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commentr/StutterDec 26, 2020
2 points

> I can speak without stuttering easily when I'm alone, but cannot when I'm talking to someone else. That's how stuttering works, basically. When you're in the communication mode that deals with o...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2020
2 points

Try to be a little bit more spontaneous in every way you can imagine even in your every day life. Not only in speaking. Try to remove any expectations as much as possible - let the reality surprise y...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2020
1 points

I don't think it's happening because of the exercises. Probably you started paying more attention to the stuttering itself because of the exercise? Or you expect results because of the exercises and...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2020
4 points

It's not irreversible. Any therapy that focuses on fluency and/or teaches you to control inevitably kills spontaneity. If you want to be spontaneous you need to learn to speak spontaneously irrespect...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2020
3 points

I have attended speech therapy numerous times,it only made me more self-conscious and lowered my self-esteem,because it provoked me to fixate on a non existing issue-my issue is not actual stuttering,...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2020
4 points

I can see in your past comments that you've attended speech therapy before. Perhaps you should do that again. Also, you probably shouldn't avoid stuttering, since it seems to exhaust you. Spend the e...

Therapy & ProfessionalCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyAdvice RequestsAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2020
2 points

I really undesrand you. I feel like the stuttering closed many doors for me. It kind of ruined my life between 12-18 years old.But soon I found a little life hack which works for me: abdominal breathi...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindfulness & BreathingAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2020
1 points

You are not alone ! Maybe the agents are stutterers or they have child who stutters. You don't have to care about the oppinions of others (in our case of stutterers often what we think the others t...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2020
3 points

Well, you know, stutter _is_ a problem. It's the reason we have communities like this, and it's the reason we keep hanging out and discussing it with a bunch of people. Stutter is _difficult_. It'll k...

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Seeking TherapyAuthenticity vs. MaskingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2020
1 points

Will look. have tried discord before but it seems like it's more for the gamer-ly-inclined? it's like teamspeak isn't it?? lol I used to play WoW so that's my only reference. I was just going to say ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2020
1 points

This reply I wrote got long but TL;DR is that those are 2 reasonable questions but I'm not really here for another "DID YOU REALLY TRY THO?" Maybe you stutter and got therapy that worked for you! I am...

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commentr/StutterDec 23, 2020
2 points

This could be your spot. Though I have gotten a PM or two trying to turn me onto some therapy or course after I said “I couldn’t control my stutter.” or something along those lines. Its always about ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterDec 23, 2020
1 points

Is this the place? (non-treatment support)

Is this the place? (non-treatment support) Lead up: (So, I am 32 an 10 years of public school SLP's made me into the kind of person who is not interested even in a casual/personal introduction to any...

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commentr/StutterDec 22, 2020
3 points

I’d leave the stutter in. Maybe if you have a block that’s like a full minute, cut it, but otherwise people are fascinated by a stutter, and they won’t be as uncomfortable. Good luck!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2020
4 points

I have a YouTube channel and I do not edit out my stutter. I only edit out background noises. Show them your authentic self and you'll be great!!!!...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2020
3 points

Indeed, its very weird hearing you stutter but its fine!! Good luck w it bro...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2020
3 points

Thanks alot, my girlfriend said the same but i figured I would get a second opinion here. Its really intense hearing yourself but I just gotta be brave and put myself out there. Thanks for the respons...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2020
7 points

I think no cuts r the best, cutting out your stutter is not “yourself” right? Show your stutter , its part of you! Good luck and let me know how it goes ill check it out man...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterDec 22, 2020
1 points

Questions about writing a character with a stutter (from someone with a stutter)

Questions about writing a character with a stutter (from someone with a stutter) Hello there :D So this isn't the first time I've asked on reddit about something like this (it may not look like it b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2020
17 points

In case christmas week has been scaring you.. with all these social gatherings. Just know this. This is the biggest challenged we are faced with. The biggest challenge is going against the grain. W...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
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