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commentr/StutterMar 1, 2022
11 points

Personally I would find that awkward and off topic. We can tell that you're awesome from you being a good listener more than by you saying you are. Focus on what's being said rather than how it's bein...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2022
5 points

I’m sorry. I relate. I would express my thoughts so much more and be myself if I didn’t have to worry about how I sound. It’s really sad....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2022
8 points

I get embarrassed all the time. I work at a desk job where I have to make calls some times and am constantly stuttering. But I don't let it over take me and I just embrace it. If I let the fear of emb...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2022
5 points

tbh, just don't give a crap about the stutter. stuttering is something which if you store anger of it inside of you, its just gonna make you sick. Cant change the past mate, free yourself in the world...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterFeb 28, 2022
38 points

Do you struggle feeling authentic?

Do you struggle feeling authentic? I never feel like I can truly communicate what’s on my mind to people. I just settle for the easiest thing to say. There’s no one who truly knows me. It makes me fee...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingLoneliness & IsolationQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2022
4 points

I'm convinced that my stammer came from a series of traumatic incidents in childhood which are triggered by any number of things stress and anxiety among them, made 100 times worse in situations simil...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2022
9 points

That sounds like me. I don't really have the anxiety when speaking to my mother but I still stutter. I think after a decade of doing it it's become a habit or possibly something to do with strengtheni...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2022
12 points

Well anxiety can make my stutter worse, but I still stutter when I'm comfortable. I don't have much problems with blocks because I was always impatient and would just butcher the word and move on rath...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2022
2 points

Lmao oh I do, trust me. My conversations are pretty funny sometimes. Not because I'm joking around but because of the different voice tones and accents I use. Shits hilarious. But like I can't do that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2022
6 points

I don't stutter alone, I only stutter with a person. Why? Answer: because in my experience when I'm alone I think: "I'll say what I want to say". When I'm with a person I change this thought into in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2022
29 points

I thought my stutter had held me back in my career for most of my life. But it was actually my fear of stuttering that had held me back. I have a job that requires my articulating ideas and presenti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2022
1 points

Most stutterers don't stutter in private situation it's only when a human is added that we think that we will stutter. Why are you convinced that your stuttering, in your experience is genetic and in ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2022
1 points

I think the relevant point is that “stuttering” is a highly imperfect description, bc it is such a wide variety of things : repetitions blocks secondary traits fear/avoidance Each of those can ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2022
2 points

Me too man! It’s like it just helps me feel less tense to talk about it. Even the time leading up to talking about it, I feel more fluent because I know I’m not planning on hiding anything about mysel...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2022
2 points

it's not weird so much so that if you are speaking to someone and visualize that you are alone, then you don't stutter to a person in the same way if you are alone at house recording while visualizing...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2022
1 points

I agree, you are basically not stuttering because of luck and distraction. You need to learn not to care. But how do we not care?...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2022
3 points

Awesome! Yea, I just wasn’t sure of your tone because we’re online lol. Yea, I think being ourselves is huge for the journey of recovery from stuttering. It’s so difficult, but I believe that if s...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2022
3 points

I only disclose it in job interview not at random people. Don’t look for anybody acceptance just be yourself. Some people will accept you just the way you are and others won’t but that’s ok and it’s p...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2022
3 points

Same thing happens w me around new people. I also am more fluent when I’m angry-stressed, and with emotionally charged conversations (small talk can be very difficult). Try telling those new peopl...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityMeds & Substances
Fluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. MaskingStimulants & Caffeine
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2022
1 points

i personally act the other way, i really really try to mask my stutter at home because my family is ableist, but at school im not as pressured to do so, i still mask it but not as much because masking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking