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postr/StutterJun 14, 2020
1 points

When will a cure for stuttering happen?

When will a cure for stuttering happen? Therapy is useless and ineffective for stuttering most of the time. I been to speech therapy and i still stutter alot and struggle to speak, i have very bad soc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterJun 14, 2020
3 points

How can I get the courage to apply for a job?

How can I get the courage to apply for a job? Im 17 and still haven't had a job yet. If I could I would. But, I have anxiety, mostly about seeing people I know or having to describe things/talk to str...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 14, 2020
11 points

Does anyone else mostly stutter when they ask a question, or when they are trying to describe something?

Does anyone else mostly stutter when they ask a question, or when they are trying to describe something? [deleted]...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterJun 14, 2020
7 points

is this how things are supposed to be?

is this how things are supposed to be? I'm not even 18 rn but I feel like I've seen enough. Every day seems endless and pointless. The embarrassment of stuttering in front of my family is eating me up...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2020
1 points

My name is my trigger point really. Most of the time if a random person asks me my name I’ll just lie and say it’s John. An easy name for me to say. With my stutter my trigger word is ‘A’ and conveni...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJun 13, 2020
25 points

a first date next week... help. please.

a first date next week... help. please. so hear me out. i’ve been talking to a guy i matched with on tinder for ten months. and we still haven’t met... yes i know. eek. basically, i have really bad an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 13, 2020
2 points

Why aren't there drugs for stuttering?

Why aren't there drugs for stuttering? It's bullshit how bipolar, ADHD, and OCD have their own treatments, but none for stuttering. Speech therapy is useless and it didn't help me. So basically I'm h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 12, 2020
6 points

need help

need help hi guys, to let you know, i'm 16 years old and, i started stuttering 9-10 months ago, but i don't know why. i've never had any speech problems in my live but, one day, i started stuttering....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceParent & Caregiver
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2020
1 points

I can stutter on anything if I'm stressed enough but mainly it's any word beginning with Bs Ps and Ds...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 12, 2020
56 points

My boss just said I sound like Darth Vader

My boss just said I sound like Darth Vader All my meetings are over Skype at the moment, and when joining a call I always struggle with the "hhhhhhhhello", with the 'h' coming out like an extended bre...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJun 11, 2020
10 points

just recorded a video interview and it sucked so i want to vent a bit

just recorded a video interview and it sucked so i want to vent a bit i just recorded a video interview for an internship application and my stutter was sooooo bad. there were only 4 questions, 1 min...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterJun 10, 2020
9 points

Dating with a stutter

Dating with a stutter Like many people I use dating apps. A lot of singles don’t like approaching random men/women and asking them out, so the apps help with that along with avoiding possible face to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2020
1 points

Same here... and it's even worse when someone on the phone asks for your name, address, phone number, product number, and order number all at once... Sometimes I wonder why didn't they just ask me t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterJun 10, 2020
7 points

Had a embarrassing moment...

Had a embarrassing moment... I went to the doctor and they asked me my identification. I spelled the first two numbers but panicked and gave them the card itself (which they weren't allowed to take be...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2020
1 points

I have problems with seven too. And twenty. And zero. I can be successful if I get a running start at it ( your total is seventeen dollars) or if I prolong the S out a little longer than normal. Somet...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterJun 10, 2020
28 points

Anyone else have trouble accepting themself and their stutter?

Anyone else have trouble accepting themself and their stutter? My stuttering was generally ignored by my parents as I grew up. It was minor enough to cover up and be a good quiet little boy. But now t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 10, 2020
4 points

Google assistant

Google assistant I have an android phone with the "Hey Google" feature but I just can't get the word "Google" out. Even when I'm alone it's still not possible. Does anyone have the same problem?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2020
1 points

So many! My first name (which I hate the most) words that start with the letter C (communicate, community) some R words too (relationship, reductive) there’s a lot more too, it depends on my fluency t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2020
1 points

So im 17 and i needed to read my email in english (its not my native language) and i stutter much more saying or reading anything in english. It was on microsoft teams, others could only hear me since...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2020
1 points

Anything beginning with I, international, Independent. Oh and randomly, Sunderland (a place in north east uk if anyone didn't know)...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names