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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2020
2 points

Once i read that we struggle more in our imagination than in reality. It s hard but its a journey we have to go though! We must more think about what we say than how me say it! I have times when i pre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2020
2 points

These are the same thoughts I have sometimes, especially recently! I was stuttering since I was 6 and I am now 22 and its crazy how we have almost the same experiences growing up and the same feelings...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2020
2 points

Thank you so much! Yeah i have to stop blaming myself and need to start work on it so it cant define me! I hope i will get over it and it just feels nice to know that i am not alone and u understand w...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2020
3 points

I’m 33. I felt, and feel, a lot of what you wrote. What the first commenter says is correct: it’s a mental block more than anything. For me, missing out on life was much more agonizing than being laug...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2020
4 points

I haven't read that book but I'm going to get it. The book that I have applied every day is the "5 Second Rule" by Mel Robbins. I learned from her book how to turn my anxiety and fear into EXCITEMEN...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2020
3 points

A good approach is to have a meeting with: your parents, your teachers & the speech therapist so that everyone knows what is going on. Make a plan and stick to it. Most importantly, focus on ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2020
2 points

Don’t be nervous! You’ve already made it this far, why stop here? If you already have your master’s, then you probably have already dealt with obnoxious people in the field and wherever else. If you w...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterApr 21, 2020
25 points

Advice

Advice Hi guys, Fellow stutter-er here, recent member of this sub. I have come to notice that many of the posts here are somewhat worrying - it seems for many individuals stuttering has become a majo...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterApr 21, 2020
3 points

No dude u gotta try just give it a try we’re only here once and what matters is that u tried. I find a lot of things hard to do but ik if I don’t try em now I’ll never get a chance to do em. Just do i...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationMindset shift
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2020
6 points

It helped me recognize that there was a problem that needed to be corrected. One which I continued to deny for some time afterward. In essence I had to reframe my previous coping skill for blocking wh...

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commentr/StutterApr 17, 2020
1 points

Yea I had a similar experience. I didn’t read a book, I just watched fight club and good will hunting 14 times when I was like 12. You have to fail a lot to make it big....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2020
2 points

I have a moderate to severe stutter and I was highly self conscious and had self esteem problems in high school. After I attended a speech program at 18 I was able to change my mindset and learn techn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2020
2 points

>I am not sure how his mew friends/teachers will react to his stutter. Anyways, I am sure that he will do well. He is a really nice guy and a kind fellow. He'll be fine. Making friends in college ...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Public SpeakingAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2020
1 points

No, the techniques- both physical and psychological- definitely work. Confidence can enable you to not care about your stutter and live on with your life; but if you desire to also eliminate all stutt...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2020
0 points

I would say it's from the confidence the programme gave you, not the actual technique The technique really sucks, I just have to say...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2020
1 points

To be perfectly honest... it's not advisable to think of stutter in this way. "The good life" isn't hiding behind a wall called stuttering. We're not barred from "happiness" on account of not speaking...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2020
1 points

I don't know, but meanwhile or if there isn't a cure during your lifetime, practicing stoicism may help you to cope with it....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 31, 2020
4 points

In western, modern society it is normalized for the most part. Most people know what it is and don't view it as some embarassing disability. The best advice I've ever received about my speech is to a...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
postr/StutterMar 28, 2020
20 points

A breakthrough...

A breakthrough... Whilst practicing various techniques today, I find one that helps more than any other I’ve tried during my 20 years on this planet. Change the pitch of your voice to be lower (just ...

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Mindset shiftFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2020
2 points

I agree with the other poster, stuttering + anxiety. It's my assumption that when you talk you build up anxiety until you reach your maximum, and at that point talking becomes extremely difficult. Tak...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing+2 more