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commentr/StutterJul 1, 2022
6 points

The consciously slowing down is the cause. The more you make yourself hyper aware that you will stutter the more you'll stutter. Its really hard to do and you need to just pretend at first but just g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2022
1 points

Planning words is NOT a normal part of speaking. Just FYI. You have an idea and that's normal. But your brain automatically does the rest....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2022
2 points

Yep, anything that takes my brain away from my speech seems to help my speech. I just need a random explosion to happen before all my damn zoom calls lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2022
6 points

Try this : 1. go far from your place where there is no one near and scream as loud as you can. Then come back and speak (scream for long, jump, if you can punch grass do that, don't just yell say an...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2022
1 points

I also feel like that when I know I could have controlled my speech but failed. If I stutter when Im suprised by people I dont beat myself about it since I had no time to prepare mentally....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2022
9 points

For me, it’s definitely a confidence issue, perfectionism, caring what others think, etc. It’s 99% mental and 1% breathing. When I was in my early 20s, I was making good money, partying, almost livin...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJun 26, 2022
11 points

I can't shake the feeling that there is a way to get rid of my stutter.

I can't shake the feeling that there is a way to get rid of my stutter. I believe my stutter is a confidence issue but that also doesn't exactly make much sense, as even in tense situations, I can spe...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Helplessness & AgencyOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2022
2 points

I try that in work but when I focus on it, I forget how to do it and end up stuttering more. It seems I speak better when I forget about my stutter and breathing. I also get a sore chest too, but I'm ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureOverthinking & MonitoringEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2022
2 points

I understand that the stammering is frustrating but you shouldn't blame yourself for it. That will just make it worse. It is usually when I care the least about my stammering that I almost don't stamm...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2022
6 points

In my opinion the best way to deal with stammering is just to accept it. It is usually when I am the most worried about the stammer that I stammer the most. I don't know if I answered your question,...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2022
3 points

Yeah, trying to speak is genuinely physically exhausting for me. I struggle and get so tense and I run out of breath and sweat, plus just having to be always consciously monitoring my speech is exhaus...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Energy & Biological RhythmsOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2022
3 points

I 100% agree with this but i find it near impossible to do so. I'll try my best to not care but when you have stutter after stutter, its hard not to get frustrated at it...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Frustration & AngerOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2022
1 points

Same. When they ask to repeat it it just makes me stutter so much....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Overthinking & MonitoringListener Reactions
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2022
1 points

when u say u knew u were “gonna mess it up”, what do u mean ? what does “messing it up” look like ?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJun 21, 2022
13 points

e·nun·ci·ate!

e·nun·ci·ate! A technique that has help me is slowing down and pronouncing each part of every word in the sentence clearly. I don't care if I sound like a complete robot to the listener, I want them t...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2022
5 points

Just don’t think about saying your name because that will increase anxiety and anxiety will increase the stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2022
2 points

Do you focus more on fluency when you are reading lately? I think it is your mental stress that is influencing your fluency of reading....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2022
1 points

This is maybe the most unwise thing to do if you want to stutter less / become fluent. By thing about stuttering incidents you only make them stronger in your brain and you will not get better....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2022
2 points

Yup. I’m currently 15 and when I’m playing video games and talking to my friends I have zero stutter. I think it’s because you think about the game and not your voice....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringSituational Variability
postr/StutterJun 19, 2022
8 points

How can I stop caring so much about what people think?

How can I stop caring so much about what people think? Speech therapy is a little bit better this time around maybe. Anyway, I'm supposed to work on non avoidance. I've been trying to force myself to...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more