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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2020
14 points

> So you’re just open about it all? Yeah, you aren't going to hide it over the course of the entire year. I teach high school. If you are talking about something awkward, it becomes less muc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic LifeMindset shift
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2020
9 points

I put it in the room. When it gets really bad I do a chester cheeto-esque face shake out. Its fair game for the kids to ask me to repeat myself. Honestly the biggest issue is that I can't read verba...

Speech & StutteringSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionSchool & Academic LifeAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2020
2 points

I’m considering becoming a teacher but I’m in the same situation. I love languages and would love to teach Irish, but I’m worried about not being able to speak to my students cause I stutter a lot spe...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2020
4 points

Hey, I think we're in the same situation. I'm currently on my way to get a languages degree and I'm terrified with the idea of teaching. I think that if you consider your excitement for teaching bigge...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeAvoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2020
4 points

God I completely understand how you must have felt. Reading out loud is one of absolute worst things in school when you stutter...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2020
9 points

Ouch. I'm sorry that happened to you, OP. I have so many of these. How about the time when I was 14 in high school (I'm old now) and the teacher in my homeroom class had the bright idea that before ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & ConcealmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2020
1 points

In classes where discussion was mandatory I would never remember any of the content. On the contrary I've found trying to focus more on these other things instead of my stutter has helped me stutter l...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2020
3 points

Yes! I struggled in university because of this too.. I was under so much stress worrying about presentations and speaking in class that it really took a hit to my ability to retain information. Most o...

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Trauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/FlightSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2020
3 points

TL;DR , Started to stutter in gr.4 , now in university and have become adept at hiding it due to stuttering at the beginning of sentences. As well as just losing the stutter naturally. Oftentimes do n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2020
1 points

That sounds super hard, doubly so for a tonal language. Do the proctors know you stutter? There must be some sort of reasonable accommodation....

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School & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2020
3 points

I'm stilling getting a bachelors at the moment, but I think you should go for it if you have the opportunity. People stutter everywhere in every language. [https://www.fic.nih.gov/News/GlobalHealthMa...

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commentr/StutterMay 27, 2020
1 points

See if your child's school has a speech pathologist. l started speech therapy in kindergarten for a severe stutter. I got taken out of class once to twice a week to play games and read aloud with 1-2...

School & WorkTherapy & Professional
School & Academic LifeSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterMay 25, 2020
6 points

I think I might me stuttering but I'm not sure

I think I might me stuttering but I'm not sure Hi. I'm a 17F and I've been recently diagnosed with ADHD. I'm currently medicated for it. I'm thinking I've probably stuttered for my whole life without ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2020
1 points

Is this when reading to yourself or to a class? Ive actually had my worst stutters when I read out to a class to the point where a teacher embarrassed me....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2020
6 points

i stutter while doing a presentation: panik it’s a practise and i’m the only one in the room: kalm i’m recording it to send to my teacher: panik...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2020
1 points

I dont stutter that much in regular conversation but when I'm asked to rid anything is class shit hits the fan. So yeah I've had my fair share of "oh god here he goes" and "shit this guys". But one th...

School & WorkSpeech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifePhysical TensionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2020
3 points

I bet you're a great English teacher. Even if you're bad, it has nothing to do with your stutter. This is something I've been learning over the years. Anyways, please don't give up being a teacher bec...

Community & SupportSchool & Work
Validation & EmpathySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2020
2 points

I don't smoke weed so I can't tell if it really does anything to help me overcome stuttering but alcohol works really well, at least for me. Back in college, every time there was a presentation (Eithe...

Meds & SubstancesSchool & Work
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)School & Academic Life
postr/StutterMay 16, 2020
2 points

Quarantine

Quarantine I started to try to focus on my speech before quarantine. I took speech lessons with a guy who was quite cool and I started to not stutter as much. But now that I haven’t been out and talk...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMay 16, 2020
6 points

New chapter

New chapter I just finished high school and in a few months I'll be studying. I'm not even worried of people making fun of my stutter. I've sort of grown out of the 'give-a-fuck status'. It says more...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideSchool & Academic Life