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postr/StutterOct 2, 2015
1 points

Guys i wanna know something

Guys i wanna know something hm... so here it goes... i can read in front of my family , or even alone and you wouldn't even tell that i stutter, but when i am question to read in the classroom i don't...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringRepetitions & Prolongations+2 more
postr/StutterOct 2, 2015
9 points

Do you change what words you use if you know you are going to stutter?

Do you change what words you use if you know you are going to stutter? For example, you say mother/sister/brother instead of their actual names and other alternative ways to say what you mean although...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2015
5 points

Aaaaaaaaaand that's why I've been almost complete mute all my life unless I have to talk...

commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
1 points

Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I'm certainly cured....

commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
5 points

I'm 17 and also a stutterer, it's gotten so bad that, I mostly just sit there during class and listen to the class but I never raise my hand, even when I know the answer. It's really stupid. I absolut...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
3 points

that's awful. Sorry you had a rough day. It's especially hard during the teens and double especially with girls. Some people just dont know how to act appropriately and politely yet, so you get offens...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentAdvice RequestsValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
9 points

The laughter, while frustrating, may not have been malicious at all. She may have thought you were cute and the stutter made you seem vulnerable. People that don't stutter don't really understand the ...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
12 points

While I totally understand and feel your pain, why didn't you actually tell them you had a stutter? I've learned that whenever I end up stuttering in front of people I newly meet, I'm quick to let the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
3 points

Sounds like someone that you shouldn't waste your time with then, no matter how pretty you think she is. Wouldn't be someone you'd end up happy with. Or, if you think it might help, explain to her w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
6 points

I had a woman laugh when I stammered in the phone a few days back. Fuck 'em. Their problem, not mine. If you let it get the better of you than it wins. If this girl really thinks you're a worse person...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
3 points

Hey man, fellow stutter-er here, I've been in the same boat. Sometime my stutter is so bad I just don't speak to anyone. Or if I have too its minimal words. Especially around girls I get the biggest f...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
1 points

I sure as hell do. I even stutter while reading a book out loud by myself....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsSituational Variability
postr/StutterOct 1, 2015
15 points

I'm fucking sick of this shit.

I'm fucking sick of this shit. I'm so embarassed, I feel like crying. I've had a stuttering problem ever since I could remember. At times it was decent, and at others it was awful. Well, today was th...

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commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
1 points

I was talking more about adult stuttering. Many children seem to grow out of their stuttering and as I commented above this could be physiological in its roots....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
1 points

I agree stuttering may have it's roots in genetics - as it travels in families - however, many children grow out of there stuttering. Us unfortunate ones who take it into adulthood seem to have strong...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
1 points

The psychologist stuttered almost his entire life - I'm pretty sure he knows what stuttering is, lol....

Causes & Variability
Trauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
1 points

All good points (except maybe #5), but overall sounds like a helpful book....

commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
3 points

The author of the book is a person who stutters and his approach is aimed at reducing the psychological struggling with your stutter with the help of REBT based tools. The end goal of this book is to ...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
3 points

The sad thing is that psychology really is important to a PWS--it's just not a cure. It's true that stress and anxiety are almost always triggers, and it's helpful to learn healthy ways to process anx...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2015
1 points

One of the best posts on here. He's right, Cosmo and his sources are industry leading and trusted. The book you posted is why a psychologist who is probably looking at stuttering through his psycholog...

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