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commentr/StutterDec 27, 2013
1 points

I speak fluently when I talk or read aloud to myself. It kind of defeats the purpose of practicing strategies, since there's no stutter to practice with when I'm alone, but that's how I know what flue...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationSituational Variability
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2013
1 points

I had the opposite approach to my stutter. I oftentimes deliberately put myself in situations where I know I'm going to have to talk to people just to prove to myself that it wasn't affecting me. I TA...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2013
1 points

We're all on the same boat here. Don't concentrate on the negatives and start feeling sorry for yourself. Remember that you're better off than alot of people and if you don't try, you'll never know wh...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2013
2 points

If the waitress is really worrying you, go back and talk to her. Explain to her that overcoming such fears/problems as the other day is a step on your road to 'owning' your stutter. If I ever have a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2013
3 points

I liked it a lot, I also have a stutter that has improved in the last 6 months from speech therapy and counseling. Stuttering is hardship that nobody would understand unless they had to endure it. It ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2013
2 points

Yep, i usually get blocks on the "K,P,T" letters (consonant i believe?), but the worse sounding stutter comes from indeed letters like s , especially if the s goes with t. If i get blocks on conson...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2013
1 points

Whenever I have to speak to a group, I now always preface with "I have a bit of a stammer, so if I get caught-up, please bear with me". When I do stutter, I see supportive smiles on the faces of the ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAcceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2013
2 points

I would like to give no shit, but on other hand i dont. Whenever i have to speak to someone and i stutter my face turns to red, palms start so swet and knowing that makes me blush and swet even more....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2013
1 points

I am a teenage stutterer too (age 14). If you live in the US you can enroll in therapy at school for free, even if you are home school. It is the law. I've been stuttering for as long as I remember. M...

Community & SupportParent & CaregiverTherapy & Professional
Advice RequestsSchool/Clinical AdvocacySeeking Therapy+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2013
1 points

I loved it! Not only was it about stuttering it was also a mini love story...

Community & Support
Personal Stories
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2013
2 points

hell yeah! I'm in a similar situation and so sick of it, (currently I'm in my room because it's christmass and I don't even feel like socialice in this moment, can you believe it?) this is also my yea...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2013
2 points

I used to hide it until I noticed it made things worse when I did talk. Now, I talk as much as possible even to the point of starting a few podcasts (not stuttering related) just to give me a reason t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2013
3 points

If you want her to know that you have a stutter and weren't rude, then you have to let her know, usually by speaking. Being rude because youre a jerk and being rude because you're crippled by the fear...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterDec 24, 2013
18 points

Does anybody else hide their stutter to the point that people don't realize you stutter but comment on your avoidance behaviors and stuttering side-effects (low confidence)?

Does anybody else hide their stutter to the point that people don't realize you stutter but comment on your avoidance behaviors and stuttering side-effects (low confidence)? When I tell people I stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2013
2 points

Stopped giving a damn. Medium dose anti depressant. Counseling from a psychotherapist. These are some of the things that have helped me virtually lose all my stutter. I only stutter, or have periods o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2013
1 points

Hello Dylan, your post really inspires me. I was/am an international student in the U.S/ Aus. Being a stutterer has really impacted my life in a very negative way, I am too scare to speak to people, e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2013
2 points

Post that shit on /r/videos dude. It was really good....

commentr/StutterDec 22, 2013
1 points

Loved reading your story. Inspiring! Godspeed!...

commentr/StutterDec 22, 2013
1 points

vanitysmurf said it best. Good job and best wishes, man!...

commentr/StutterDec 22, 2013
2 points

good job man. you cant let it rule you. i dont know you, but im proud of you!...