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commentr/StutterJul 9, 2022
3 points

I've taken a ton of speech therapy with kaiser, had no luck. Tried a few speech pills years ago and they were worthless. Ive tried several breathing and singing excersises, again no luck. I've gotten ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJul 9, 2022
7 points

I "take too long to talk"

I "take too long to talk" So I've been stuttering since I was a child and I never grew out of it. I'm 19 now. My mom used to threathen me as a child that if I didn't stop stuttering I would have to ge...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Trauma & PsychologicalFluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2022
1 points

I believe it's one and the same. Stuttering is the same attempt to get over what you feel in either case. Sometimes when you just breath in and take a moment it's like a reset and you can just conti...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJul 9, 2022
1 points

Speaking more often throughout the day

Speaking more often throughout the day Hi Reddit. I suffer from speech blocks mostly. I notice that sometimes I speak very little throughout the day. That's mostly by design because I don't speak up a...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJul 8, 2022
4 points

Who else mislabeled their stuttering?

Who else mislabeled their stuttering? Anyone used to confuse their stuttering with anxiety? Like I always used to think I stuttered because I was nervous Which makes sense of when I’m giving a pres...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2022
6 points

Right? All mental. My new fear is words that start with “n” and it all manifested because I thought to myself “man, N words like the word neurological are SO easy for me to say.” One thought led to an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2022
2 points

When I was a kid I stuttered bad like all the way up to highschool I'm 21 now and my stutter is a lot better it's still very much there but the more conscious you are about what you're saying the less...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOverthinking & MonitoringOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2022
3 points

I thought I was the only one! I play guitar and started lessons with a very experienced teacher. He had never encountered problems with people who stutter before. He told me everyone has problems goi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringSituational VariabilitySeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJul 7, 2022
12 points

Physical "stutter" with fingers when doing rapid, memorised movements

Physical "stutter" with fingers when doing rapid, memorised movements First of all, I do not stutter in real life. I have rarely had stutter moments but these are extremely rare and short and do not i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringPhysical TensionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2022
3 points

It's a complex thing to fully understand. My guess on why you didn't stutter while reading out loud with your classmates is because the attention is not thoroughly on you, when you speak alone, everyo...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2022
14 points

Yes. On bad days my face contracts and my eyes close during a block. This can happen every sentence. I teach at University so I'll leave class wondering and worrying about what the students think. Aft...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2022
5 points

I'm a nursing student and I work as a clinical external (assisting nurses and such) at a major hospital in my city. Pretty scary, I know. I find what helps is when I don't focus on ppl but focus on ho...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJul 4, 2022
28 points

Stuttering and drawing lines analogy

Stuttering and drawing lines analogy So I was watching a video about drawing, and the guy was talking about how "wobbly lines" are bad practice. If you're drawn anything on paper you probably know wha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2022
3 points

Sup dude. I’m a year above you. I just experienced the same thing, but kind of flipped. My first year of college was during covid, so all my classes were on zoom and my stutter got worse because I wa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterJul 2, 2022
1 points

How can I train myself to not think about what I want to say?

How can I train myself to not think about what I want to say? I've been suffering from stuttering since I was 5, and than it went away when I was about 7, but than it came back again when I was 10 and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. MaskingAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2022
4 points

I relate. Here are my tips: - Try to shift your focus away from your stutter. I do this by focusing on the question the interviewer is asking me and focusing my thoughts on the content of the answer ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPreparation & Rehearsal+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2022
1 points

You don't mind if i ask some questions, the very important thing is not your stuttering by itself, but the way you think about it, for example, tell me, do you think about it often? Do you think about...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2022
3 points

Gerald Maguire is the best for our future. His company emalex bioscience is in phase 2 with ecopipam. Actually Gerald Maguire is treating his own stuttering with olanzapine (zyprexa) an drug for schi...

Community & SupportAnticipation & AvoidanceParent & Caregiver
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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2022
2 points

I have social anxiety in that it's very hard for me to start (sober) conversations with strangers, but easy once I actually start talking to them I think it's probably related to the fact that I'm tr...

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

I’m on the other end to this completely. I work full time at a bowling alley. I interact with people daily that I would never speak to on the street. I work front desk, so I’m talking with them and he...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension+1 more