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commentr/StutterJun 23, 2023
3 points

Listen man I work in IT, and I sound like an idiot all the time but customers and clients seem to like me regardless. I don’t think you sound as bad as you believe. I block a ton and sometimes have to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2023
7 points

Yup sounds about right. Some days you are speaking so well you can't believe it. Some days even saying hi or good morning is a struggle. It's strange....

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2023
2 points

I had the same thing at the same age (I’m 39 now and it’s gone). It lasted for a few years and it was a huge pain until I was able to change my thinking. I’ve posted about it in this sub before. Happy...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2023
1 points

thats how stutter works, even if your perfectly fine with your speech then one day BOOM! you have it and will struggle with it :( but sometimes if a stutter apears in adulthood it could last for a lif...

Causes & Variability
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2023
6 points

I am just like you. Mild enough that people think i’m nervous, but still bad enough to have traumatic experiences in crucial situations. When I’m tense or overthink before I have to talk it comes out ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2023
2 points

This is so true. I’m a Customer Success Associate. I make lots of calls and answer calls. I could manage for the past 7-8 months. Recently I’m finding it difficult to even introduce myself when I call...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2023
7 points

If you have a stutter your gonna stutter at times, sadly not much you can do about it other than just let it happen and move on. Try not to dwell on it too much because most people don’t care and will...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2023
2 points

I heard that IELTS is being zoned out soon. With that being said, I gave the TOEFL and it was indeed very difficult because you will have to say everything within 30 seconds or something, I remember ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2023
2 points

I'm a self employed remodeling contractor. My job requires communication, if I can't talk to my clients, I don't get jobs. I thought my stutter was severe but alot of my clients say they didn't even n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2023
5 points

Congratulations on your new job. However as we all know stuttering is a fluctuating condition meaning that you maybe lucky on the interview but keeping the job is a different story because there will ...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationDating & Romance
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2023
2 points

I did and I really thought I had messed it up due to my stuttering and nervousness but I got 7 bands in the speaking section so I guess it wasn’t that bad considering I wasn’t even expecting a 4 lol...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2023
1 points

Hey there! Stuttering runs in my family, I used to work a lot of shit jobs in my teens and early twenties because I couldn’t speak without stuttering and had an immense amount of social anxiety. I’ve ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2023
1 points

Thank you for answer. Yeah, you are right. You cannot fight it cos no one is 100% fluent all the time and it's completely normal to stutter sometimes. Thank you for your answer. Yeah, you are right....

Causes & Variability
Severity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2023
2 points

I am in the phase of "more comfortable I get, the more I stutter." I realized that I wasn't being mindful enough of my stutter and putting in an effort to not stutter. I find that it helps me more w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2023
5 points

You just have to tell them. If they react poorly they obviously aren't good enough for a serious relationship. I've disclosed mine within the first few days of talking to someone, unless we meet in p...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2023
5 points

Thank you very much for the reassurance, I've had my stutter my whole life but it seems to have become more profound over time since less than a year before the pandemic and it just seems to keep wors...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2023
2 points

Sometimes I just plow through the hard words. Many people say I’m articulate despite my impediment. Whenever I’m around my twin brother, I never stutter as much because we always finish each other’s s...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2023
2 points

What have you done to become a person at full potential? Its a little silly to think that you’ll change suddenly one day. Even people who spontaneously recover from a stutter, it doesn’t just happen...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2023
2 points

In reply to "*can people overcome the problem of stammering where it doesn't interfere with day to day activities?*", in [this](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/12pruqu/have_you_ever_felt_lik...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-PerceptionSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2023
2 points

I noticed ages ago that if anyone met me once, they would know my name. My impression was so great that I was unforgettable. This was obviously because I was the one guy that stuttered, like a unicorn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more