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commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2024
1 points

Lol I have no problems getting girls I stutter kinda bad but if I'm comfortable with you I can talk fluent I'm pretty attractive so it's not hard to get girls my current girlfriend is 21 I'm 27 she's ...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Dating & RomanceHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2024
3 points

Thanks for your wonderful insight! I know about that book but I haven't read it. I have always been a good writer..well at least I try to be. The worst part is hiding my stutter and acting normal. Mo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
2 points

Honestly, just practice. I remember 2 years ago, I had my first phone screening interview and I was so nervous. I stuttered basically the entire time and I was so embarrassed. I could barely say a com...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
1 points

Thank you! I accepted the job today and there's some great advice from the comments. I totally understand what you mean by adapting your behaviour around your speech. I used to be like that when I was...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
9 points

Me too! I know I'm blocking and word substituting. I very rarely outwardly stutter. My family says I occasionally stutter but not much more than anyone else. I'm so concerned about this that I have ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
12 points

No one believes I stutter

No one believes I stutter Family doctor, psychologist, disability services, friends. They see no evidence of it yet it’s something I deal with on a daily basis....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
1 points

100% agree. When I was younger, I gave a lot of energy toward speaking by trying to push past my blocks and prolongations, and that was draining mentally and physically. Literally gasping for air afte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
2 points

Same here. I have to admit I feel a little **shame** when admiting that I stutter. When I hear someone talking about stuttering is like I inmediatly try to hide the fact that I my self have a stutter....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
4 points

Maybe you are right. I am a covert stutterer so more than half of times, people don't even realize that I stutter....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
1 points

Maybe you are right. I am a covert stutterer so more than half of times, people don't even realize that I stutter....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
7 points

Yeah same here I feel like I put a lot of effort to speak normal and it's consume a lot of energy. I feel so tired when I talked all the day....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
18 points

Because you're trying not to stutter and you've spent most of your life trying to avoid stuttering. That creates a lot of stress and tension in the body, not to mention all the things we do to try and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
postr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
8 points

Stuttering and mental health

Stuttering and mental health Yo hello everybody , i need help with my situation. In fact , i have a lot of blocks while pronouncing especially in french ( when i am alone i didn’t stutter at all but...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
1 points

Learned at a young age that it would go away when I got older, I'm 33 now haha it stuck with me! Good thing too, I appreciate the stutter alot now, girls think it's cute and that's given me confidence...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
1 points

That makes a lot of sense. It takes a lot of mental energy not to focus on the stutter when it happens....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2024
2 points

I’ve stuttered since I could even speak and I’m currently 26. I work security at a Hospital and have to talk to people a lot on a daily basis. These situations are not always good and it can bring out...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

Heyy a therapist as in regular therapist or speech therapist? I realized that I need to accept myself only way my speech can come out fluently and not be something I’m not. But it’s hard as I see s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

It's rare at this age for sure, but bit unheard of. I know someone who started at this age. My biggest advice is not to try to hide and control your stutter. That only layers in bad habits and shame. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

Thanks for sharing your story. I'm no longer at the gym and am now trying to move into a manager role in the corporate world and so this story is particularly encouraging for me as it sounds like that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2024
1 points

Third year of studying in med university, and well, you just get used to it, and stop caring about anything, so don't focus on it and it will be alright (kinda, at least it won't be as stressful as in...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring