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postr/StutterMay 26, 2021
4 points

blocking more again

blocking more again my blocking got worse again :/ I have 3 presentations in the next 3 days, 2 of them will definitely be in the same week, maybe even the third one. and I'm so scared. my stutter is ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterMay 25, 2021
17 points

An Awkward and uncomfortable situation...

An Awkward and uncomfortable situation... today was my moms birthday and we went out to eat. My mom my grandpa and our neighbor decided to tag along with us to go out to eat for her birthday My mom ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 25, 2021
42 points

Stuttering and how isolating it feels.

Stuttering and how isolating it feels. I want to vent on here and ask for some advice, and I know many people are most likely in the same predicament at the moment, I have stuttered my whole lifetime,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 25, 2021
23 points

Any advice?

Any advice? I'm so screwed I have a 20-minute presentation for my science class the next week or so and my speech block has become exponentially worse. I can't even read off something anymore or tal...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterMay 22, 2021
8 points

Need an advice

Need an advice Hi everyone! I am male, 28 yo. I began having speech issues at the age of 3, when my grandma was trying to wean me off my left-handedness, this is when I started to stutter. My mother n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMay 22, 2021
42 points

I can’t approach girls because of my stuttering problem

I can’t approach girls because of my stuttering problem And i feel a failure because of that... in 18 years, i couldn’t make friends and approach a single girl. Every time i want to say something, i j...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 20, 2021
44 points

Does anyone else feel that their stutter ruined their dating life?

Does anyone else feel that their stutter ruined their dating life? I feel like my stutter took away many relationship opportunities. I’m 25 and still haven’t been in a relationship. For a long time I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2021
2 points

The "SUPER FUN" had me laughing, lol. One of my most common stutter traps is my name. Also things I'm really excited to say and don't get me started on oral presentations....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2021
3 points

Stutters can have patterns, but sometimes its random, which is SUPER fun. I would say just make yours worse in what ever way yours is. Maybe its t&d, b&p, and k&g, or words that start with...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Cycles & RandomnessFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterMay 20, 2021
5 points

I am writing a fiction story on Wattpad about a girl who has a stutter. Any advice?

I am writing a fiction story on Wattpad about a girl who has a stutter. Any advice? I have a very slight stutter, but the character that I am trying to write has one that worse. Do your stutters have ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMay 20, 2021
6 points

I brought my application back into a store and stuttered pretty bad. Is my chances of getting the job shot now?

I brought my application back into a store and stuttered pretty bad. Is my chances of getting the job shot now? When I got there I asked to speak to a manager that gave me the application yesterday. W...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMay 20, 2021
6 points

Can I overcome/'fix' my stutter?

Can I overcome/'fix' my stutter? I'll get right to it. I didn't stutter whatsoever before I turned 11. From 11 up till I turned 14, my stuttering was episodic. It used to happen for a month or two an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMay 18, 2021
3 points

possible mini job with lots of interaction with strangers

possible mini job with lots of interaction with strangers earlier at dinner with my family, the girlfriend of my brother suggested a mini job as a strawberry seller in these small cabins. I was lookin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2021
1 points

Same. Yeah, same here. I had a really low stutter from 3-16 age. Then I started blocking on my fucking name, and it has gotten worse....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterMay 18, 2021
13 points

Languages

Languages So when you guys talk in different languages do you stutter more? Less? Or is it the same? I’m learning Japanese and I’m stuttering so hard 😭 Does this happen with anyone else?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesSituational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 17, 2021
16 points

A question for fellow bilingual stutterers.

A question for fellow bilingual stutterers. I grew up in Australia with a pretty bad stutter. That can't get two words out type. I still have it, but like most people it's often not noticed by people ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesSituational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMay 15, 2021
6 points

Can tongue twisters help with stuttering?

Can tongue twisters help with stuttering? I noticed that I usually stutter with words that start with T or S. So for example, saying "statistics" while talking to my friends or in public causes me to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2021
1 points

S is also the one I struggle with the most, it and most SH words. I wonder what the most commonly stuttered/blocked letters are....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2021
1 points

On a similar note, it’s even like that in different languages! We can’t avoid the fact that stutter is just a hard word to say. It’s tartamudeo in Spanish, which I can barely say...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2021
2 points

Oh man I hate S words too! There should be a stutter day where people can try to spend a day without using a word starting with certain letters!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names