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commentr/StutterMay 28, 2015
2 points

The 'uhms' are junk sounds that are a learned secondary stuttering behavior. It can also be unlearned and in doing so you will improve the way that your speech is percieved by others. Have you ever ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2015
1 points

I've basically started responding back to people who say something. I've also started not giving a shit what people think anymore and just power through it. That might just be because my stutter doesn...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2015
1 points

I do the same thing.It sucks when it's a word I really struggle saying and I just go "Uhhh,uhhhhh,uhhhhh"for like 2 minutes because I can say it and then I stop and try again but then it just starts o...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2015
1 points

Drew doesn't have a YouTube but Samuel J Comroe (Drew's friend) has one and they've been doing a college tour for the better part of 15 years now. Here' the [Linky link](https://www.youtube.com/channe...

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Research & Resources
postr/StutterMay 27, 2015
12 points

Truly Inspiring

Truly Inspiring ...

commentr/StutterMay 27, 2015
3 points

the proper response to "did you forget your name? hahaha" is, and always will be, "no, i have a speech impediment, asshole."...

Coping & Advocacy
Self-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2015
1 points

Have you been in (speech) therapy with these issues?...

commentr/StutterMay 27, 2015
3 points

I really know how that feels. I think I tend to do the same thing but usually don't realize it. Typically with a lot of "uh"s. What really sucks is when people don't know that I have a stutter and th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2015
1 points

I hide it all the time. I'm very sensitive to embarrassment. When I'm not at home I often have earbuds in my ears to avoid people from talking to me. My neutral face expression looks angry according ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2015
3 points

I hide it. Now, it's become part of my speech pattern. I don't use "uhhhm" but I will elongate my syllables. I developed this because, when i used to use the uhhh-way, people assumed I had forgotten w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMay 27, 2015
1 points

I would rather seem like someone very stupid than someone with a stutter

I would rather seem like someone very stupid than someone with a stutter All my life I have been treated as my stutter is something bad. No one wants to listen to it. It's stupid. So I have this tact...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2015
1 points

I found it intermittently useful when I actually managed to keep up with practicing the techniques, but that doesn't always happen. ...

Coping & Advocacy
Fluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2015
1 points

I'm 32 and last year for the first time I tried speech therapy. First I tried it privately, where the going rate was $100/hr. I wasn't convinced after that first session that it was going to be worth ...

Therapy & Professional
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2015
1 points

I wouldn't worry about too much. I have no clue about table top gaming, but generally with "hobbies," it's people coming together over a shared passion. They don't care who you are as long as you shar...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathySelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2015
1 points

Thanks for the feedback guys. Just checked with my insurance and it's only a $15 co-pay per session (but they only allow a max of 20 sessions per year!!!). But I've been having difficulty actually fin...

Therapy & Professional
Access & AffordabilitySeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2015
1 points

For the most part, I've "dealt" with tolerant and patient people. I don't do cons, or local tourneys though, so it's mostly play group stuff with the occasional new person. I will say that I generall...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2015
1 points

My hobbies are gaming and reading. Neither involve speaking and I like it that way....

commentr/StutterMay 25, 2015
1 points

I'm part of a local Subaru group on Facebook and I interact with the people on there, but I have yet to attend one of their weekly meetings. I keep telling myself I will, but I never do. I don't know ...

Social & Relationships
Friendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2015
1 points

I don't know about this GIF, maybe make a post and explain your story there, would probably be more suitable....

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Advice Requests
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2015
1 points

You really should've put _that_ in your post, instead of that redundant gif......