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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
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
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
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 21, 2014
1 points

Where are you from? You dont need to let others allow you to finish to let yourself finish your sentence....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
0 points

I have a hard time dealing with this myself. On one hand, I would want to be comfortable enough with myself to be able to take a joke about stuttering and just laugh it off. On the other hand, it is s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
3 points

I'm the opposite :/ wish I wasn't tho. The more people tease me (more nervous around them) the worst it gets. Wouldn't be as bad if I wasn't getting made fun of my Whole life because of it - figured ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2014
2 points

I don't know what it is about me but when people call attention to my stutter, I don't stammer as much. I don't understand. I think that most people that I talk to throughout the day think I have a ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2014
1 points

I'll try to keep this in mind. I have always noticed I hit a block when trying to order food and stuff. Now I just need to figure out what to do about it. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2014
1 points

I'm 23 yrs old and I have had a pretty bad stuttering since high school. I didn't let my stuttering define who I am, mainly because I really didn't care or thought much of it........... Until I got my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2014
2 points

Something that helped me when i knew i was approaching words i had difficulty with was cutting the word up. Specifically i used to have a hard time with words that have CH in them. so like the word ch...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2014
1 points

I struggle with beginning sounds a lot too, specifically 'hard' sounds like strong 'B's or 'G's. Basically any sound where you cut off airflow to make the sound gets me stuck a lot. That's the trick...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2014
1 points

>i basically talked myself out of stuttering. From my experiences and encounters, this really does seem to be the best way to do things. There's actually a whole therapy around this. "stuttering y...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2014
3 points

I agree, being comfortable with yourself is the most important thing you can do. In my experience the more worried I am the worse I stutter, so if you go around constantly worried about what people th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2014
1 points

I'm 18 too. Speech therapy helped me personally. It didn't fix it but it have me tools to manage it better. How to deal with your stutter depends on what kind of stutter you are. For me, I try to make...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2014
2 points

I don't know if it was being afraid of missing anything but i knew that no one was going to make it easier for me on purpose. My dad always told me the squeaky wheel gets the oil and here i was just a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
postr/StutterMar 17, 2014
2 points

Trouble with beginning sounds

Trouble with beginning sounds I have had a mild stammer/stutter ever since I was a child. It is mainly a product of my rapid speech but I have noticed that I also struggle to get out the begging sound...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2014
1 points

i dont do any speaking exams, i think. i get extra time in my exams anyway though, becuase of my writing :P its not really exams i worry about with my speaking ( i dont think i do any speaking ones...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment