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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2022
1 points

Yeah, it's the same for me, i have turned into silent person because of this, but we shouldn't stop talking even tho we have such problem, you probably wondering how can we get rid of this, it's hard,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2022
2 points

I think about it when I am outside. Sometimes I'd love to pitch into a conversation, think about my stutter, go for it and mess up, or i decide to just stay silent because of it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2022
2 points

Are you sure that he is taking Olanzapine? He may have switched by now and I've been trying to figure out what medication he may have switched to. In the latest podcast that he went on in 2020, he sa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentMedication InquiriesHarmful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2022
1 points

I’m bilingual (Spanish growing up but became more fluent in English later on in life) and while I stutter in both, I struggle to say anything in Spanish (especially with my dad that has put a strain i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2022
2 points

Severe, sometimes almost to the point of calling it a disability. My stuttering has ruined many things for me. Sure, I have a learning disability, avoidant personality disorder, PTSD and OCD, all of w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentTrauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2022
3 points

I agree. Mine WAS getting worse the past 2 years and I said “Fuck this!” I stared reading aloud by myself (I don’t really stutter when I read by myself). I read almost 2 hours aloud everyday now and i...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2022
1 points

I’m an avid avoider of drive thrus. I haven’t been through one in over 10 years. Fuck that shit! Why put yourself through high stress anxiety, fear, sweat, humiliation, and shame, when you don’t hav...

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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2022
5 points

For me, it has helped my stutter by avoiding speaking in high stress environments or times when I know I’ll stutter. When I know I can be fluent, I speak then. I feel like stuttering reinforces stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2022
3 points

Opposing viewpoint here. I don’t like to reinforce my stutter by putting myself in high anxiety situations. Currently, I avoid speaking in high stress environments, and I read aloud by myself for 2 ho...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterJul 2, 2022
3 points

Gerald Maguire is the best for our future. His company emalex bioscience is in phase 2 with ecopipam. Actually Gerald Maguire is treating his own stuttering with olanzapine (zyprexa) an drug for schi...

Community & SupportAnticipation & AvoidanceParent & Caregiver
Research & ResourcesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2022
1 points

For many it started as a traumatic or embarrassing experience, for example in school when reading aloud and they made a boo-boo, the class laughed and the boo-boobs continued slowly and steady with a ...

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postr/StutterJul 1, 2022
8 points

Stutter EXPLODES at drive thrus

Stutter EXPLODES at drive thrus Everytime im at a drive thru, I block so bad. I can get out the “Can I get” or “May I have” but when I go to say the order number or meal name I block terribly. I usual...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesHiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2022
9 points

You'll never get better speaking if you don't speak. You will learn to accept your stutter, and this acceptance will lead to more fluency. Start small. Ask a question, stutter through an answer. It ca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJul 1, 2022
4 points

vent

vent im at a low point again, what a surprise lol. im currently staying at my dads because i moved out of a place and need to wait a month until i move into the next. its only been one night but i can...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2022
-8 points

>Fluency is a goal every stutterer would like to achieve Sadly not my impression. Most seem to only complain and be only stuck in old believings. Of course, there are people that leave the stutter...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2022
-14 points

God did not give you stutter. You gave yourself stutter because you let that happen. That's the hard truth. The good thing is that you can do something about it by hacking your brain. Read up and neur...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2022
0 points

Trust me, there's no therapy that can help suppress/stop stuttering. In the end of the day, it's up to our will and mind to learn how to cope with situations when stuttering prevails and takes over ou...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & Avoidance
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2022
3 points

Have you ever acknowledged that you stutter before talking to customers? Try it. And keep eye contact. If “shoppers of Walmart” can mostly be decent, I bet you’ll have a similar experience. Here’...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2022
1 points

I mean, it'd obvious I stutter and stuttered in high-school, it wasn't exactly a secret but I found it embarrassing even thinking about handing out these sheets to all of my teachers, felt almost atte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2022
5 points

I’m going to keep telling people this because I am a life long blocker and couldn’t use phones or drive through speakers. My husband had to say my name for me. I’m 40 now and I rarely stutter anymore....

School & WorkCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHiding & Concealment+1 more