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commentr/StutterAug 13, 2013
2 points

I understand your frustration. Many times I've tried to say something to people or friends when I was excited, but I started to stutter so it took me twice as long and I ended making an incoherent com...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2013
1 points

I think being in that zen like state is key. Once I accepted that stuttering would be a normal part of my life, and it became easier to just start talking with people. For me, it has helped to mention...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2013
1 points

Odd, I always imagined him in a Delorean or riding a hover board....

commentr/StutterAug 13, 2013
1 points

From my experience, I was prescribed a generic version of celexa. It didn't reduce my suttering, but it made me a more outgoing person because it lessened my anxiety. As a result, I began talking with...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2013
1 points

So similar to me. Thank you for sharing!...

commentr/StutterAug 13, 2013
1 points

Thank you for sharing, especially the bit about German. Are you a native German speaker? Or did you learn it in school? Also, what is the "soft" start approach? And from your experiences, what are o...

Community & Support
Advice Requests
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2013
3 points

Perhaps it would take practice?...

commentr/StutterAug 13, 2013
3 points

I did some speak therapy a while back and they taught me to tell people I stutter. Initially I thought the idea absurd, I felt like I was in therapy so people wouldn't notice my stutter. I gave it a...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterAug 12, 2013
6 points

hey guys check out this stuttering documentary thats in the works right now!

hey guys check out this stuttering documentary thats in the works right now! i just discovered this subreddit and im not sure if many people are on it, but i have a problem with stuttering and it real...

Community & Support
Research & Resources
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2013
1 points

I'd be down, it'd be cool to get a group of people to just chat....

commentr/StutterAug 12, 2013
3 points

Speak slowly. If you are recording it via Skype, have post-its on your screen reminding your to BREATHE. You can also try to speak with your eyes closed. Don't worry about anything around you, only th...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Mindfulness & BreathingFluency TechniquesSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2013
5 points

Ok. When I took speech terapy, the lady said to "taste the sounds". In visual ways you look like a retard, but since your doing a podcast, it's ok I guess ! So try it, speak slowly and "taste" every s...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterAug 12, 2013
3 points

Going to be on a podcast tonight - Need advice

Going to be on a podcast tonight - Need advice I am going to be interviewed as part of a podcast later tonight and I am pretty nervous about my stuttering. There are times where I can go minutes on en...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2013
1 points

Something that seemed to help me was singing, i sang in my high schools chorus for all 4 years and never stuttered during singing. Exercising my brain and speaking skills that way kind of improved my ...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Situational VariabilityPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2013
8 points

just tell them that you stutter. when you talk to them and they say something about it, tell them that you just stutter. my speech therapist at the school would send a email to my new teachers that i...

Coping & AdvocacyParent & CaregiverSchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesSchool/Clinical AdvocacySchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterAug 12, 2013
4 points

Problems with starting school.

Problems with starting school. As we all know, school requires talking and communication, and I do try to reach out to the people sitting around me and try to make friends. The issue is I stutter pret...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2013
2 points

thank you!...

commentr/StutterAug 11, 2013
1 points

You're not <3...

commentr/StutterAug 11, 2013
1 points

Didn't work for me either. But glad I tried it :/...

commentr/StutterAug 11, 2013
1 points

It does suck. But I found changing the word makes it worse and saying hello becomes harder and harder the more you avoid it. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution