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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
1 points

I ran into a guy nearly two years ago who had a profoundly different relationship with his stutter than I do. I'm constantly surfing these threads of words which I know won't trip me up, even though i...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
5 points

I feel really uncomfortable talking to others who stutter. It makes me want to rip my skin off, but I couldn't say why. I guess I just hate seeing what I probably look like on the other side....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
3 points

It's agony... especially when they have it really bad. Those empathies. ...

commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
1 points

I dont consciously do but my speech is worse and its harder to control. I think its because i have my own acceptance issues and put extra pressures on myself....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
3 points

I feel uncomfortable talking period....

commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
1 points

Wow, I too find it extremely hard to say the word stutter. I sometimes think that people think I'm faking it when I tell them I have a stutter lol....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
4 points

I discovered that I have a strong instinct to finish what they're saying. I should be less mad when people try to finish my words during a block....

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Listener ReactionsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
2 points

Wow my birthday is on the 21st as well :D...

commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
2 points

I feel more comfortable talking to other people who stutter. They know the struggle I go through and they won't judge me for not being fluent. ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
4 points

I don't feel especially comfortable or uncomfortable, but it does help me to be empathetic towards non-stutterers who awkwardly try to be "helpful" or otherwise react poorly. When someone is standing ...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
5 points

Personally, it makes me feel a bit more comfortable as I know the other person won't judge me as they're in the same position. Worked as a bike shop mechanic/sales person, and was able to sell a lady ...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterAug 15, 2014
5 points

Do you feel uncomfortable talking to other people who stutter in person?

Do you feel uncomfortable talking to other people who stutter in person? For me, it's a little awkward because I realize how I sound as a person who stutters. I realize that I don't really know how to...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
1 points

> Going from this I made adjustments to how I talk, Fantastic, I like descriptions :) > at any given time I try to rest my tongue flat on the bottom of the mouth. This allows for movement an...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
5 points

If there was one tidbit of knowledge I could put in every stutterer's mind it would be this: Stuttering in no way decreases the meaningfulness of your speech. Your message is important, your words mat...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
3 points

Stutter No More (Dr. Martin Schwartz) online book: http://www.stutter-no-more.com/toc.html [pdf: http://www.stutter-no-more.com/Stutter_No_More.pdf] I also found a 5-part youtube series by Peter Louw...

Community & Support
Research & Resources
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
1 points

I just graduated with BSME degree, and I feel the same way that you do. I'm going back to school for a Masters degree, and I'm so scared of having to present research findings. There's definitely a re...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Public SpeakingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2014
3 points

I'm picturing walking around, talking like Morgan Freeman all day....

commentr/StutterAug 14, 2014
1 points

Cool thanks...

commentr/StutterAug 14, 2014
1 points

Please do, its something I would of course like to continually improve and refine. ...

commentr/StutterAug 14, 2014
1 points

Not completely free, but its been steadily improving for about 5 or 6 years. As I said above I can go days or weeks without it happening. ...

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation