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commentr/StutterJan 27, 2021
3 points

Hi... I reckon that it is actually a lot more *frustrating* for you to actually "**express**" yourself as a stutterer, **especially** while you're wearing a mask, bc people don't ***see*** your mout...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionAuthenticity vs. MaskingMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2021
6 points

This almost happens to me everyday, it’s much more harder as there is cloth on my mouth and I can’t move my lips as much as I want to but yeah there are just people who have little patience for anythi...

Speech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Physical TensionListener Reactions
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2021
20 points

Hey! First off, that cashier was super disrespectful. I am so sorry you had to go through that. And yes I definitely tend to see that my stuttering slightly increases with my mask! In my case, I think...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJan 26, 2021
48 points

Stuttering with a mask

Stuttering with a mask Hey guys, I am a college student currently on campus. I have stuttered my whole life, but have found talking with a mask to be substantially more difficult than without. While ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2021
2 points

Doing a presentation with anxiety and stuttering through every sentence The outside: haha dang it The inside: ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2021
6 points

My stutter comes out worst when I’m in line at Starbucks anticipating saying my order hahaha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2021
1 points

Funnily enough my handwriting is absolute shit, and in games I have an edpi of 250 (meaning that I need to move my arm 2+ meters to do a 360), because else I can't even try to aim, also I think I hold...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2021
4 points

Really, it is very exhausting. Maybe breathing practice is worth trying, as I run out of breath while I speak as I fight my way through stammer....

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Energy & Biological RhythmsPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2021
5 points

I am a 17M and I am exhausted of having a stutter. Literally every single waking moment of my life has been thinking about the next thing I’m going to say. I want a double cheeseburger from Culver’s??...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Helplessness & AgencyPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2021
2 points

I can agree with you that I stammer less when I try not to. When I reach a trigger word, I pretend to shrug it off like "eh this is easy" and it helps me getting through the word. Words come out smoot...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJan 22, 2021
50 points

Speaking is tiring.

Speaking is tiring. I am 19M and a stammerer (not by birth; words get blocked). The stammer is not extreme as I can talk to friends in person and on call without stammering most of the times. From a...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2021
3 points

Even relaxing doesnt do anything i just feel like something tightening up in my throat as soon as i approach somebody Im cursed lmao...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2021
1 points

Whenever I tell people about my stutter they are always surprised to hear about the physical toll that speaking, especially publicly, can cause. Seem’s intuitive to me but without knowing what a stutt...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Physical TensionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2021
3 points

I’m 30 and I still stutter. It’s much much much better than it was when I was 15 and in school. Kids are dicks which causes more anxiety which in turn can make stuttering worse. Back in school I alway...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
3 points

Haha, reminds me of the time I was working on radios and had to relay a small piece of information when my instructor (who was new and didn’t know me) was grading me. I chose to use a deeper, slower a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2021
1 points

The coordination between all the parts of the “speech machine” is the problem. When humming your are using your diaphragm and vocal folds, When speaking you are now ALSO using all your articulator...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2021
4 points

You can most certainly speak like that if you’re a police officer. The h is irrelevant to the rest of the word, and if you listen closely to other people’s speech, they will do subconsciously do this ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2021
9 points

you should put an h before those vowels. for example, “open” would sound like “hopen” and after would sound like “hafter”. It sounds weird and can be pretty difficult to do in a serious conversation w...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2021
1 points

Funnily for me, wearing a face mask is better because it hides my awkward face movements when I stutter, but it's also annoying because those same face movements drag my mask down and sometimes my nos...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2021
3 points

Funnily for me, wearing a face mask is better because it hides my awkward face movements when I stutter, but it's also annoying because those same face movements drag my mask down and sometimes my nos...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension