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commentr/StutterAug 28, 2014
2 points

I stutter and I conduct interviews regularly. It's definitely not easy. Like in everyday life I reword all the time....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
postr/StutterAug 28, 2014
6 points

I can't believe this book is not in the sidebar

I can't believe this book is not in the sidebar Hey guys, so I've been stutterring since I was about 8 and up until recently I thought that I might have to live with this issue, even thou I have been ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+2 more
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...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringGenetic & Family Factors+3 more
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 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
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...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePreparation & RehearsalAvoidance & Substitution
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
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2014
1 points

I think we try so hard not to stutter, consciously or unconsciously, that we can't even let ourselves repeat like that. We have such an aversion to "suttering" or looking/sounding like a stutterer tha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2014
1 points

Well i dont really repeat. Most of my stuttering is in the form of blocking as well, often silent. I sometimes prolongate but thats when im actually trying to stutter out the word. Blocks are bad man,...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 24, 2014
3 points

Going to college in a couple of days!

Going to college in a couple of days! College starts in a few days...I'm pretty excited but anxious for welcome week. My speech has been really deteriorating this summer due to work stresses and gener...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
postr/StutterAug 22, 2014
15 points

This is the day I face my opponent.

This is the day I face my opponent. Today is the day I face my stutter, head on, for a final battle against what has held me back for such a length of time. I am 18 and just nearing a half hour ago,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2014
1 points

Hey, nice of you to include a stuttering character and to come to us with questions. Like others have said, there are a lot of different ways to stutter. The prolongations and repitions are the most...

Community & SupportSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Personal StoriesBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2014
6 points

As a writer, avid reader, and stutterer, here are a few things that will *always* annoy me about characters who stutter. - M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-maybe, just m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-maybe, take it easy on t...

Community & SupportAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Personal StoriesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2014
1 points

After seeing some others videos of him, I think he's indeed a real stutterer. But he killed his "real" self by totally rejecting his stuttering, and learning to rehearse every single words that comes ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2014
1 points

Haha. Trust me. Once you change your name to one that starts with a J, then you'll begin to stutter on J's too....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2014
1 points

My name is Jason and I started telling people my name is Avery because I never stutter on A's hahah...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2014
2 points

In a face to face conversation the most effective method I've come up with is to look away from the persons face for a split second. Focus on something in the background. Say the name or short descrip...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2014
1 points

I hate it when I have a great idea and I automatically chose the synonyms of the words I want to say, and it doesn't come across how I want it to. I've been stuttering mildly for years, I've finally a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & NamesAcceptance & Pride
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