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postr/StutterOct 2, 2023
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I have to do 3 minutes speaking session tomorrow

I have to do 3 minutes speaking session tomorrow As i mentioned in sub before i am pursuing journalism course and tommorow I have to give first presentation, currently no one know i stutter,i barely s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterOct 2, 2023
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Struggling to get a job

Struggling to get a job Hey guys I wanted to know if you are finding it difficult to find a job, I have a strong stutter and if I would have an interview, I don't know if I can do it except to write w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterOct 1, 2023
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Dating a speech language pathology student?

Dating a speech language pathology student? I am a (M24) moderate to severe stutterer and recently, I met this girl on Instagram and we have only been texting. Today, we shared what we do for a living...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2023
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Yes, I recently got hired for a position, and this time, I made sure to inform the interviewer that I have a slight to mild disfluency. I am usually a covert stutterer, but informing them helped me st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2023
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I'm not a covert stutterer so unfortunately I don't have any advice. All I can say is when you are tired of being covert there are therapies out there that can help you stop hiding, face your fears, a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 29, 2023
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There was a point in my life where things were going great, especially around that age where I did my all to not let myself dwell or think about my stutter. Over time I got used to it and it became s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2023
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I too am trying to start my online business so I don’t have to talk fo anyone anymore and embarrass myself it’s constant fear going into too work every so I’ve been working hard trying to learn how to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2023
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The less you care, the easier it is. The trick is to focus only on communicating information without regard for how you’re judged....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 28, 2023
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I was an overexcited confident kid who stuttered. My parents rolled with it. They didn’t finish my sentences (most of the time) and rarely spoke for me in public and with relatives. We hardly mentione...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSchool & Academic LifeHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2023
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I don’t tell people I stutter, I don’t want them to treat me different from others. They usually think I’m either slow, a slow talker or under the influence....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 25, 2023
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The reason why relapses occur is because the PWS (person who stutters) starts taking fluent speech for granted if fluency has occurred for a week or two. Stuttering is a habit. The bad speaking habi...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesHope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 24, 2023
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In 2016, I participated in eight weeks of inpatient therapy, much of which consisted of confrontation therapy. Talking to people on the street, asking salespeople for advice, making phone calls. The s...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 24, 2023
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Yeah I will not listen to myself recorded esp if I can see myself speaking. Honestly as a kid this is probably what stopped my singing: people would record me singing Christmas songs and admire how I ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2023
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Dam. I feel the exact same way. We all have our vices. But stuttering is so exhausting. I'm always conscious of it. Doing mental gymnastics in my head to avoid stuttering....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2023
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I stuttered since I was 11? I think it stopped happening when I was 13,14 but when I entered high school, I had less social interaction and start stuttering so much worse til this day...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentLoneliness & IsolationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2023
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We've been friends for years, but I still avoid opening up to her because I just don't like her watching me struggle, even though she's okay with me stuttering all the time. Yesterday, after the misu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2023
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I’ve also been stuttering since I was 8. Yea every time I’m alone for a few weeks with barely any social interaction, my stutter gets worse. But for example, when I was in high school, my stutter wasn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Experiential AssociationHiding & ConcealmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2023
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>Do they really though? It’s often us who scold ourselves by saying people dislike us In my experience, most people don't care. There's simply not enough energy or willpower to care enough about i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2023
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I agree with you, Crypto. Old Covert is ashamed he stutters so hides it, then wants to make stutters who can’t hide it ashamed that they want to hide it. Makes up some fairy story about a popular stut...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2023
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Hey, I'm also in NY, been stuttering my whole life. Because of stutering i dropped out of high school, never went to college and basically had to teach myself everything in life. I got into soft...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftHope & Motivation+1 more