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commentr/StutterApr 12, 2020
2 points

I don't think you're wrong, i just think we have our own experiences and points of view. We just live in different ways, but if we feel good living it how we think it's the best for us then it's all r...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2020
2 points

I think your perception is wrong though. It really depends on you to show that it isn’t a problem to stutter. If you feel (or at least look to be) ok with it, then other people will too in most cases....

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2020
3 points

Not entirely true. It actually mostly depends on how you portray yourself and how your stutter affects you. If you look confident, it is much easier for you to make new friends. To say that it only de...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2020
2 points

I am 21, have been stuttering my whole life. He just has to adapt/deal with it (I’m sure he has at this point). I don’t know how much he cares or is bothered by his stutter, but when someone, my fathe...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & CareerFriendships & Belonging+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2020
5 points

I have a stutter, had one ever since I could speak. Seeing how the speech therapist didn’t help, nor did it help me. I only have one thing I can recommend. Just that you and he need to come to terms w...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & CareerSchool & Academic Life+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2020
1 points

well, you dont have to talk to people when you do art :D I have a strong stutter and I like to spend time by myself because talking to people gets exhausting and frustrating having to put so much thou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of LifeHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2020
2 points

Yes, that's why I mentioned it. Basically, we're in a different mode of speaking performance with those ones. Something to do with the complexity of the interaction, maybe....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2020
1 points

Agreed, but I also don’t stutter when talking to babies or animals. It has to be because I know they can’t understand me - so in a way, I’m talking to myself....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 9, 2020
1 points

I always think about that movie the Dragon the Bruce lee story, where Bruce lee’s dad is haunted by that horrible demon all his life, and how he tried to protect Bruce from him by giving him an Americ...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2020
3 points

I'm able to manage my stutter now but being in high school and having to read or talk out loud was a huge anxiety I didn't understand completely at the time. I'll always remember Spanish class one day...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2020
2 points

I am exactly going what you told, had a stutter since childhood and during that time i think about stutter that much even though i stuttered in childhood, it wouldn't affect me, in any way, i would ge...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyFrustration & AngerAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterApr 7, 2020
3 points

Do sometimes you don’t stutter

Do sometimes you don’t stutter Like I have gotten WAY better because I have been in speech therapy for like most of my school career up to 7th grade because my mom said so. But when I curse I don’t An...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Strategic Swearing/CursingSituational VariabilityAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterApr 7, 2020
8 points

I only (kinda) stutter around friends and strangers, not my family.

I only (kinda) stutter around friends and strangers, not my family. Ok, ok I made a last post on this subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/fvni08/do_i_have_a_stutter/?utm_medium=androi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2020
3 points

I know this isn't the right platform to be saying this, and I'm not sure whether you'll appreciate this much. But I was on shrooms and Amsterdam, and I still had the same feeling, I could feel the pro...

Meds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability
Psychedelics & MicrodosingAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2020
0 points

You can't "fix" your stutter, you can just learn techniques and do exercises that will help you speak more fluently but you'll still have it...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2020
2 points

Even i used to stutter when talking in conference calls in these quarantine times. I used to struggle so bad i would hit myself and do crazy ass hand movements to get the word out thank god we didn't...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentFluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2020
3 points

As with other situations, I tend to hold back and contribute less than I'd like to, but I always felt as able to have a conversation with someone in the office as anywhere else. In some respects it'...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Authenticity vs. MaskingHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterApr 5, 2020
18 points

Conversations with coworkers?

Conversations with coworkers? How often do you guys have conversations with your coworkers? Are you able to relax around them and talk freely or do you hold back a bit? I find I cant say much more tha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
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/StutterApr 2, 2020
4 points

>I still refused to speak and I can’t tell what’s stopping me exactly I think you've indicated the reasons why yourself: >1. I can’t stand the sound of my own voice or the thought that others ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more