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commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

Hey! Most of us know exactly how you feel. Problems arise because you're anticipating it so much which is very normal in the type of situation you feel yourself being in. Paradoxically, it's this...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

Focus on your actions rather than speech, it sets you apart anyways and that's nothing to be ashamed of, no need to hide it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

This was my fear going into the job but it turned out the exact opposite lol. I had a pretty severe stutter but everyone at my work is now used to the way I talk and they just wait for me to get out m...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 11, 2023
4 points

Feeling Very Insecure

Feeling Very Insecure Hello everyone! I have had a stutter since a very young age, but now I feel like it’s kind of become the centre of my life. Or I have made it that. I think about it all day every...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
1 points

I never hid my stutter.. bit I have this happen too ..sometimes I'll know someone for weeks and not stutter ,when it comes up I let them know. It just makes it easier to let it be known off the jump ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
3 points

Be ready to see an enormous amount of male genitals lol. EDIT: Nonetheless, if you meet someone cool, it would be a perfect way to train speaking. But most people there are horribly mean, please tak...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
4 points

Yeah it feels like once someone i meet and was talking normally with learns the hard truth, its hard to go back from that inferiority feeling even if im great at ignoring things...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
3 points

Sometimes I also can't say my name. Currently I'm a graduate from my college and have a decent IT job but because of stuttering I miss lots of good opportunities in my placement campus but today I don...

Therapy & ProfessionalSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Seeking TherapyQuality of LifeHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
5 points

That’s because most of our stutters are psychological. We think we are incapable of making certain vocal sounds, so we hesitate. We have conditioned ourselves to hesitate our actions, and sometimes th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
19 points

hey i used to deal with this a lot too but my speech therapist told me that stuttering doesn’t mean you’re not a good communicator. at some point people will find out. or maybe they won’t. the point...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
4 points

I don’t think it’s actually stuttering I believe that because you’ve learned it recently and you have the background fear of stuttering it happened. Raise your self confidence and Never feel discoura...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 10, 2023
35 points

Stuttering at work :(

Stuttering at work :( I hid it pretty good for a bit but just a couple weeks in and most my coworkers probably caught on that im the stutter guy, it makes things super awkward for no reason...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
5 points

I've had a somewhat similar experience to you, however different in many ways too. Same here, 22yrs old, only did speech therapy in elementary school, but i dropped out of it myself because i didnt f...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & Avoidance
Seeking TherapyHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2023
2 points

That’s cool to hear. There are some stutterers who seem to be like completely 100% accepting stutter and all and they do well but I find more than half are a little more covert like us....

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2023
2 points

I get it. I've never publicly volunteered that I stutter. Though obviously someone would notice after speaking with me for a few minutes. If someone asks me about it, I confirm it. But I'll never br...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterAug 8, 2023
12 points

Stutter got noticeably worse over last few months

Stutter got noticeably worse over last few months Hey all, just wondered if anyone else has been in a similar situation before. I've had a stutter for most my life but since going into a professional...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
postr/StutterAug 8, 2023
25 points

almost zero social life

almost zero social life My stuttering is quite severe. And due to it I almost isolated from world around. Honestly it didn't bother me for a long time because I have a lot of hobbies and things to do ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & AgencyFriendships & Belonging+1 more
postr/StutterAug 7, 2023
48 points

Coworker made a joke about my stutter.

Coworker made a joke about my stutter. My stuttering consists on blocking. Sometimes I am unable to let a word out and I get stuck. I noticed that when I talk to my close family I do block but then I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+3 more
postr/StutterAug 6, 2023
40 points

I’m not cured, but I’m better. Here’s why.

I’m not cured, but I’m better. Here’s why. I’m a 16 year old male. I had a stutter in 3rd grade but i had therapy in school and it cured me after a few months (although i think it was just the art of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2023
2 points

I know it sounds really sus. I know it sounds like I am making light of the situation but believe me, I know how it feels to be trapped because of this handicap. I would say just try speaking in publi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+1 more