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postr/StutterSep 24, 2022
29 points

I just ran from my new job..

I just ran from my new job.. I just went home from my new job due to severe anxiety from my stuttering. It feels horrible but in a way relieving. Its a very speech demanding job in Psychiatry. I hate ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterSep 24, 2022
45 points

Guess what…

Guess what… I got a new job. Serving customers. My previous jobs required the least amount of human interaction as possible, but even though I barely had to speak to anyone I really didn’t enjoy them...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & SubstancesSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2022
2 points

Bro just plow through it, dont hide your stutter, people are going to find out anyway and they only bully you if you look embarassed and afraid. Plus coming out as a stutterer will make you stutter le...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2022
2 points

stuttering sucks. it's so hard to break into a conversation so I used t to stay quietest if the time. I still do now to be honest 20 years after I took a course that changed my life. sometimes we are...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterSep 23, 2022
22 points

Socialising and stammering

Socialising and stammering (Sorry if this has no flow or structure btw idrk where to start and it may be quite long so sorry for that too) For a bit of context, I’m currently at a football (U.K.) col...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterSep 23, 2022
12 points

My stutter life - in a nut shell

My stutter life - in a nut shell First of all, I'm a severe stutterer. Unlike most stutterers, I always stutter the most out of all PWS in group therapies. I stutter on every word or letter. &#x2...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterSep 22, 2022
28 points

I still think the hardest part about my stutter is having to go to work and deal with the public

I still think the hardest part about my stutter is having to go to work and deal with the public It’s like every shift is a nightmare tbh. And I feel like I can’t get another job because of the inter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterSep 22, 2022
7 points

Do You Stutter When Your Alone?

Do You Stutter When Your Alone? I find myself doing this often. I can think of something and mid-thought it would stop or keep repeating a part constantly. Talking to myself also has this occuring qui...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Hiding & ConcealmentExperiential AssociationCycles & Randomness+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2022
2 points

It is great when you can just not worry about what the other person is thinking! A habit I have that really helps me just for small interactions where you don't really have time or it would be odd to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2022
2 points

Same It always comes as a suprise when i tell people that i stutter, even those that i have known for a long time. Some people even forget that i stutter and when i mention it they are again supris...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling OthersBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2022
1 points

Masking your stuttering is highly UNRECOMMENDED in Avoidance Behaviour Therapy which is included in speech therapy for stuttering, because masking your stuttering indicates you are afraid of exposing ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2022
1 points

This is how I am. You say you’re comfortable with them and explain they’ve never brought it up. You can be yourself with them, so you’re all natural. We all have different mindsets about how we handle...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2022
3 points

I do mask. Most people I work with or talk to everyday, except family, have no idea I stutter. I madk by talking slower than the average person. This helps me disguise my blocks a bit more and ma...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2022
6 points

I’m great at hiding my stutter so well that people don’t think I have one … yet somehow that seems to be the main issue for me. I always have to change words...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2022
1 points

Yup tends to normally hit yah a huge smack in the face sometimes 💔 I really hate having one people are way to positive for me about it all! Like hello people we stutter? What’s so good about that it’...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2022
1 points

Subway is the worst place to go if you stutter 😂💀 I couldn’t even ask what bread I wanted...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2022
3 points

Same thing for me. I hear people on here talking about trying to hide their stutter and I guess mine is just way more severe than average because I can't hide mine at all. It's not only embarrassment ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentPhysical TensionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2022
1 points

I try to, but it doesn't always work. It's hard to mask a block....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2022
10 points

I can’t replace words because I stutter nearly always, or more accurately, I block. Most people try to finish my thoughts, get it wrong, and keep guessing till they get it and I nod. As I’ve gotten ol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2022
15 points

I stay quiet most time and only say what's necessary. I know this is not a good thing and also limits my job, but I just hate not being able to say everything I wanted to say without blocking, despite...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment