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postr/StutterJun 4, 2021
5 points

Apprehensive about getting my first job, any advice?

Apprehensive about getting my first job, any advice? So over the summer, I want to get my first job (retail), but I am concerned about the company not hiring me because I stutter a lot with people I d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterJun 2, 2021
6 points

need some help

need some help i’m 15, and for a few years now, i’ve have a minor stutter, or tick. it doesn’t completely affect my speech, but sometimes i find myself repeating words over and over, trying to get the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
2 points

As of today, my husband (52) has started the ecopipam trial here in Southern CA. His doctor said there are only 68 people nationwide accepted in the study. 14 years ago my husband was also a part o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringNeurological & BrainOnset & Life-Stage Changes+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
9 points

amen dude. Im totally convinced my stutter (and many other's) is an anxiety/psychological issue. For some like myself, I dont stutter at all when no one is around and that to me is proof that there's ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterMay 31, 2021
6 points

hard to get my words out...

hard to get my words out... I’m trying to accept my stutter but it’s getting hard when I can’t get certain words out like it’s so inconvenient at times. It’s like I can’t get a word out so I change it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterMay 31, 2021
31 points

Could I take an email address so we can send you a digital receipt?

Could I take an email address so we can send you a digital receipt? Sure take a seat, we might be here for a while 😅...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
2 points

If I'm alone and read loud for myself, I speak fluently. I guess the reason is simply, you don't have to worry. You don't feel in a hurry to say something. No worries what they might think. How you...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
1 points

You have it wrong. You are hearing yourself fluent when you are reading. If you can speak fluently while reading, you can speak fluently while speaking. The reason why you can't, it's in your mind. It...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
3 points

Yeah schools should definitely do better identifying and helping kids with any technique possible. Funny enough, I hardened my consonants to sound "clearer" and help me go slower, which helped a bit ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
6 points

I've never had speech therapy, mainly cuz my stutter was never "that bad" that the school intervened, but I second this. Reading out loud just random articles (Wiki pages, some news stuff to also st...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAcceptance & PrideOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
12 points

I think it can be helpful for a few reason. One being it helps you slow yourself down and speak at your pace where you're not trying to say a million words in 3 seconds. I think it also helps you get ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 30, 2021
41 points

New job fear 😬

New job fear 😬 Hi all! Little background first, my name is Bianca, 23. I've had a speech impediment my whole life. So today I've accepted a job offer as a customer service representative. The job i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterMay 30, 2021
5 points

Why I don't stutter when I'm recording voice message?!

Why I don't stutter when I'm recording voice message?! Hey guys. I'm a stutterer. But you know what? I don't stutter even a bit when I'm recording voice message? I mean, no stutter. Zero I was talking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 29, 2021
15 points

It’s so easy to order a pizza now via the app , back in the day you had to call and it wasn’t a good experience

It’s so easy to order a pizza now via the app , back in the day you had to call and it wasn’t a good experience ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringQuality of Life
postr/StutterMay 29, 2021
19 points

Terrified about Best Man Speech

Terrified about Best Man Speech So two days ago my very good friend told me he was getting married and wanted me to be the best man. This of course means giving a speech. There'll be roughly fifty peo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
3 points

Man i have thé exact same feeling as you. Sometimes it's really like your just frozen in place and you van think clearly but your body and speech just freezes and it's really uncomfortable...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 28, 2021
8 points

Stuttering interfering with life ...

Stuttering interfering with life ... My stuttering has gotten sever. My stutter mostly consists of blocks and it’s like a lot of tension probably I’m not breathing I really dint know and it’s like a e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 28, 2021
3 points

They are testing investigational drug ecopipam For stuttering, hopefully it get marketed in 2 to 5 years...

Community & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance
Research & ResourcesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 28, 2021
31 points

Stutter unintentionally makes me appear rude.

Stutter unintentionally makes me appear rude. Hi i just wanted to vent some pent up emotions. So a little history, even though my stutter was apparent from a young age my parents just always denied it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2021
2 points

Read about ecopipam, it's currently undergoing clinical trials phase 2 hopefully if everything goes well, it will be in the market within 2 to 5 years...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring