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postr/StutterJun 20, 2024
21 points

How I dramatically and sustainably reduced my debilitating stutter blocks

How I dramatically and sustainably reduced my debilitating stutter blocks TLDR - I dramatically and sustainably reduced my blocks by : letting others h-h-hear my repetitions, beginning on a normal si...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+3 more
postr/StutterJun 20, 2024
1 points

How I dramatically and sustainable reduced my debilitating blocks

How I dramatically and sustainable reduced my debilitating blocks TLDR - I dramatically and sustainably reduced my blocks by : letting others h-h-hear my repetitions, beginning on a normal size exhale...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+3 more
postr/StutterJun 20, 2024
7 points

My story so far

My story so far I'm Vikram 24(M) been stuttering since childhood. The journey through out was so hard. I have always been an introvert, escaping situations and people to hide my stutter. I had high m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2024
2 points

Just found your thread and wanted to drop by and give some words of advice :) can absolutely relate. I'm 28F and was terrified getting a job at your age for this very reason. Got rejected for jobs in ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2024
6 points

While I understand why people feel the way they feel about their stutter, I also agree with you. Negativity far outweighs positivity, which is understandable. I was considering leaving the sub, becau...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2024
13 points

It's good to take a break from reddit in general. Too much time on here and you'll start thinking that there's a big problem with you and it'll affect you a lot mentally....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2024
3 points

Be careful not to over-imagine the capacities and benefits of AI as somehow a substitute for the relatively unacknowledged importance of social interaction and confidence building that many stutters n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 19, 2024
4 points

An insight into human nature and social interactions: Learning to see people for what they are and stuttering for what it is.

An insight into human nature and social interactions: Learning to see people for what they are and stuttering for what it is. **I anticipate my turn to speak. Anxiety starts to rile me up as I think o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 18, 2024
6 points

Should I put on applications that I have a disability? The positions are work from home customer service type positions. I have a mild stutter when talking to people in person and a more noticeable stutter when talking over the phone.

Should I put on applications that I have a disability? The positions are work from home customer service type positions. I have a mild stutter when talking to people in person and a more noticeable st...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2024
2 points

Because OP has provided little to none information other than he's apparently cured his stutter with things that aren't proven to work. He's given no proof. Plus, his attitude....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2024
2 points

You are completely delusional. You came in here wanting to congratulate yourself. Fine, whatever. Congratulations, miracle. You say you did all this research that told you how speech therapy is a sc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2024
5 points

The only thing is I rarely ever stutter now and can cover it up very well now. So I don’t think he realized how that would affect me. But I also don’t want to be giving excuses...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterJun 16, 2024
28 points

Stammering is ruining my life!!

Stammering is ruining my life!! Backstory: I am a 27 year old man living in the UK and I have a stammer. I have had it since the age of six. It has definitely shaped who I have become. I was born extr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2024
1 points

Ive mentioned it to coworkers in passing but haven't ever specifically declared it if I'm having trouble with report. Only time I disclosed it purposefully was when I called a surgeon at like 3 in the...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2024
1 points

Hard to say that when a manager could decide they don’t want to hire you! It’s happened to me 4 times this time I had no choice but to hide it. So it’s not always easy to tell them. Plus when u do tel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterJun 16, 2024
11 points

I can't get over the fear

I can't get over the fear I reconnected with and ol class mate online, we've never had a conversation but would say hi, he was more my sister's friend. We've been talking over text and I didn't expec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
1 points

I hide it from everyone in my life or atleast i think i am 😂 i dread report my throat hurts after usually on the car ride home.. i just speak slower and notice ppl get inpatient and tap their feet so...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
1 points

Can I ask you how reports go. Do you disclose your stutter or do you just try to hide it ?...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
5 points

Hey, I’m really sorry that this happened to you. I’m 29 and I still get anxious at any job that means I have to speak to the public. Something I have found that I’m still working on but has changed a...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2024
5 points

Accountant at the big 4, but I’ve been hesitant to move up the corporate ladder due to speaking being unavoidable at that point....

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment