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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
2 points

I feel this immensely!!! My stuttering peaked in high school and while it would come and go, it came back in full force over the past few years. I’m a 32F. For me, I think remote work and stress play ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
postr/StutterJan 31, 2024
3 points

I really want to be able to do content creation

I really want to be able to do content creation I’ve watched gaming videos for around 10 years and have wanted to do something like it but I stutter all the time and I hate listening back to the video...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJan 30, 2024
10 points

Hopeless

Hopeless Hate this stutter with my entire life. Can’t even hold my ground in front of my family coz I’m getting stuck on every word. I’ve lost all hope in everything. Can’t even find a job in my caree...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2024
3 points

Re “you can’t escape the anxious feelings that come your way when you start stuttering” - I mean, actually, I can, to a large degree. It’s taken a while, but eventually I have realized people generall...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJan 30, 2024
11 points

I tried an antidepressant that my friend had and it reduces my stammer by at least 80%

I tried an antidepressant that my friend had and it reduces my stammer by at least 80% My friend told me he was suffering from anxiety and was prescribed these and as we were talking about it he was d...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJan 29, 2024
15 points

How do I deal with my stutter?? Help me please

How do I deal with my stutter?? Help me please Hey guys 25F here, I've been dealing with what I believe to be a stutter since I was about 18 years old. I have no idea where it came from or what starte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
3 points

Hello, I want to share with you that I have a stutter and sometimes I block, then proceed with the rest of the date. Hiding it shows a lack of confidence, and you know you are insecure about it, if s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentDating & Romance
postr/StutterJan 28, 2024
14 points

How did you guys get jobs with a stutter after interviews?

How did you guys get jobs with a stutter after interviews? I’m 20F. I have a 15 minute phone interview tomorrow morning for an internship. My stutter always bothered me but it wasn’t something that RE...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMemesJan 28, 2024
9 points

So a lady asks her lady friend,

So a lady asks her lady friend, "how did you meet your husband" "Well, I'm a pharmacist and he came in the store asking for XXXXXXXL condoms......but I didn't realize until after we got married that ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJan 27, 2024
11 points

Zyprexa (olanzapine): experience so far

Zyprexa (olanzapine): experience so far Hi Around 2-3 weeks ago I started taking Zyprexa (brand name for olanzapine: an atypical antipsychotic). The first 2-ish weeks 2,5mg/day, now 5mg/day. I showed...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterJan 27, 2024
39 points

Stuttering killed my social life

Stuttering killed my social life For years now I have difficulty introducing myself to people because I have to take a long pause in my speech to say my name. People have made fun of it by saying "you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2024
3 points

I find I stutter less when on solo travel. Nobody knows you, so can create a new persona....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2024
3 points

If you would like to know more you could see an SLP with experience in neurogenic stuttering. That may be difficult to find though. I would encourage you not to fight or try to hide your stutter if it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Hiding & ConcealmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
34 points

I've been fortunate that no one at work has ever asked about my stammer, and I genuinely appreciate it. I'm more comfortable when my speech isn't a topic of conversation. No reminders, no "You're so ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
1 points

I usually don’t care about my stutter anymore. However, i still avoid talking with new people. Not that I’m scared or anything but its just years of functioning which i just can’t and don’t want to ch...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterJan 25, 2024
4 points

Anyone here working in the medical field??

Anyone here working in the medical field?? I’ve let my stutter hold me back in every area of my life but im at the age where I need to figure my shit out. I went to college for two years intern sing t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJan 25, 2024
26 points

F Stuttering Experiment - Who's In?

F Stuttering Experiment - Who's In? I’m 47. I knew I was different at 5. I remember calling it stuttering by age 6. I know the struggle and it’s real, it hits deep and no one else can understand what...

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Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightPersonal Stories+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2024
1 points

Tbh with strangers I block less since I know I won’t see them again, thus I’m not afraid (as much) to embarrass myself in front of them in comparison to embarrassing myself in front of, say, my boss....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMemesJan 24, 2024
13 points

Then ends up ordering a totally different item because you know you'll stutter anyway

Then ends up ordering a totally different item because you know you'll stutter anyway ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2024
4 points

Absolutely! All those things you mentioned occurs beneath the [stuttering iceberg](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/19ayi8s/lets_be_honestopen_when_addressing_the_iceberg_of/). As you pointed...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying