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postr/StutterJun 30, 2015
6 points

Just started as job where I have to talk to people on the phone. I need some advice

Just started as job where I have to talk to people on the phone. I need some advice Some background information: I'm 17 and have a job at my uncles company now for the next 6 weeks. A big part of the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 30, 2015
5 points

Advice on talking to my parents/doctor about anxiety medication

Advice on talking to my parents/doctor about anxiety medication I have stuttered all my life and mostly struggle with my name, ordering food, speaking on the phone, etc. Now that I am in college, I f...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMedication Inquiries
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2015
1 points

You're going to be stuck with your husband for the rest of your lives. Your stutter is going to come up.... eventually (and much much sooner if you plan on having kids, because they zero in on it by a...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2015
3 points

You pretty much have to talk to him about it, its a big part of recovering. Pretty sure the therapist will ask you to tell him anyway!...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2015
1 points

If you want to get over your stuttering, there's only one way I know of. You already know what it is and you won't like it, but that's how you stop letting it control you. https://m.youtube.com/watc...

Community & Support
Advice Requests
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2015
8 points

Talk to him about your stuttering. This is something you need to do. It took me a year to tell my girlfriend and when I did she smiled and said "why did you wait so long to talk to me about it?" And g...

Social & Relationships
Disclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterJun 29, 2015
6 points

How do I lie about going for speech therapy?

How do I lie about going for speech therapy? As opposed to pre-school stuttering, I started stuttering when I was 10. I'm 27 now, and still stuttering, although I've learned to mask it better with wor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
1 points

Interesting! I've found that if I view myself on camera that it improves my speech. ...

commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
1 points

Man this would be awesome! Unfortunately the only internet I have is on my phone :( ...

commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
6 points

Dayum, 4th of July is a bad pick for Americans haha...

commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
1 points

How dies it work in skype? would we all have to be contacts of each other to join? StutterSocial uses a google hangout link that anyone can connect to. that works out pretty well....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
3 points

awesome, ill be there!...

postr/StutterJun 29, 2015
5 points

/r/Stutter's 1st Skype Conference.

/r/Stutter's 1st Skype Conference. This has been suggested for awhile, and now that I feel able to do more things and open up more, I think now is a time where I could host it. --- My guess is that ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
2 points

Yes ! I also plan on finishing by saying that fears must not be evaded, but embraced and loved. I feel can't believe I hadn't discovered Toastmasters until now !...

Emotional Experience
Hope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
2 points

that sounds like a good icebreaker. You could also talk about why you are joining toastmasters and what you want out of it, as it relates to your speech (i.e. you want to focus more on becoming a bett...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
1 points

I've studied French, German, and Spanish previously, I always stuttered a lot more when trying to speak a foreign language. I've read that for a lot of people though, it improves their speech....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJun 29, 2015
5 points

Ideas for my first Toastmasters speech about stuttering

Ideas for my first Toastmasters speech about stuttering After taking the big step of joining my local Toastmasters group, I am now preparing my first speech, which is called The Icebreaker. I want t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
1 points

I would place the Adronian Speech at the top. The other stuffs (checking abdominal breathing, intentions, should act to support the main practise ~ lets call them supplemental practice). So my suggest...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
1 points

Yes. In fact I would say that Adronian speech is the single most important practise in the book :)...

commentr/StutterJun 29, 2015
1 points

So my suggestion is, try practising adronian everyday for a week, a month, a few months, a year. After all, if nothing else seems to work, why not give this a try? I definitely vouch for it ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques