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commentr/StutterAug 27, 2014
2 points

That's a very interesting post Blaat1985. I'd especially like to know how psychotherapy goes for you. I've had very limited exposure to speech therapy. Spent the first eight years of my life in a lit...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
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postr/StutterAug 27, 2014
5 points

Your speech therapy history

Your speech therapy history I'm curious about the speech therapy history of people here. I will start with mine. I began stuttering at the age of five. Stuttering runs in my family, so I assume I had...

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commentr/StutterAug 27, 2014
2 points

It depends on how much you let your stuttering hold you back. With a mild stutter I see no reason why you wouldn't be able to become a real estate agent. I know stuttering lawyers, notary's, salesmen ...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2014
1 points

My theory for this is that you talk to yourself you aren't communicating, which means the demand on your speech system is low. When the demand is this low you don't hit your stuttering threshold and t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionLoss of Control
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2014
1 points

Yep. ...

commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
1 points

I'm in the same boat as well over here! Not a single stutter when I'm alone....

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Experiential AssociationSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterAug 26, 2014
1 points

Real estate?

Real estate? Would it be a good idea in becoming a real estate agent? I have a mild stutter :/...

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Employment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
1 points

Well darn, fascinating yet crazy....

commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
2 points

I hear ya, same. ...

commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
4 points

Trying talking to little kids or pets and see if you stutter. Someone once said "stuttering is everything we do when we try not to stutter". We seem to get in our own way, consciously or unconsciously...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
2 points

Try singing along with a song. Not a single one. ...

commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
3 points

It is very common. Most people who stutter will experience a sudden and dramatic reduction of frequency and severity of stuttering when they speak alone. Other "fluency inducing" situations include ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
4 points

I never, ever, stutter when I talk to myself -- in the car, late at night, in the office, whatever. It's annoying when you're going to a meeting and you know you have to introduce yourself. So you spe...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePreparation & RehearsalAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 26, 2014
6 points

Anyone else stutter-free only when they are by themselves/talk to themselves?

Anyone else stutter-free only when they are by themselves/talk to themselves? Just wondering if this is common among all of us. I've stuttered ever since, and I find it weird I don't stutter at all w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
3 points

I just graduated from college, lately I've been pretty fluent but also have some blocks and occasional repetitions. My stutter has been the biggest battle in my intrapersonal life and I've trie...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2014
1 points

im lucky enough to not have a stutter of that degree... good luck bro...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2014
1 points

If you do introductions the first day of class introduce yourself followed by some witty line involving you're a person who stutters. It saves a lot of stress from the rest of the semester, may be an ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Preparation & RehearsalHumor & Community ToneAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2014
1 points

I'm a mobile developer with a couple dozen apps to my credit. PM me for more information!...

commentr/StutterAug 25, 2014
1 points

I think you're in the wrong place :D...

commentr/StutterAug 24, 2014
1 points

I am a life long stutterer and I have my bachelors and masters in chemistry. My thesis defense to my peers wasn't a fun experience, but I was able to get through it. I have been employed for the pas...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
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