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postr/StutterJan 5, 2025
9 points

Do you stutter speaking alone? And how to talk to other people like when we are alone? Is there a way to "switch" from one to another?

Do you stutter speaking alone? And how to talk to other people like when we are alone? Is there a way to "switch" from one to another? Hi, how are you all? so I decided to ask you common questions I h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJan 5, 2025
15 points

Can people tell you have an impendement?

Can people tell you have an impendement? People just assume I’m nervous or insecure or don’t speak the language (I’m black in Europe). I’ve lost friendships and work opportunities over of this. It’s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterJan 4, 2025
19 points

I wanted to talk about my experience stuttering

I wanted to talk about my experience stuttering It is harrowing to realize that my ability to communicate with other people is limited. I often can only speak if some arbitrary sound isn't included in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2025
6 points

As someone commented before, that’s my current situation with SSRI’s. I still have to take a moment sometimes to pause, and slowly let the words drip out (which I hate, because my default is to speak ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2025
1 points

My first thought is yes, the confidence, but as you may know, the confidence is directly correlated to the stutter, or lack thereof. Went to my doctor because my sex drive (and sex life) had fallen ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2025
17 points

This happened to me when I was put on SSRI's. It was completely gone. I ultimately went off them though for good, as I could not get past the side effects. Having no libido was enough to get me off th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2025
1 points

I was a cashier when i was 16 until i was 18, after that i worked in a shop where I had to sell jewelry. When I had a huge stutterblock I just said something like "I'm sorry, i have a stutter", and wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+2 more
postr/StutterJan 4, 2025
106 points

Alexa and Stuttering

Alexa and Stuttering I always get frustrated talking to Alexa because as I block, it sounds like I am done speaking. So Alexa interrupts me and plays the wrong song, or gives me information to just t...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2025
2 points

I disclosed my stuttering to my therapist in our first session. She believes that my anxiety and task avoidance are due to me always avoiding any stressful social or speaking situation during my form...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2025
3 points

I just say no with a straight face. They eventually realize I have a stutter and feel bad. Did it to a cashier at harbor freight when she laughed about me "forgetting my phone number" and it felt gr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2025
3 points

My wife agrees that my stutter is more pronounced. The cluttering does fuel a little frustration in our relationship as she tells me she has a hard time understanding me....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & ProlongationsFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2025
1 points

For formal meetings with structure, I plan ahead. I write notes and ensure I know the topic. This makes it much easier to focus on technique and getting to say what I want, how I want to say it. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Preparation & RehearsalAvoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
1 points

Sorry, its just a hunch. I mean how can they blame me for being so slow, when its my first day working in a warehouse job in a 400,000 square foot ikea....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
1 points

I have the same problem. Weirdly if I start out a sentence with “you know” it makes me stutter way less for some reason ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
4 points

Good question. But also a difficult one. I personally notice the stuttering more but I have been told at times that I clutter more. I’ll have to ask my wife what she thinks and revisit this question....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
6 points

I know that stuttering and cluttering often occur together; which do you think you do more? Which do you think is the biggest problem?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
1 points

There is nothing about you post that indicates it was your stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
8 points

Not the dumbest, but because I stutter and clutter I am often confused for having a foreign accent....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
15 points

Very close friend of mine and pretty smart to be fair too but I’m not sure if I would say it’s dumb or just ignorance, but he said is the problem with your stuttering that you don’t think about what t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2025
3 points

Totally commiserate with your predicament. You can say bill or check. You could also just say 'icipt' if it's a north American accent. The 'R's are not emphasized anyway. Hope it helps!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment