points

You can start by giving yourself permission to stutter. It seems like you change your way of speaking to avoid stuttering. Don't do that. I was like you few years ago. I avoided stuttering using some ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2015
-1 points

> (I don't want to call it a condition, but what choice do I have? A habit. Stuttering is a thing you do, not something that happens to you. You can lessen your stuttering by unlearning bad breath...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2015
2 points

Stuttering for some employers can show determination. You're challenged with a stutter but you're not letting it get the better of you. You're overcoming your problems, and that's a good trait to have...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career+1 more
postr/StutterSep 2, 2015
5 points

Stuttering - Would it be a problem?

Stuttering - Would it be a problem? Hello World! I am from India. As you can understand, I am here because of my Stuttering problem and I want your opinions. I have got this condition from my ancestor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2015
2 points

Totaly agree with you! Don't let your stutter beat you, beat the stutter! And I know... I have a mild/moderate stutter. But is gets me for years. But I get tired of it, I wanna be in control. Not cons...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2015
9 points

I am gonna be honest and maybe a little harsh with you. Countless of people who stutter are out there living their lives and owning it. I've had a guy in my high school class who stuttered up to the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+2 more
postr/StutterSep 1, 2015
9 points

rant.

rant. I'm 25 years old and I have little to no social skills because it never developed due to me being quiet my whole life. I have one friend that I speak to online somewhat frequently and two others...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterSep 1, 2015
3 points

developing interpersonal relationships + social skill with a moderate/high stutter?

developing interpersonal relationships + social skill with a moderate/high stutter? Ive been stuttering since the age of 5, and over the years it has been quite varied in terms of intensity.This has o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2015
1 points

You do not have to exclude yourself when your friends get it out. You choose to exclude yourself when your friends get it out. Source: I've done the same thing, so I can't judge. However, I was pla...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2015
1 points

I feel you too when i have oral presentations i just skip that class i know i have a 0 at that activity but i just don t give a fuck i prefer to don t do it all , then stutter alot while doing it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2015
3 points

Yeah, that's a common recommendation. I kinda feel like it applies more to nonstutterers than to stutterers though, since it's not a "tool" as such. It's just a trick that _might_ work - but as I'm su...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice Offered
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2015
1 points

repetition is one of the techniques used in effective communication for stutterers already. I use it every day when speaking to patients. I can tell they didn't understand what I said but are too po...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2015
3 points

I gave up on any voice recognition software years ago. And i do have an android. maybe i'll try it out. thanks...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2015
1 points

I hate it when others complete my sentence. The only exception is my sister. If someone completes my sentence, I will still complete it anyway. I have a very good friend who stutters as well and h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionListener Reactions
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2015
1 points

I remember attending a class in college on the first day. The professor told the class to introduce yourself one by one to the whole class. Luckily I was sitting at the very back so I just bailed....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment