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postr/StutterJul 31, 2013
1 points

Reactions when you come across other stutters...

Reactions when you come across other stutters... I have a very mild stutter, and am in a position where I have to speak with customers. I tend to use word substitutions fairly often, and am a little e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentListener Reactions
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
2 points

if you just make it known that the person mocking you isnt funny, even if you stutter doing it, you win...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
1 points

The second example....

commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
2 points

I'd love to say something like that but I'd stutter through it all then feel stupid. :/...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
6 points

Four years ago in 7th grade I took an art class and we had assigned seats. The teacher told us where to sit and then afterward she wanted to make sure that we were all in the correct seats (she was qu...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
1 points

I have been teaching middle and high school for a few years now, and like many other teachers here, I am up front about it at the start of the year. I think it really does help to create a supportive...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
School & Academic LifeDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
2 points

I don't stutter in my head as in I'm having a thought and I stutter ex: "I sh-sh-should r-r-r-really be getting in the sh-shower and getting int-t-to bed soon". But rather I'll be going over something...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
3 points

Confidence is key. I work as Group Personal Trainer in a new studio, and for the first few weeks I was the assistant Trainer. The lead guy had a microphone on, whereas I had to shout encouragement...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
1 points

I feel the same way. My stuttering usually goes in cycles where I stutter all the time for 3 or so months to not stuttering for another 3 or so months and back. During the 'off' times I might stutter ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Cycles & RandomnessAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
2 points

Same way, sometimes. I stall but my mind is still going, thinking of all the things I want/need to say and my mouth is still stalling. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
1 points

I haven't really noticed an urge per say to move but looking back I'd say I tend to fidget a bit more. But I guess I don't really get an urge, its seems more of a sub-conscious thing....

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
1 points

Yuuuup!!!! I do it *all* the time. "... I can't think of it! Its right on the tip of my tongue! 'Is it [insert word here]?' Yes, that's it... [continue on as though I actually said the word because 97...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
2 points

I find that when I try and stall, my thoughts start to spiral and nothing comes out at all! The way I look at it is this: "If they have a problem with it, it's their problem, not mine." Hope that he...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
2 points

Sometimes I tell people that I have a stutter too but sometimes its just too embarrassing and/or I end up stuttering on that too; but, thankfully, not as often! I often will change certain words as w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
1 points

Good work! Stay the course and be sure to recall this day when you're anxious next time!...

commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
1 points

Yeah, I'm not going to stop eating, but maybe eating less would be a good thing haha! I've fasted before and it really just cleanses your mind and body. ...

Causes & Variability
Energy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
1 points

Depends where you are, but if you are given any issue at work because you stutter, there are a number of things you can do. For example, and for a more extreme case where you feel "discriminated agai...

School & Work
Access & Rights
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
2 points

Saying my name is where I first stuttered in public. I didn't stutter until I was about 13, and managed to "hide" it by saying things that I knew would be easier to get out. Can't really change your...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
1 points

I asked my physician about this a while back. He looked into it and found nothing in the literature to support it....

Therapy & Professional
Seeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2013
2 points

At this point in my life, I wouldn't describe stuttering as a "hardship". It was stressful during high school, but then you realize that everyone has "problems" and this is just one that I'll have to...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride