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commentr/StutterJun 4, 2023
12 points

James Earl Jones reportedly didn't talk in high school as his stutter was so bad. The reason he got into acting was because he didn't stutter when he read lines....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Roles & PerformanceFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2023
1 points

I stutter when speaking to Siri, is that talking to yourself?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesExperiential Association
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2023
2 points

I think most people are more understanding and less judgemental once they get to know you more and realize that this is just a speech condition you don't have much control over. One tip that is not gu...

Community & SupportSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Validation & EmpathyDisclosure & Telling OthersFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2023
1 points

Many many PWS struggle with their own name. It’s often the biggest challenge (and it’s *not* bc we all magically got named with the letter/sound we struggle with, especially if you can articulate the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2023
3 points

I feel like I’m just like you! But my blocks are with certain words that start with vowels. For the most part I talk fine, I could talk through a conversation without really sounding like if I have ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2023
2 points

I would say Clonidine overall. Benzos reduce stuttering only if it's sedating but at that point, i can't do anything else in that state....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2023
1 points

I’m hard of hearing and do sometimes stutter. When I can’t get a word out or when I can’t think of a word, I do this all the time. People look at me like I’m a preying mantis. 😆...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2023
2 points

I stutter no matter in what situation or what I'm doing, and my anxiety and if I'm calm or not also plays a big role, sometimes I can have big blocks or severe stutters, and even get stuck on certain ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2023
3 points

34 here. My life is descent.. I have been running into an issue these last couple months during zoom calls. I cant get nothing out and been having a little more issues on the phone than normal. It's ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2023
2 points

I would stutter on S then💀 btw I am also from India...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterMay 26, 2023
10 points

I have a exam and I am afraid I will stutter while they ask my name while they are checking my documents and I will stutter and make a fool of myself

I have a exam and I am afraid I will stutter while they ask my name while they are checking my documents and I will stutter and make a fool of myself [deleted]...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterMay 23, 2023
6 points

I need better advice than “push yourself”

I need better advice than “push yourself” I need advice from the only people who actually understand what it’s like... I’m so ******* sick and tired of people’s advice to be to “push yourself”...Tha...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Helplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2023
2 points

100% it’s an anxiety loop. One time in my teen years I went to introduce myself and I got completely stuck on my name in front of a huge crowd. “Hi I’m Eeeeeeeeeee-van” “Evan, sorry” Now 16 years la...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMay 20, 2023
18 points

how do you guys meet girls with a stutter?

how do you guys meet girls with a stutter? I'm early 30s now and have been with a few girls in my late teens & 20s. I'm a goodlooking inshape guy but I never was able to approach due to the fact t...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2023
3 points

Once I realized I could say my name without a problem anymore I also realized that half the time the moment they ask for my name I stutter on the first word..like "my." But I'm not really stuttering ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesExperiential AssociationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2023
3 points

Yeah, I’ve been there too. Just as bad is when you have kids and somebody asks you your kids name and you block on it and then you just know they are thinking “what kind of parent forgets their own ki...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesValidation & EmpathyPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
1 points

I also have a speech impediment, I've had it my whole life but it's gotten alot better as I've grown up but it's still there. It's just weird because some days will be really good where it barely happ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterMay 14, 2023
5 points

College Signing Day Tips??

College Signing Day Tips?? Ok so as the title says, I need tips to reduce my chances to not embarrass myself in front of a huge crowd of parents and other schools. My school has been practicing for th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2023
6 points

I ask myself the same thing, this has happened to me recently, and it eats me alive, so I’m wondering if I can try any tricks or add character to my name when saying my name. This also happens to me o...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 13, 2023
4 points

Any tips on meeting people?

Any tips on meeting people? I’ve been on a fluency streak for a bit but recently I had an episode when words don’t feel like working as of late. I started an internship a couple days ago and I had t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating StutteringAvoidance & Substitution+2 more