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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
5 points

No you should not. I am the same way man, and I’ve considered it, but I would never surrender my name to my stutter, I think that is accepting defeat. Say you do change your name. What comes next? Y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2021
11 points

Very well said! It's one thing to hide it and pretend like it doesn't bother you, but you're as much as a human being as they are and deserve to be treated as such. Thank you for bring brave and posti...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Authenticity vs. MaskingValidation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 25, 2021
10 points

Covert stuttering at the price of not making sense

Covert stuttering at the price of not making sense Most of the friends I made after high school have no idea I stutter, I have a moderate (to sometimes severe) stutter but with years of developing tri...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 24, 2021
41 points

I think I'm actually making some progress

I think I'm actually making some progress It's not necessarily progress towards being more fluent, but instead towards being able to deal with my stutter and react to it in a better way. I was in a ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 24, 2021
12 points

Do you talk to the people in your life about your stutter?

Do you talk to the people in your life about your stutter? I have stuttered all my life but I've never really spoken to anyone about it. I think this is because it was always treated as something that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
29 points

Recent Job Interviews

Recent Job Interviews I’ve been following this subreddit for a while (this isn’t my main). As someone approaching their mid-20s I’ve been dealing with a stutter as long as I can remember. A few years...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerDisclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
1 points

I feel like if I didn’t have a stutter, I can use my voice more. I rely on writing ALOT. How did you get your job?...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Authenticity vs. MaskingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
1 points

Thank you for asking and wanting to be accurate! 1) Most often: sh, s, f, glottal stop (like the beginning of *apple* or *if*). Sometimes: t, ch, w, k. It's not an exhaustive list, but those are my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & ProlongationsBlocks & Stoppages+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
1 points

think that your speach is about stammering and u r going to share your life that went with stammering.becuase you r fucesing on stutterin more than your main speach so what i told u is the the way to...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2021
5 points

Hey! I have a really bad stutter, I was in speech therapy from age 2 through about 15-16 and I stopped going simply Bc I hated being that kid in school who went to therapy. I use to have a sort of...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2021
4 points

Yeah same.. but I WANT to say the words that I want to say.. Stuttering will get worse for sure if we keep avoiding words...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2021
1 points

There seems to be some sort of theoretical component to what you're saying in this video. Please elaborate. • What's this about "authentic self"? • Where's this notion of the P's coming from? • Did...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2021
1 points

Feeling like I can’t show my true self is something that really bothers me because I honestly have a lot to say. It’s the reactions that get to me most although I know I shouldn’t hold them with so mu...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Authenticity vs. MaskingAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2021
2 points

On harder days I foucs on breathing. My method is medium inhale but then a very focused exhale. I do not start talking right away but wait a moment until the exhale is noticed by my brain :) On bett...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2021
2 points

You summed up the stuttering experience very well. I don't know how old you are, but at around age 19 I overcame my stutter so I witnessed all levels of school, work, social life etc being miserable. ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2021
1 points

Hey there. Just wanted to say you aren’t alone, I know exactly how you feel. Back in the day I was also the one always volunteering for roles where I’d have to publicly speak, gave guest lectures as a...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social JudgmentSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2021
10 points

Yep, me too. The only way out of it is to speak more. Become numb to the feeling of being anxious with your speech and then focus on the topic discussed instead of whether or not you might stutter. It...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2021
4 points

My stutter was an interesting one because it was seasonal, and when it would come back (usually every 6 months) I would go to speech therapy. I did this until last year, when I started college and my ...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Positive Therapy TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2021
2 points

I've done this for most of my life, and still sometimes do. I feel like it's important to learn NOT to. Even if not all at once, just try doing it a few times a day. Avoiding words (to me) only result...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2021
53 points

Having my stutter for 45 years, I learned that vulnerability is my greatest strength. I choose now to educate, disclose and carry my head high in confidence. I survived a suicide attempt and now ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure