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commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
1 points

Tbh I don’t know. I think I stutter really bad because all I think about is not butchering up my words and being judged for it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
2 points

i feel u man, when someone asks me for my name or age i stutter so bad...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
2 points

I stutter when I’m in places I’m not comfortable such as school, events, big family gatherings, mainly anything new...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
2 points

There’s literally no other option. Every time you run away, you’re basically training your nervous system to be afraid of those situations. And as a result it triggers freeze, fight or flight reaction...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoss of Control
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
8 points

OMG, I have a similar planned event in January. I'm living in panic since last 3 months because of it. Goodluck to both of us....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
7 points

Intentionally creating conflicts? Been there. Matter of fact, I'm still there. I remember dropping a class in college in which the professor would have the class answer a random question proposed via...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
14 points

I have work event in January, where should be some presentations from the leadership, various meetings, etc.. and my mind already goes there 😅 What if we will have to go around the room and say some...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
5 points

Agree, but would only add to have the right mentality when facing scary situations, which means to take care of your mental health, maybe see a therapist if you think you need to, so you have the ment...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
3 points

Saying your name fluently is one of the great barriers most stutters face. I really hate when I’m in a group setting and someone says for everyone to introduce themselves. Totally feel like I’m being ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 18, 2024
167 points

The parallel reality we live in as stutterers.

The parallel reality we live in as stutterers. It's lunchtime, I’m in the cafeteria at work. Normally, every employee pays with a badge. But today, the badge is not working. From where I’m standing, ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentCycles & Randomness+2 more
postr/StutterDec 18, 2024
2 points

Looking for your thoughts

Looking for your thoughts I've been doing quite well for the past couple years but something my sister posted online has made me start to think about things. She posted something about how she gets ca...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterDec 18, 2024
4 points

PSW and Business Marketing

PSW and Business Marketing Hello everyone. I am a 49years old male living with a stutter since childhood. Stuttering affected me from childhood, primary school, high school, the workplace and all thro...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2024
1 points

I was on SSRIs, and anxiety reduced my stutter but didn’t make it go away, I’d say I was 90% fluent. And if I did stutter I could brush it off cause I wasn’t anxious...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes
postr/StutterDec 17, 2024
5 points

On and off stuttering

On and off stuttering I’ve struggled with stuttering on and off since I was in early primary school with periods where I’m fine that can last years till it starts to come back and become more frequent...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Cycles & RandomnessBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2024
9 points

we have to realize that people who judge us aren’t worth stressing over. one of the only positives of stuttering is that you can get a pretty good read of someone’s character within a few seconds of s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2024
2 points

The reason i stutter the most with my parents or close family is that they know me my whole life.. even when I’m trying to hide it my brain just switch and doesn’t let me to hide so my blocks are more...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2024
2 points

I believe it's a chain reaction, starting with anxiety echo throughout our body, causing tension in our face muscle, thus making it harder to speak...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
postr/StutterDec 17, 2024
8 points

Can't say present mam in class

Can't say present mam in class I am studying bsc nursing 1st sem, my stuttering started at 6th class... But i managed most of my stuttering till 12th... I can read without stuttering and i can say my ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterDec 16, 2024
8 points

I messed up

I messed up I've had a stutter for as long as I can remember now, it used to be really bad but got better as I grew up and I thought I'd gotten completely over my stutter and parts of my anxiety until...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2024
1 points

Nope. Having prepared text is the absolute worst thing for me as a stutterer. For me, reading out loud to myself has never proved to be an issue. Get another person in the room and let the stuttering ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment