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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2023
1 points

So you’re telling me I could’ve ended my stutter if I just faced my fear of public speaking:/?! Jokes aside, good for you for facing your fear and was able to get rid of your stutter. I’ve literally s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2023
3 points

Like, don't plan extensively or sit and think about it. Like what I did was whenever I had the urge to speak and that nervousness or the thought came in, I just stopped and thought once what I had to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2023
3 points

This is very true for some of us. I had it real bad ever since i remember until around 26 years old. I would get stuck on all the letters, mostly sss, fff and repeat like t t t, k k k. It was horrible...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2023
7 points

I stuttered on every other line. I remember I once got stuck mid-sentence while reading for the class on the word fridge and I was just saying " F FF FFF", So basically yeah I got bullied pretty bad....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2023
1 points

Writing about stuttering can take ages because experiences are varied. My mistake right from primary school was hiding my stutter and appearing to everyone as a normal speaker. I was made the senior p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2023
2 points

Nah I'm good I think I'll just keep it all caged until it breaks open and shits all over my life...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterAug 5, 2023
9 points

I think you should read this.

I think you should read this. I watched a movie with a guy that had Tourettes Syndrome, that wanted to be a teacher. True story based on a real person. There is a scene where the young kid with Toure...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2023
10 points

Great question. And IDK if my take even applies to you. If I'm off base, pardon the following. If your stutter is directing your life, you start taking control back. One decision at a time. And it d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+1 more
postr/StutterAug 4, 2023
10 points

Little vent sesh

Little vent sesh I have to do phones/customer service at my job an hour or two a day and it's not the whole day so usually I can get by alright, but damn this week really sucked. I was "um"-ing all ov...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2023
8 points

I feel that the experience between men and women are a bit different. Men are expected to be more confident and to be assertive when they talk. Stuttering (in my culture at-least) is a sign of weakn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 4, 2023
35 points

Stutter and relationship

Stutter and relationship Hi everyone. Does anyone feel that their stutter is a barrier to find a relationship or to make friends? Im 26 and have had my stutter for most of my life. I’ve found that ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2023
1 points

My first job was with an internet service provider out of college because I had gotten a degree in information technology and wanted to, you know, go into IT. And this was one of the few IT jobs avail...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
3 points

I was EXACTLY like you. Exactly!!! I am 29 now and it's been such a long, hard journey. But I will tell you that the absolute BEST thing you can do for yourself is NOT HIDE!!! Go do what makes you unc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
3 points

I'm 25 now. I've been working since I was 15. My stutter has been "cured" at times, but it ALWAYS comes back when I'm on the phone or stressed. Now, I'm in a sales support position and talk on the pho...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2023
1 points

Yes, I realised that and it made smile. Most of the time, people don't assume that you're stuttering...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
6 points

Adderall cured my stutter completely when I was younger. I was so excited I went to my doctor to talk about it and she laughed in my face and told me there was no way she would ever prescribe me adder...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2023
3 points

I have a masters degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and I stand on a stage in a huge auditorium every other week and train medical professionals (60 to 100+ in the audience) and avoidance ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJul 31, 2023
5 points

Any MBAs with a stutter?

Any MBAs with a stutter? Anyone done an MBA and trying to progress in a business career and feeling stuck just cos you can do shit but the daily anxiety and avoidance just consumes you? I attended t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2023
1 points

A waitress- and I’ve been one for 13 years now 🤣 I’ve got more anxiety talking to people on the phone than in person though now....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2023
3 points

I will say the most pronouncable name at that specific time, later on i said some BS like i go by my middle name or smthing like that😁...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment