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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
3 points

My stuttering gets worse when I'm talking with people I know especially family because I naturally want to talk more infront of them not because im nervous. I'm usually quite reserved with others and ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
2 points

Doing a presentation and having a stutter is quite challenging especially when it's the time when it's the worst, I recommend making a script and try Saying it out loud in your room or anywhere you wa...

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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
1 points

That feeling is really such a killer. The way you think avoiding the discomfort of stuttering is going to make you feel better, only to realize how limited and caged you choose to be when you let your...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterMar 1, 2025
7 points

Why do I stutter

Why do I stutter Long story short growing up i never really had a stutter if anything i was very good at speaking. Now last 3 or 4 years. I'm 25 now. I notice i stutter when I'm not very confident a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
2 points

I honestly struggled with this during my GCSE English speaking exam. I stuttered quite a lot but I would say it wasn’t as bad due to practising it informs of friends and family. I struggled but was ab...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
3 points

Hey, my GCSE’s are approaching soon too. I’d say it depends on wether you think you can manage your stutter in the exam or not. It’s better to not do the speaking test and still score very high in you...

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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
1 points

Yeah, totally. I'm not saying every stutterer's a genius, but that fear makes us over-prepare....

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
1 points

Although it sounds like you’ve already made her aware her speech is abnormal, in which case disregard my last bit of advice....

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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
1 points

I think the best to do would be to not make a big deal of it or make her aware of that there’s anything abnormal about her speech. Give her plenty of time to speak and don’t finish her sentences for h...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
2 points

I'll try to explain. This is my experience and may not hold for you. Let's say you want to order a hamburger with lettuce and tomato. And the whole time waiting to order, you are worried about sayin...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2025
4 points

I agree with the OP that many stutterers are smarter than average. From a young age, the constant mental gymnastics and vocabulary it takes to minimize stuttering is a cognitive exercise. All day ever...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
3 points

Yes because we want to crawl back into bed. When I'm with my family or a group I pray I'm the last one if I don't have my order typed out....

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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
1 points

no seriously though! and now when I’m a drive through or restaurant my boyfriend with tell me to order and I just stare at him; eventually get my order out but if they didn’t gear me then I repeat it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
7 points

I have an app called big note, you can type and maximise the font to fill the whole screen. It’s so convenient and it makes people’s life easier. But same my stutter became worse than ever to the poin...

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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
7 points

all the time ESPECIALLY when it comes to fast food! Do I still stutter or skip over words that I know I’ll get stuck on?? yes....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
9 points

Does anyone else write/type what they want to say?

Does anyone else write/type what they want to say? Well, exactly what it says on the tin. But also, those that do have you seen a increase in stuttering tendencies, did you become reliant on it? I sta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
52 points

stuttering is not your fault!

stuttering is not your fault! This post is for anyone who needs some stutter-positive affirmations…. (If you’re not in a space for stutter-positive content, that’s totally fine! You don’t have to be!)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
2 points

This person was way out of line. I totally get why you’re upset by this. It’s your turn, dammit! YOU decide if you want to pass…...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
1 points

He started to talk abt how fluent he was when he talked abt sth he’s passionate abt VS small talk. This rlly hits me cuz im literally struggling w ts...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Propositionality & WeightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2025
2 points

Yeah. I don't know how it works anymore but back then all the communication up to the final stage of the matching process was fixed by eHarmony. It wasn't until we both agreed to talk freely to each o...

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