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commentr/StutterAug 19, 2022
1 points

I feel you can practise the R sound alone. More like rrrrrr... That really helped me with that sound. I realised I had trouble saying the word radius. I have noticed so many factors that contribute to...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesRepetitions & ProlongationsOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2022
1 points

Well you didnt meet the criteria. That´s all. I don´t see any problem whatsoever. I don´t understand what your stutter has to do with this. You are likely heavily overthinking :)...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2022
1 points

I’ve done this. Thought “why don’t I stutter on this word” which turned into “why shouldn’t I stutter on this word” which resulted in my stuttering on the word. Yes, I believe stuttering for the most ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2022
3 points

When you repeat something over and over again. Your mind believes it to be true. Same is with stuttering if you let yourself believe that you stutter on vowels sooner or later your mind will believe i...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterAug 15, 2022
3 points

Stuttering is all in the mind

Stuttering is all in the mind How many people believe stuttering is all in the mind? That most people stutter because we convinced ourselves that we have a stutter. I’ll give an example. In 2020 I kep...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2022
2 points

Eye contact is one of the best tricks to work on reducing. You might replace it with something else, but it probably will be better than closing eyes anyway. Also you practice by reducing in easy sit...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2022
1 points

I stutter way worse on somedays and i don't even stutter a little bit on somedays, i guess it's just the feeling that you get when you don't stutter for a day you think stuttering is gone and now I ca...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Cycles & RandomnessOverthinking & MonitoringEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2022
2 points

I experience this as well sometimes. It’s like if I think about what I’m saying less while I’m saying it, I stutter less...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterAug 14, 2022
19 points

Trying to let it go....

Trying to let it go.... So guys an incident happened with me recently so wanted to share it here. There is a shop near my flat in Pune which I visit frequently. While ordering some stuff I stutter a f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2022
1 points

I think I speak so fast because I’ve trained my brain to push through those blocks/disfluencies with so much force when they come about… and that extra force I use carries over to the rest of my speec...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2022
1 points

I actually have the same thing happen to me. The way I picked up on the fact that I speak too fast was by recording myself just speaking normal sentences out loud like I would in a regular conversatio...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2022
1 points

When I’m talking with a pretty much stranger somewhere where I am confident about my knowledge and have gone past the difficulty starting speaking....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2022
2 points

If the interview went good, then you're most likely a covert stutterer (I presume the interviewers only realized that you stutter after you told them so). I'd say use that to your advantage, take th...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideOverthinking & MonitoringHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2022
4 points

I have to present slides over zoom and I have to do 5 conferences a year where I stand at a booth and promote our company. 1. I never disclose my stutter. I’m trying to make money. 2. I try for the ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2022
3 points

I completed an enneagram personality test recently which confirmed I'm a perfectionist and it made me realise that I'm expecting perfect speech of myself which is an impossible goal. Nobody's speech i...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2022
5 points

Maybe look at it this way. You have an imaginary joint in your mind (your mental 'shoulder'). This joint has at least 10 muscles attaching to it. Every single of this muscle is a domain if your life i...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingOverthinking & MonitoringHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2022
2 points

Hi! Interpreter and irregular stutterer here :) I am doing breathing exercises and have regular appointments with psychologist to accept it, find the root cause and get rid of it. I fluently speak in ...

Coping & AdvocacyTherapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingSeeking TherapyOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2022
1 points

That makes sense. I usually have repetition and it's rare for me to get blocks, thankfully. I've tried to speak slower and even prolong my words but it isn't always a guarantee it'll work. I didn't t...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Repetitions & ProlongationsPhysical TensionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2022
1 points

Hey i know this is very late but i have the exact same situation, able to speak fluently alone but experiencing blocks and stutters communicating with others. I am certain this is a mental issue just ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2022
1 points

I can't say if these tips will help you, this is totally my personal tip:- 1. Be confident 2. Don't overthink 3. Use breathing exercises daily 4. Think yourself as superior than others( just don't sh...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation+1 more