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commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
2 points

Same happened today. Looking back wasn't too bad as I got to convey what I wanted to say without being stuck for too long, but there were managers on the meeting and idk, I'm feeling like shit....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
6 points

I wish I could do that! Sounds brave af to me. I am still trying to move on from blocks and let it fly especially in a meeting....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
2 points

Hey buddy. I hope you are doing fine. From my experience it does help. As for the why I really don´t know. Maybe it is because looking someone at the eye make's me connect with him more deeply. But...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
1 points

I read MintChococo's comment today [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1bj4c8j/comment/kvoz3ir/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button). T...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentExperiential Association
postr/StutterMar 20, 2024
4 points

In your own experience, is holding eye contact helpful to get past a block, or just an avoidance behavior basically a trick?

In your own experience, is holding eye contact helpful to get past a block, or just an avoidance behavior basically a trick? ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
2 points

Yeah, it did work out for me. Managed to get a lot of my meetings virtual. Record my presentation, keep the phone on airplane mode and voila😝...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
2 points

I actually did that once, but only on audio. Was a little weird, but way better than if I had to do it in person....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
2 points

I worked for apple care for about 6 months. One thing I did that helped was turn the camera on my pc so I could see myself. It didn't work 100% of the time but it definitely improved my fluency. The h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

hold eye contact, doesn’t matter how the conversation goes in my opinion, what matters is that you’ll force them to have a genuine interaction with you and people will have to respect that, people are...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
7 points

>I have found that over time I have gotten better at feeling a block farther ahead and can better plan around it so that i hit them less and can work around them in more ways without needing to restar...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
11 points

But this is an avoidance behavior.. and can become exhausting to always have to do this. This doesn't bring the fear down for me. It just adds a new trick/behavior into my speech pattern....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMar 19, 2024
7 points

Have you ever recorded your part on a mobile phone and delivered a presentation?

Have you ever recorded your part on a mobile phone and delivered a presentation? So, this time I had to present to 100 people virtually and due to stuttering issues. I recorded the whole presentation ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentPublic Speaking
postr/StutterMar 19, 2024
6 points

I am an Australian with a stutter. I was making $160k last year. Tonight I am homeless

I am an Australian with a stutter. I was making $160k last year. Tonight I am homeless ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

I am an Australian with a stutter. I was making $160k last year. Tonight I am homeless

I am an Australian with a stutter. I was making $160k last year. Tonight I am homeless ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
3 points

I joined the Air Force when I was 20. Logistics Management was my career field which consists of A LOT of talking and briefings. Go figure. Within my first month I had to give a training to two people...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentHumor & Community Tone
postr/StutterMar 18, 2024
40 points

I have realised that I don’t care

I have realised that I don’t care I don’t know how to explain what I mean by this. For a long time, I really wanted to be rid of it. Then, I finally accepted that it probably isn’t possible to be rid ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
4 points

I barely stutter, maybe with occasional blocks. I have just begun to accept that I AM a stutterer regardless if I'm considered fluent by most other people. In my perfectionism, any imperfection hasn'...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMar 18, 2024
2 points

Other people reaction

Other people reaction It sucks when we stutter in front of someone. They make silly joke´s, think we forgot our name, look us with a weird expression. I heard a history of someone thinking a PWS was r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAcceptance & Pride+1 more
postr/StutterMar 18, 2024
12 points

Sucks

Sucks My dream job since I was a kid was to work for the FBI or CIA. I knew how to get there but considering communication is a big thing I never even thought about pursuing it. Now I work at whateve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
1 points

wow thanks for your service, that’s a long time. very impressive and thank you for your advice i’m happy to see people dealing with it like it’s nothing...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment