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commentr/StutterNov 22, 2024
2 points

Second one. Try to mask it by pretending that you're thinking. But stuttering is mostly stress. Calm your breathing. Just breath in and out a few times and your stuttering will reduce by a lot and onc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindfulness & BreathingHope & Motivation
postr/StutterNov 22, 2024
22 points

My first date

My first date Hello everybody, I'm a 23-year-old guy, and yesterday I went on my first ever date. The previous two times I was supposed to go on a date ended with the person unmatching me on the day ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2024
3 points

I say that I want Pepsi and I know that they will say that they have only coke, so it remains for me only to say OK haha...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2024
3 points

As a kid Ive gone ways to avoid stuttering, so Ive pronounced letters I block on differently so I stutter less. I preferred to sound weird than to stutter. It still hangs on to me a bit as a reflex th...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2024
3 points

Regularly when I was younger. Not so much in school but I'm after school clubs every day for so many years. It came to a point where I'd laugh along with the jokes because they were pretty funny actua...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 21, 2024
0 points

Stuttering? Solution -:

Stuttering? Solution -: See, guys, you have to be clear about one thing: stuttering is going to be with you. Accept it. But don’t let it hold you back. Instead of stressing over it, choose roles where...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
2 points

It happens with me to so when i feel a block coming up i usually sneeze or cough after saying is and then say my name . It works 97% of the time...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
1 points

me neither, it's bad I often stutter trying to say my name, but the right Propranolol dosage and the will to risk being seen can do wonders....

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
2 points

I prefer to stutter. when i block, people take that as their turn to speak and talk over me. its the absolute worst :/...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
3 points

I never realized but yeah I totally do this. It’s the short responses that really get me to freeze up sometimes....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
5 points

Yes or I’ll say “that show about time, can’t remember the exact name” and 90% of the time the person would say something like “oh, you mean adventure time?”...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterNov 21, 2024
9 points

Tired

Tired I find having a stutter so tiring. I am always so tried. I am never at peace when I could be spoken to or have to speak. I have spoken to a therapist about this for 2 months, it was nice ta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
6 points

I do the same thing. Sometimes if I can't find something to cover it with, i'll lie about it with something easier to say if it's someone i don't feel like i'll have a relationship wirh in the future....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
6 points

Yes, this is exactly what my daughter does. In fact, depending on the situation and what’s going on, she has even just switched a topic because of it and started talking about something completely dif...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
1 points

I respect your courage to even consider putting yourself in these situations, I believe this is actually how you make peace with it. I used to dropout of classes just because they involved presentatio...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
20 points

Yup, that's my go-to. For example, if I want a Coke I'll ask the server "do you have Pepsi or Coke?". I already know that they have Coke. But I'll block on "Coke". So I preface it with my bs questio...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
3 points

It could easily go the other way and fewer words might be easier if the extraneous words used in English are difficult to say. I don't think anyone should limit themselves to any one rigid way of sp...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
3 points

It could easily go the other way and fewer words might be easier if the extraneous words used in English are difficult to say. I don't think anyone should limit themselves to any one rigid way of sp...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
33 points

Yes! I have a hard time saying my name outright, but can easily say it when I preface “my name is…”...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterNov 21, 2024
72 points

Covert Stutters, do you guys speak with more words than necessary?

Covert Stutters, do you guys speak with more words than necessary? Let’s say someone asked you, “What show how are you watching right now?” You could say, “Adventure Time”. But you know you’ll stutter...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment