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postr/StutterOct 10, 2024
6 points

Talking to Siri

Talking to Siri Do you guys stutter when talking with Siri? I do and i am looking forward for apple to release the AI voice assistance; i feel like i can practice my talking with her. How do you guy...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2024
3 points

Your speech is a skill. It requires training. Once you do it, it gets less daunting and so on. Then you start to grow in confidence, this is the key....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2024
1 points

As other said, go for a job that make you speak a lot. I worked in subway as sandwich artist, it was my best decision....

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
9 points

It's a skill that can be practiced. Nobody starts off at anything as a pro. Searching for speech improvement tips in books or on YouTube made me realize that being anxious and feeling lost when speaki...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
20 points

Yeah I only have blocks now, might be because we're preventing ourselves from trying to say the ththth...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
3 points

I’m not saying avoiding it is good, but forcing yourself to speak more when you clearly struggle isn’t helpful either....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
18 points

Firstly ['covert stuttering' ](https://stamma.org/about-stammering/stammering-facts/covert-stammering)i.e. passing as fluent is a thing. I had a severe stutter, but over a long time and a lot of speec...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
9 points

You need to get out of your comfort zone more to improve your stutter. If you don’t you will learn to regret it. Any job is possible....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
1 points

I know this is late but what happens to you is normal. We have a way to control our stutter, but in confortable situations it's not needed, so we stutter. It's something we have to live with. You ca...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 9, 2024
6 points

Covert Stutters, do you stutter when you feel rushed?

Covert Stutters, do you stutter when you feel rushed? Meeting at work was running out of time before I wanted to bring up an important topic. I had my notes written down, projected on the screen. As I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
12 points

They are simply trying to relate to you. When I tell a person that I stutter and that this may take a while, they invariably respond with “oh that’s OK, I stutter sometimes too.” I have now learned to...

MetaAnticipation & Avoidance
Minimal or No Substantive ContentAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 9, 2024
76 points

I can’t stand people who claim they have a stutter when they don’t

I can’t stand people who claim they have a stutter when they don’t I’ve had a stutter and ADHD my whole life. It’s been so severe that I’ve attempted to take my own life twice, and after the second ti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSuicidal Ideation & High Distress+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
1 points

Practice reading aloud, and listening back. Not pushing thru blocks. Streaming on twitch and just talking non stop for hours, usually just to myself but not always. I still struggle with some words an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2024
2 points

Hi, yes let me elaborate on that. With your reply I would like to update my first message about Broca Brothers. I actually rejoined them. Once I had my way through Netherlands and I decided to meet th...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2024
7 points

I work at a library! I'll complete 2 years next week and just my luck that I started at the busiest library in my area (800 people a day with two schools right next to us) I won't lie and say I didn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2024
1 points

generally yes, but I don't think that's the appropriate way forward for a lot in their stutter journey. for me, practicing in private with friends and family helped more often in future public intera...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2024
3 points

Learn through errors, some people are going to be mean other indulgent, just learn, try, cause that's the first step, you're going to build confidence for the next job. Don't give up, it's a battle. I...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2024
1 points

I can’t even get on a call with my own brothers, I feel like an asshole when they call me when they’re ordering and I can’t even say a simple word like Jamaican jerky or cheeseburger. Calling is my nu...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterOct 8, 2024
15 points

A job opportunity at the Library

A job opportunity at the Library 17M, I work at a library starting in November but I fear I’ll fuck it up or maybe I’m just insecure. Lately I’ve been using Apple notes and showing people what I want ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterOct 8, 2024
72 points

Today I made an unplanned speech at a political rally and smashed it!

Today I made an unplanned speech at a political rally and smashed it! Today I was unexpectedly asked to speak at a protest on a subject I am very passionate about and it went so well! I hit all my ke...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more