Search

postr/StutterJun 1, 2023
13 points

Did you ever get help by your parents doing speech therapy techniques when you where younger?

Did you ever get help by your parents doing speech therapy techniques when you where younger? I was sent to speech therapy many times and at different ages when I was younger. And to be honest I never...

Anticipation & AvoidanceParent & CaregiverSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEarly Concern & Onset+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2023
3 points

Its much easier when i am recording myself in my own room, but as soon as i start talking to someone i block like crazy...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2023
2 points

It is just because i am pretty much used to talking on a video camera. But as soon as i talk to a stranger i block like hell...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2023
2 points

If the idea is that the stutterer hears themselves speaking fluently, then almost all stutterers don't stutter when they are alone. I occasionally record myself speaking alone, I even sometimes put o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentExperiential Association+2 more
postr/StutterMay 30, 2023
18 points

Tonight supposed to be great...

Tonight supposed to be great... Hi, I am a college student. Tonight I received an award for being one of the 8 students with highest academic records. But when the host asked me some questions, I stut...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2023
5 points

I got a flash back. Oh god. So it was early 2020 that i had to enroll in a speech class that was 80% girls. Mind that i have a major stutter😅 like at time i just can't get shit outa my mouth and just...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2023
1 points

Broooo. Damn it's like reading myself here, every instance of what you said is completely true. I have noticed the same stuff as you said, Do you mind if I drop you a Dm. ?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMay 24, 2023
8 points

Help!! How can I lessen stuttering at work?

Help!! How can I lessen stuttering at work? My stuttering comes and goes in phases, and usually flares up when I’m stressed or struggling with anxiety a little more. I just started a new job and a big...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment+1 more
postr/StutterMay 23, 2023
18 points

Stuttering? You care more than anyone other

Stuttering? You care more than anyone other I just wanted to briefly describe my experience here, which has made my everyday life with my stuttering much easier. Namely, the fact that no one cares wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMay 22, 2023
12 points

My stutter came out at work.

My stutter came out at work. While I was at work, I was trying to ask my coworker if we had to do anything else but it was kind of hard to get my words out. He assumed that I was asking him that quest...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2023
4 points

First of all, fuck that guy upside-down with a shovel. Second of all, for situations like that I either slow down or take a break to focus before I respond. Or if I know it might be coming, I practi...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2023
1 points

I usually dont remember what i do, so at that point stuttering is the least of my concerns......

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2023
15 points

I stutter less and after understanding where (most) of my stutter stems from, it's down to the judgement/views other people have on me. So when im speaking to someone and it's a quiet environment,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
4 points

You are amazing dude. I guess I am the total opposite, all my life I have tried to hide my stuttering and strangely enough, I have never been laughed at, I have never been bullied etc. Yes maybe some ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
9 points

I also find I come out of blocks quicker when I make continuous eye contact thorigh a conversation. Somehow it works. But it's so hard, especially on those blocks that grimace your whole face....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
9 points

Yes, this is the my most cringe-inducing secondary behavior behind the grotesque facial contortions of a hard repetition or block. On the advice of a fellow Redditer, I've been working on making and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
8 points

Whenever I stutter, I feel like if I make eye contact, I’ll see the shame, embarrassment, and confusion looking back at me. HOWEVER I have read that making eye contact helps to reduce stuttering....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
2 points

How did you manage to hide your stutter for all your school and work life? Weren’t there moments where you were forced to talk or read?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
4 points

Because you both are embarassed about ur stutters ig and maybe don't it accept it to comfortably talk about it with others...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2023
8 points

Some stutterers are extroverts and feel less shame when in social situations. Some are more internal and any stuttering incident can shamefully live forever in our heads. I’m a member of the latter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsCommunity & Support
Hiding & ConcealmentFriendships & BelongingLoneliness & Isolation+1 more