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commentr/StutterDec 17, 2022
2 points

Honestly …you let it define you. And if you want to live your life that way it’s your choice. We all only only have one life, just 1. You do what you want with it....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2022
2 points

Yeah all the self help, pull yourself by your own bootstraps type lingo in the stuttering community is very off putting....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2022
19 points

Funny that most comments here are exactly those people you describe lol, but there's some truth to what they say....

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Validation & EmpathyMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2022
33 points

I think the major point here is that we all struggle. Some more than others. We should be trying to lift each other up though and meeting people where they are. I absolutely agree that some people are...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & EmpathyMindset shift+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2022
4 points

Do you want to be a laborer, or do you have bigger dreams? Nothing wrong with being a laborer if that is what you want. But if you are choosing that because of your stutter, you are going to be unhap...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2022
8 points

I think what he’s hinting at is you need to take ownership over the problem and not spend your life basically accepting / being mad you can’t speak on the phone and stuttering defines your entire exis...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2022
1 points

It’s not that you shouldn’t, I think, it’s more of, there are better things to do than to lie on the bed, facing the ceiling, glooming. Still, it feels nice to lay in bed all day lol...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2022
3 points

via andrew tate i learned that i shouldn’t complain or get sad ab stuff i cannot change so i dont really care...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindset shift
postr/StutterDec 15, 2022
17 points

If avoiding stuttering was a possible way to overcome it, it would've worked by now

If avoiding stuttering was a possible way to overcome it, it would've worked by now Imagine everytime you walk down a hallway a bowling ball drops on your head Are you going to continue walking down...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2022
12 points

Go read Lee Lovett’s book about stuttering and the mind training. Pair his knowledge with your future and you just might kick it off the planet for good. I applaud you....

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Research & ResourcesMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2022
6 points

This is a loaded question that deserves more of a conversation than a post. It sounds like you may benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or some similar therapy.. We have the stutterer's mindse...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftFluency Techniques+3 more
postr/StutterDec 15, 2022
49 points

Voluntary stuttering is ESSENTIAL in my mind

Voluntary stuttering is ESSENTIAL in my mind If your goal is to overcome stuttering, you MUST remove your internalized conception that stuttering is a bad thing, something to be ashamed of. The only...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2022
6 points

I wrote a [PDF document](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HDSS41H5PbcdvXBXPWK8-fY3FwIOuT4F/view?usp=sharing) with self-confidence and self-esteem phrases that I use. Knowing yourself is the beginning ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2022
7 points

I agree completely! The first step to progress is to allow mistakes. Everyone defines mistakes and success - differently. My definition of a mistake is that we consciously react/intervene to the subco...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift+1 more
postr/StutterDec 11, 2022
28 points

For stutters with anxiety

For stutters with anxiety If you do not allow yourself to stutter you will continue with anxiety and fear, as a result you cut off your spontaneity. Instead if you allow yourself to stutter safely an...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingLoss of Control
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2022
2 points

If you cannot afford it, there are SLPs with similar ideas that have free podcasts. If you put in the time and effort and are willing to do some scary speaking things, you can gain significant contr...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Seeking TherapyFluency TechniquesMindset shift
postr/StutterDec 10, 2022
11 points

Are there any PWS that are on the spiritual path?

Are there any PWS that are on the spiritual path? If you've found any deeper meaning beyond the 'limitations' of your stutter, or if you're on the journey of self improvement and self discovery, I'd l...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & MotivationMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 9, 2022
1 points

Bro you just have to put your mind to it, constantly tell yourself you don’t stutter. A tactic called self automation is what worked for me....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2022
2 points

And besides bro, no matter how you lived your life the past 33 years, all we have is today. Even the people that have lived very well the last 33 years don’t have the past. All they have is today and ...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2022
1 points

> My stutter causes me to miss out on so many opportunities in life It's a hard lesson to learn, but we allow our stutter to make us miss out on life. A lot of it stems from fear. Take a risk an...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Helplessness & AgencyMindset shift