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commentr/StutterSep 16, 2020
0 points

Why do u look at it as fooly? It bassically means, be persistens more outgoing, act like u dont sutter and get more comfortable. Seems like good advice to me, since my stutter is purely psychological...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterSep 15, 2020
29 points

Today was my Presentation and I stammered!

Today was my Presentation and I stammered! Note: I am a first time poster and a long time reader on this sub reddit, so, sorry if it doesn't go well. I am stutterer since childhood, now 22. I discove...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2020
1 points

I’ve used music therapy to help with my means of expression. I have stuttered all my life and have used music & writing to help express myself in ways I could be proud of. Being a stutterer, expr...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2020
1 points

People judge and shame. So it isn't bad to lie so you can see the world from a different judge free perspective. Some people lie about their religion, others about their heritage, their job or past....

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2020
1 points

No, never. I've tried not talking because I gave up, but why would I pretend to be something I'm not? Communicating in other ways is totally fine, of course. Pointing, notes, root sounds - whatever ...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2020
6 points

I thought about it but never actually done it, I wouldn't do it for dating though.. I've been stuttering since I was a kid (31 now) so I'm kinda a pro stutterer if there's such a thing, I can have a s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2020
9 points

I can relate, I struggled to say my name while introducing myself to new coworkes, so far nearly nobody cares if I stutter. I am just really self conscious about it, so it pisses me off nonetheless....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2020
2 points

This brought tears to my eyes. As a college student who has been struggling with stuttering for like the past 10-12 years - and yes, I didn’t always stutter, I “acquired” it - I felt this. I have to s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterSep 11, 2020
3 points

Annoyed at myself

Annoyed at myself I don’t know why self disclosure is just so hard sometimes. I’m usually pretty good about it when doing (or taking) interviews, presentations, and in meetings, but today when we were...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterSep 11, 2020
22 points

I have a lot of presentations on zoom these days and i'm so scared !!

I have a lot of presentations on zoom these days and i'm so scared !! So i'm thinking about pre recording my own voice and lipsync during presentations. I know it's cowardice but i'm desperate. Updat...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2020
1 points

Wow what a post, thanks for sharing! I really love your experience of creating a false personality that helps you avoid stuttering and afterwards feeling burdened by having to live the lie. I believe ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Authenticity vs. MaskingPersonal Stories
postr/StutterSep 10, 2020
3 points

Any advice helps, thanks :3

Any advice helps, thanks :3 I’m able to talk to myself out loud very fluent, yet the moment I need to say something to someone I tense up and that first word is really hard to get out, it’s very annoy...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2020
4 points

This is really great advice, and mirrors my experience almost exactly. I was put in speech therapy in first grade because of my stutter, and stayed for eight years. I couldn’t get through a word when ...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2020
1 points

This is coming from a good place, but I don't think you have to choose between one of the other. Stuttering is absolutely curable for majority of people. But no one really has an answer and I think mo...

Meds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability
Helpful Med OutcomesAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2020
6 points

It’s definitely hard to accept, but for me I want to beat it. I think we’ve all had periods of fluency at some points in our life. I’m 21 years old, and for the first 17/18 years of my life I spoke fl...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingMindset shift
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2020
2 points

It really sucks because now i’m really self-conscious. And I didn’t accepted it at first. It was kinda a shock for me because it made me lose my confidence. I was a girl who talked A LOT in public and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2020
1 points

Everyone's preferences are different, but disclosing my stutter is one of the absolute best things I've ever done for myself. I've always worried that people spend more time focusing on how I speak ra...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterSep 7, 2020
9 points

I was finally able to talk for a video!

I was finally able to talk for a video! I have a youtube channel, no ig deal, I just make simple and stupid programming videos. I always wanted to take it more seriously and talk/show my face for the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2020
1 points

A stutter incident can be perceived as an occasion for entertainment, yes. This requires us to be in a particular setting, and I'm not at all saying that all stutterers automatically are. I would want...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2020
1 points

I think it sounds like an interesting enough approach, but I'm not so sure about the details or the general applicability. I know it's generally not fun to stutter. It's a disruption. Lots of things ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PridePropositionality & WeightAuthenticity vs. Masking