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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2015
3 points

Before saying my name, I think of my middle name. Dunno why it works, but it does. ...

commentr/StutterDec 9, 2015
1 points

Yes. My daily stutter great increases closer to bedtimes. My daily stutter will be generally be pretty bad since for the next three weeks since I don't anticipate much sleep. You aren't alone. ...

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterDec 9, 2015
3 points

I think this is common among a lot of stutterers. Ive heard many people say when they dont get a good night's rest the next day is tougher on their speech....

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological Rhythms
postr/StutterDec 9, 2015
9 points

Is anyone else stuttering more when tired?

Is anyone else stuttering more when tired? Is anyone else experiencing a stronger stutter when tired? For example, in the morning I can't really speak fluently somewhat the same after a shorter or lon...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationEnergy & Biological RhythmsOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterDec 9, 2015
1 points

Thanx. Why offended? You don't talk about it in a bad way, you respect your friends with a stutter and wanna understand what the're going throught. No one ever told me it's cute that I stutter, but ...

Community & Support
Validation & Empathy
commentr/StutterDec 9, 2015
3 points

Speak loud, proud, and powerfully. I've always found that when I'm acting for a play or anything like that (even school presentations), I don't stutter. It seems like I stutter wayyyy more in casual c...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Authenticity vs. MaskingRoles & Performance
commentr/StutterDec 9, 2015
13 points

Best exercise I ever did? Get a phone directory (e.g. Yelp). Cold-call businesses. Ask them stupid questions. Videotape yourself while you do this. Watch the entire video. Practice saying whatever...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
3 points

First and foremost, good luck, you can do it! If you're asking for techniques to reduce anxiety, I have a few: My favorite though: breath in for 5 seconds, hold your breath for five seconds and exha...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
1 points

Graduated from Army AIT (job training) this past october, and I happened to be the distinguished honor graduate in my class. I had to do a presentation/speech in front of a colonel, sergeants major,a ...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques
postr/StutterDec 8, 2015
6 points

Tell me your exercises or tricks

Tell me your exercises or tricks So, next week I'm supposed to give this presentation of my last project in college, no big deal, just maybe the most important presentation of my life. And the thing i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
1 points

Thanks for responding! I definitely don't take it for granted. Have you ever asked your fiance about this directly?...

commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
1 points

> one of the reasons a stutter is such a pain in the ass is the concern (I am not sure if its a legitimate concern or not, but it is there) that you are not taken seriously and using words like "cu...

Emotional Experience
Hope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
2 points

I get the aversion to inspiration porn, but i think you have to take each person where they are. If someone has been putting off their career because they're so worried about their speech, then finall...

Emotional Experience
Hope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
2 points

> I'd be interested to know how people react to this. your description is really positive and heartfelt. however, one of the reasons a stutter is such a pain in the ass is the concern (I am not s...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
2 points

Hm, I wonder if that's my fiance's reasoning for finding my stutter cute. It seriously threw me for a loop when he first told me. Stuttering is the one thing I'd likely give my right leg to get rid of...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
1 points

*everything* is a fetish for some people....

commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
1 points

Hey, thanks! It's really nice to know that at least one person isn't offended. You just made my day :)...

Community & Support
Validation & Empathy
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
1 points

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commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
1 points

I think that how you describe it there is nothing wrong with. I must say I find it also cute when a guy has a stutter.(I'm a female) And I do have a stutter myself! Crazy? Maybe, haha. So yeah, I kn...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2015
1 points

Bully for you. ...