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commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
2 points

I don't know what people think about this, but let me tell you something. You are neither right nor wrong about it, you are wrong because "your fellow stutterers" don't think the same as you do, they ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
3 points

Let yourself fuvking stutter bud. Ur life is over stop hiding it. These strategies do t work for long periods of times....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
12 points

"Hacks" are the reason your stutter causes you so much struggle....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
3 points

It’s hard. It’s like, really, really hard. I promise you it gets better though. My teens were some of the worst years of my life. For me it got easier after some speech therapy where we also worke...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
6 points

Has Anyone Been Rejected From A Software Role Because Of Your Stutter?

Has Anyone Been Rejected From A Software Role Because Of Your Stutter? Some time back a friend made a referal for me for this software related role at a tech company. I got accepted for an initial int...

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2023
9 points

I am like you, good looking guy I think and mild stutter but not once have I told any of my friends. I mean it’s not like I hide it but I don’t disclose I just go about my day. I thing it’s pretty obv...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterFeb 13, 2023
11 points

choosing to not disclose stutter

choosing to not disclose stutter im just trying to see if anyone on here doesn’t tell their friends about their stutter ? i’ve never told any of my close friends ever and kind of figured they could al...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2023
2 points

You can, as you already said, try antipsychotics, so dopamine-antagonists like Risperidone or Olanzapine, Aripiprazole as they seem to be the most effective according to research. I tried a similar dr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2023
1 points

Yeah well believe me anybody that is self concious about they're stuttering is way more uncomfortable/embarrased than the person listening 😂...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
3 points

I was like this and it did get better over time, really. I still stammer and still have periods where it does my fucking head in, but most of the time it’s not high on my list of priorities. I don’t...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
4 points

This is why I wish I could communicate solely in writing, honestly. I sound (and look) like a complete idiot, and people treat me like I'm stupid as soon as they hear me try to speak. I have a ton of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
4 points

same man, its like people see u as someone else just by the way you speak. i hate it so much...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
2 points

It’s weird as soon as I press the record button for a video I start stuttering 😭 thank god for video editing...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
2 points

Brilliant man! Yeah it’s damn exhausting. Worst part for me is that even with all my strength put in, i sometimes feel I left some things unsaid just because I decided it wasn’t worth the effort. Wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
14 points

Job potential

Job potential Hi guys, I'm 19 years old and currently in uni. I'm one of the top students of my major in economics. I've actually been called an 'excellent student' by various professors and tutors I...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
61 points

I sound so unbelievably stupid when I speak

I sound so unbelievably stupid when I speak there is an enormous contrast between my thoughts and the words I utter. Someone will say something to me and I will come up with a response almost instanta...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
8 points

Self-therapy 'manual'

Self-therapy 'manual' Hi all Has anyone stumbled upon a sort of online self-therapy manual (e.g. handbook with 'exercises' and so) for people who stutter? I'm, just like most of you, a lifelong st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentFluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2023
22 points

God same. It's like I can never say what I exactly want to say. I have to switch words, hide around, limit my vocabulary....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2023
66 points

The worst thing about strutting

The worst thing about strutting The worst thing about stuttering is not having the ability to be myself, I don’t have the choice to say what I want to say, i come across as a different person who does...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2023
6 points

I think so. In High school when my stutter was at its worst, I avoided talking as much as I could unless it was absolutely necessary. I never became mute but I was pretty close lol....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment