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postr/StutterFeb 24, 2023
24 points

Stuttering and The Whale

Stuttering and The Whale I watched The Whale by Brendan Fraser a couple days ago, and it got me reflecting on my own stutter and experience in a way that I'd like to share. The film keeps coming back...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2023
1 points

I meant that by doing this you demonstrate that you don't care about stuttering, and other people notice that, you can even get along better with people if you don't try to hide your stuttering. thus...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2023
2 points

apparently this improves your self-esteem, since it shows other people that you don't care about their problem, now if you're willing to do that, congratulations, I can't because of mental weakness, k...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
5 points

I think it's harder to do when you're younger. As you get older, I think it's easier to gain perspective, and you get new priorities in your life as well. My suggestion would be to start to develop ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
5 points

would a regular therapist work?

would a regular therapist work? Hello, I'm 15M and have speech blocks. My stutter is psychological that's why my speech therapist said she couldn't help me. I've been getting advice that confidence an...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Advice RequestsMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
1 points

I don't know how one stops caring. I think it's different for everyone. I don't think it's something you can work on directly because the very act of working on not caring means you care. It's like wh...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftHope & Motivation
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2023
8 points

How to stop caring?

How to stop caring? Hello, in 15M and have speech blocks. I've been watching this YouTuber lately called Chase Gilles. He shares how overname his stutter and his advice is not caring what others think...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2023
2 points

Well your mind works quicker than your comprehension of it. You already have your opinion ready - that is how you feel about something. It’s never a problem to word something a second time, or to make...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shift
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2023
1 points

Confidence in what I'm saying, and not caring if i do stutter...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2023
2 points

The straight up version: Its definately cognitive. Fake your confidence till you make it, by forgetting you stutter. Stuttering is no more than a tunnelvision, and to get out you focus on the externa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. MaskingMindset shift
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2023
13 points

Tips to improve stuttering to outgrow stuttering (I discuss: if 87.5% can outgrow stuttering, why can't we? What are the best tips we can learn?)

Tips to improve stuttering to outgrow stuttering (I discuss: if 87.5% can outgrow stuttering, why can't we? What are the best tips we can learn?) My aim is to outgrow stuttering as an adult. This is m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2023
1 points

Just adapt a IDGAF that I stutter mindset and go live Life cause we only have this one...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2023
2 points

Hey, just a question. Will the forgetting about your stutter actually work? I do stutter less If I don't think about it but I still have my doubts....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shift
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2023
2 points

I think we just have to «own it». Own your stutter. Meaning you should show no sight that it’s bothering you. It will also reduce your stutter. I find it difficult because it feels like a curse. Anyon...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2023
5 points

Absolutely this. I'm 41, and being a teenager sucked. Now I look back and think why in the world was I so caught up with how I talked. Later, I realized the only person who really cared about it was m...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2023
2 points

Hi! I think you responded to my comment here once.. as an adult who has undergone many different speech therapies, I'm just now realizing that maybe the best approach really is psychological. I'm dete...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Mindset shiftSeeking TherapyTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2023
3 points

As an adult, I am not sure if outgrowing stuttering is an "effective" goal. Something more effective would be finding ways to change your mindset when approaching conversation and develop techniques ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2023
1 points

Stuttering has become the least of my problems. Wait till you’re 30 bro. When things you care for change (which is now, not embarrassing yourself towards your peers) and how much you care about stutte...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationMindset shift
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
11 points

Well I asked myself your question a long time ago and Im living the former. Never looked back. I hope you realize sooner or later that the latter doesn’t make more sense. please stop trying to pers...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
3 points

This is an incredibly unhelpful post. Firstly stuttering is not cognitive. It's not an emotional thing or a confidence thing. You can't forget your stutter. You can't make it by faking it. That is non...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking