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commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2014
1 points

fellow stutterers unite! (or should I say u-u-u-nite) In all seriousness, awesome job! I'm working towards this. Do you get primarily blocks or repetitions? ...

Speech & Stuttering
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2014
5 points

Congrats op! I, too, have a sutter. I'm still a junior in highschool, and I hate it so much. But I remember when I was reading my WHOLE bar mitzvah prayers and speeches, I was stutter free because I p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Preparation & RehearsalHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2014
2 points

well done !...

commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2014
0 points

Here is what the linked meme says in case it is blocked at your school/work or is unavailable for any reason: #***Success Kid*** >***Post Title:*** *Just posted this on /r/adviceanimals - thou...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Personal StoriesHope & Motivation
postr/StutterFeb 8, 2014
46 points

Just posted this on /r/adviceanimals - thought I'd post it here too! Very proud of myself.

Just posted this on /r/adviceanimals - thought I'd post it here too! Very proud of myself. ...

commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2014
2 points

I have a stutter and I'm also a journalist so using phones are obviously very important. I have a rehearsed speech that I always practice before and 99/100 I get to say it with clarity, obviously som...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2014
3 points

Practice an easy transition word, usually one without a hard vowel as the opening transition to start fluency. I use "This is (my name)" instead of "I'm" or other more difficult starting openers. With...

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

Not much advice on trying not to stutter, when im introducing myself I just try to enjoy meeting the other person (and therefore look like im happy to meet them, and not worried about my stutter). The...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
2 points

Reading so many of these phone-related posts makes me so glad that I really am not afraid of the phone! What helps me, i think, is the fact that the other person can't see you, so you have so many way...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
3 points

For talking on the phone or ordering at the drive thru there's some stuff you can do, like taking time to breathe, slowing down and putting pauses between words, stopping then starting over, or changi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
3 points

There is no reason for stuttering more on phone than in a real conversation, except for psychological reasons. So, you stutter more on phone (and I do that too!) just because it's a unusual situation...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
9 points

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postr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
13 points

Do you guys have any tips on how to introduce yourself and talk on the phone while trying not to stutter?

Do you guys have any tips on how to introduce yourself and talk on the phone while trying not to stutter? I'm 23 and have been stuttering as long as I can remember. Every I have to introduce myself o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
3 points

I talk fast too, especially when I get excited or nervous, and it always makes the stuttering worse. What has helped me more than anything is to force myself to slow down. A lot of times when I get st...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
2 points

Perhaps if you changed your mind you could do what ShutupPussy suggested and that bearZero supported. Change your mind, change your ways and perhaps you will solve your own dilemma....

Coping & Advocacy
Mindset shift
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
1 points

Talk to your teacher about it and tell him/her about the situation, talking about it makes it 10 times better! Edit: i fudged up ignore the placement of this comment. Take it as a "first-rower", so ...

Coping & Advocacy
Self-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
1 points

why do you think that?...

commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
1 points

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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
1 points

You talk fast because you stutter. ...

commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2014
1 points

Same here. ...