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postr/StutterAug 31, 2024
3 points

im gonna kill myself bc of this fucking stutter.

im gonna kill myself bc of this fucking stutter. i cant take it anymore everyday this demon called stutter makes my life even worser and worser my friends laugh at me cuz they are lucky to dont have ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
5 points

Yeah, it's difficult and different things work for different people. I'm of the belief that it is not necessary to be a fluent-speaker, and all negative feelings around stammering are related to anxie...

Community & SupportTherapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyTherapy ExperiencesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
1 points

Yeah, it's difficult and different things work for different people. I'm of the belief that it is not necessary to be a fluent-speaker, and all negative feelings around stammering are related to anxie...

Community & SupportTherapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyTherapy ExperiencesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
5 points

Very well said! You presented a dilemma I was contemplating all my life. I tried both ways. It all boils down to Identify problem. The choice to leave it as is seems easy to say but not easy to adapt...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Identity & Self-PerceptionTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
3 points

That's really inspiring. I believe your point is that a speech impediment is not something that we all can control, and that it's more or less a spontaneous sort of thing that instead of forcing to "...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
10 points

Here's my stance. The best "fix" is to learn to accept your stammer. Learn to stammer in front of other people and not feel bad about it. Maybe it'll improve, maybe it won't. The point is, you shoul...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift+1 more
postr/StutterAug 31, 2024
8 points

A fix?

A fix? I'm sorry, you've probably seen a post like this alot of times but I'm genuinely asking here for advice. Currently, I'm 16M, I started stuttering when I was around 12 (I have memories of talki...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2024
1 points

Even if the stutter caused the insecurity and self esteem issues the stutter doesn't get fixed until the self-esteem and insecurity does....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 30, 2024
3 points

Need advice to get more confidence

Need advice to get more confidence Hi I'm M23 from Germany. I stutter since 4. I'm very very insecure and have no self esteem about my voice and stutter. I hate my voice, when I hear it, I always thi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterAug 30, 2024
9 points

For the first time in my life I openly and voluntarily accepted my stammering

For the first time in my life I openly and voluntarily accepted my stammering I'm a University student Fresher, here in my University we have Senior culture (not ragging) but teaching basic disciplin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
postr/StutterAug 29, 2024
1 points

Does anyone else feel the same?

Does anyone else feel the same? Does anyone else not relate at all with the stuttering community because they refuse to indulge themselves in the never ending rumination? I mean, it sucks but there's...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterAug 29, 2024
9 points

How to ignore other people. How to not get bothered by other people.

How to ignore other people. How to not get bothered by other people. I do practices and training and have improved, but I just can’t ignore other people and the thought of what they will think of me....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
7 points

Personally I would avoid anybody who talks about fluency or makes it a goal for you to stutter less. Stuttering isn't the problem issue. Fear, shame, not enjoying communication, not saying everything ...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Positive Therapy TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 29, 2024
0 points

Wanna see something..

Wanna see something.. So $7M or a cure to your stutter? ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 29, 2024
3 points

Am I on the spectrum?

Am I on the spectrum? Can stuttering or speech defects in general, be conisdered as a disability? If so, as a person who stutters, am I "on the spectrum" ? Because I've heard that stuttering is mostly...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
0 points

Hypnosis, good idea. Question to all... What do you think, will you stutter, if you forget that you were a stutterer?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 28, 2024
29 points

People are so ignorant

People are so ignorant Hey guys I gotta get this off my chest. I worked a customer facing job for five years and sometimes when I would stutter, the person I was talking too would change. Their whole...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterAug 28, 2024
37 points

Stuttering is not your fault

Stuttering is not your fault Stuttering is no one’s fault. Anyone could have been born with a stutter— it’s just random chance who does and who doesn’t. It’s nothing personal. Our bodies and our br...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
1 points

A big thing that helped me is that someone I interact with frequently and look up to also stutters. Also realizing that your fear of stuttering might not actually be solely a fear of stuttering. For e...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 28, 2024
110 points

I did it. It gets better.

I did it. It gets better. Hi everyone, I used to be absolutely terrified of public speaking due to my stutter. I get pretty severe blocks and/or caught on one syllable for an eternity. I remember how ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more