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postr/StutterMar 22, 2014
3 points

A little trick that has helped me. Maybe it will help you.

A little trick that has helped me. Maybe it will help you. Sometimes I get stuck at the beginning of certain words after saying the first letter. Words liked "seven" and "level" are especially hard fo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
2 points

I'm the same way, but it seems the smaller the group the more comfortable I am...

commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
2 points

I hesitate, but I still usually speak. And its still pretty awful. ...

commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
3 points

Exactly, timing is everything when it comes to jokes. Timing isn't our strong suit....

commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
3 points

It definitely feels like it's to do with having to defend myself in some way. Basted stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
3 points

Oh Lord. I know that feeling bro. Just let me speak goddammit! Also, when they autocomplete your sentence and move the conversation forward instead of letting you do it or even completing your sente...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionListener Reactions
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
5 points

Oh yeah, absolutely. All the bloody time. Sometimes I have a great joke but I am afraid to deliver it because I know I am going to stutter and everyone has to awkwardly laugh even if they didn't under...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
1 points

Find out if it is policy to apply the disabled rate to speech disabilities. If it does, go ahead and take it. It’s not gaming the system if the system intentionally leaves a broad qualification....

School & Work
Access & Rights
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
1 points

Yep. Definitely qualifies as “Hostile work environment.” /u/merkman should talk to whatever passes for HR....

commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
7 points

What I sometimes feel is more annoying is when you want to join in a conversation being held by two folks that are really quick to jump in on any opening. Just the extra fraction of a second it takes ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAudience Scale & Group Size
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
3 points

I’m kind of the same way. Pretty funny that it should show up in online discussion, where the stutter itself should really have no impact. But when you have a fear that you will be unable to defend y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
2 points

My life in a nut shell....

commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
2 points

All the time. I often have stuff to say about a particular topic, but I stop myself for fear of stuttering. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
8 points

Constantly. It also has an impact on my joining online discussions. I think this is self esteem related - I don't want to come across as an idiot. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 22, 2014
11 points

Does your stutter make you hesitate or second guess taking part in a conversation?

Does your stutter make you hesitate or second guess taking part in a conversation? I realized today that the reason I'm a quiet person now (I was a lively person before) is that now I don't really tak...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
1 points

A punch to that fucker would feel very nice, but I think reporting the bitch would cause more harm to him....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
1 points

I am 99% fluent when I swear. It confuses me very much to be honest....

commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
2 points

"Fuck" is by far one of my favorite and most useful helper words....

commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
3 points

> She asked if I had forgotten my name and the whole class laughed. If I had a nickel... ...

commentr/StutterMar 22, 2014
1 points

Honestly, if I was in that situation, I would have punched that fucker in the jaw. This is unacceptable workplace bullying and harassment. Same sort of thing happened to me at work once, all be it j...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & CareerFrustration & Anger