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commentr/StutterJun 20, 2022
30 points

Sorry dude, just so you know, many of us have been in that exact same position. Awkward pitiful stares or unintended giggling in your direction when you get stuck. While we stand there, sweating in ou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJun 20, 2022
5 points

No stutter while playing video games

No stutter while playing video games Hey am I the only one who stutter less or speak like a “normal” person while playing online games. When I was 15 my stutter was real bad but when I was on team spe...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Feared Words & Names+1 more
postr/StutterJun 19, 2022
3 points

Resources to unlearn social habits and habitual thoughts from stuttering

Resources to unlearn social habits and habitual thoughts from stuttering My speech is getting better, but I find that I'm still stuck in my old mindset and old fears. I never learned how to accept my ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment+1 more
postr/StutterJun 19, 2022
10 points

Do I have a stutter, or is this a normal thing?

Do I have a stutter, or is this a normal thing? I've noticed I stutter a lot when saying specific things. Like reading a script or saying a tim hortons order that someone sent me to get. It's not ever...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterJun 14, 2022
9 points

Am I pathetic?

Am I pathetic? Alright Comrades, I dunno why I feel as if I should share my recent experiences with my fluency on a subreddit, it ain't like me to complain about my life on social media, but hey it lo...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeShame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2022
2 points

Hey Andy. Great post, relatable as well. I too use music as an escape but it’s more than just an escape to me, it is my love and at one point it was my job. I used to play guitar at weddings and resta...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationHiding & ConcealmentFriendships & Belonging+2 more
postr/StutterJun 13, 2022
33 points

Todays presentation

Todays presentation Today I gave a 7 minute oral presentation in front of 7people and I started off strong introduced myself no problem. As i continued speaking my nerves got the best of me and I stut...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2022
9 points

I see myself in your story. Looks like we have quite a lot in common. I've been anti social too for a few years and recently picked up sports to try to force myself to be surrounded by people. I have ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsTherapy & Professional
Hiding & ConcealmentLoneliness & IsolationSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterJun 13, 2022
30 points

My Story

My Story Hey everyone, my name is Andy, I live in Oregon. I just joined the Discord server, I hope everyone is doing well, wherever you are in life. I’ve been going through some tough times for a whil...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJun 12, 2022
8 points

Need advice on entering Academia with a stutter

Need advice on entering Academia with a stutter Hi everybody, I'm planning to take up my masters and eventually a PhD in Computer Science, but there are a ton of presentations for those degrees. Its...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
3 points

I've cut off from most of the things that requires talking, ik its not healthy but it is what it is. Currently the thing that annoys me the most which I can't avoid is haircuts. They always have to ta...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterJun 11, 2022
59 points

(F21) Today I had to call the Bank for the first time after years of avoidance & although it was a stuttering mess, God, do I feel happy!!! :)

(F21) Today I had to call the Bank for the first time after years of avoidance & although it was a stuttering mess, God, do I feel happy!!! :) [deleted]...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
6 points

speaking... lol for real tho, introducing myself is always a nightmare, ordering food in a resturant infront of all my friends and going to job interviews. those are a few...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJun 10, 2022
9 points

My Stutter

My Stutter I stutter everyday and it's starting to get to the point where I can't talk to anybody normally not even my family I have no friends and everybody looks at me like I'm a freak or a weirdo I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
1 points

Yes at college I was dating a girl who’s best friend and roommate at the time also stuttered. He was the first person I saw be open about their stutter. I was still in hiding....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
29 points

General greetings, Drive thru’s, When I finally get something out and they ask me to repeat myself, Reading out loud (as an adult, I simply won’t do it), Not being able to use my full vocabulary, To-g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 10, 2022
36 points

What are the things that u hate doing as a stutterer

What are the things that u hate doing as a stutterer For me personally it’s reading and i tell my teachers that i have a severe stuttering problem they proceeded to tell me then that they wont put a m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
1 points

Umm I dont try to hide my stutter but ofcourse I change words while talking and avoid talking to not get the embarrassment but where there is needed to talk I talk no matter what but my bad speech blo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 10, 2022
5 points

Im getting a new job and I need serious advice .

Im getting a new job and I need serious advice . this might be my first job ever and Im 22 , I feel very anxious and I keep having negative thoughts about my stuttering and how it will ruin my opport...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 10, 2022
7 points

Do anti anxielotics make stutter worse?

Do anti anxielotics make stutter worse? So I am 21 years old and i developed speech blocks at the age of 17 and at that time I was so badly felt it that I developed low self esteem but with time I lea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more