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postr/StutterNov 30, 2024
18 points

How do you have friends?

How do you have friends? The last time I had friends was 6 years ago when I was 12. How do you manage to have normal conversations? It's so embarrassing for me to stutter, and that's why I'm quiet all...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
postr/StutterNov 30, 2024
7 points

The woes of starting stuttering as an adult

The woes of starting stuttering as an adult Hi there! So it has been a year since my brain decided to stutter out of nowhere, and man I still hate it so much and I feel like the hate grows with every ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2024
5 points

Don’t warn people ahead of time. If you happen to stutter, just mention it then....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2024
24 points

…..so my stutter won’t be cured if I stopped Fapping and just go to the gym 7 days a week?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
0 points

u/muttly2001 I observed some behavior in this thread that might not align with the guidelines. I noticed a participant in this thread whose comments seem disruptive ("**The stuttering community deserv...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
2 points

Part 4: **Examples**: **Extinction failure** * Repeatedly reminding ourselves that stuttering might recur (Cognitive distortion: **staying open to the possibility of stuttering returning**) * Believ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
2 points

Part 3: **RFT (Resistance to Extinction)** = Various ways we might develop resilience to the extinction process: * **Renewal effect**: The conditioned response (CR) re-emerges when the subject is pl...

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commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
2 points

Part 2: To continue. I've made some adjustments to the brainstormed model. **Here is the revised classical operant model**: (I've added extinction process and extinction failure) **US** = Social re...

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commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
2 points

>*"Stuttering doesn't make sense if we reduce it to external triggers. Triggers are like a symptom of stuttering."* **Part 1:** Great reply! I’ve noticed that many people, particularly those less fa...

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commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
2 points

>*"Stuttering doesn't make sense if we reduce it to external triggers. Triggers are like a symptom of stuttering. Triggers doesn't take into account what's going on in the brain during a stutter momen...

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postr/StutterNov 29, 2024
14 points

I just want near fluency.

I just want near fluency. my stutter tended to fluctuate throughout my life between not-noticable and cant-get-a-sound-out, but the past two(?) or so years it's just been at the maximum, with it only...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
2 points

Yea ofc my stutter affect games like these. Another such game is called Taboo. That one is also fun. And I wouldn't want others to accommodate me. It's just a game so there are winner and losers. Even...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
5 points

Just relax man, I used to feel so bad about stuff like this back when I was in school. I realise that none of it matters once I accepted my stutter. Remove any expectations of fluency, others reaction...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterNov 29, 2024
12 points

Gave a presentation today... Didn't go well

Gave a presentation today... Didn't go well I just gave a presentation today... (it sucked) Sometimes very rarely (only once I think) a presentation went well (if well means I stuttered at the start...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterNov 29, 2024
11 points

Frustrated

Frustrated I am frustrated. I was pitching a startup idea and got stuck and got rejected. How will I handle people and team if I stutter Its like god has been unfair to me I am not able to talk with...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
2 points

Oops. I can't find the link to the name. Don't use the name that I gave you. We can only hope your message will be seen....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
1 points

I have achieved my own "worry-free" stutter just through improving my confidence & having past evidence of my success. What do I mean by that? 1. Start talking about your stutter to somebody. Admitt...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
3 points

yes, I agree. listening, thinking and talking - three seems to be difficult to coordinate. I can do only one at a time. People seem to lose patience because of that. adding more to the fuel, the stut...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2024
2 points

When I was 12 I went to speech therapy and I played Uno with the people that were treating me. They told me we did this for me to practice saying words that start with vowels. So... yes, they do affec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2024
3 points

If you can, I'd just ignore people like that. The minute you hear them say that, don't waste your breathe trying to explain yourself to them. All I'd maybe say to them is do your research. Especially ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAvoidance & Substitution