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commentr/StutterDec 20, 2018
32 points

In college, we had a discussion session (about 30 students) for one of my biology courses (this course had over 100 students and there were multiple discussion sessions). During this first discussion ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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postr/StutterDec 20, 2018
1 points

I didn't know where else to put it...

I didn't know where else to put it... I have ocular and severe migraines, and one of my auras is stuttering, amoung other things of course. Usually first I get super "hyper" of no where and then I s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentNeurological & Brain+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2018
2 points

I have 1 friend I met organically through mutual friends and he has a very mild stutter where mine is more moderate. We didn't talk about it for a long time but I could tell he had a mild stutter. A f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterDec 18, 2018
4 points

I've had similar experiences, and it kind of annoys me that the top rated comment is just denying your experience here. There's no doubt that a stutter is going to be a dealbreaker for some women and ...

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Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterDec 13, 2018
57 points

I just nailed a phone interview!! Been using diaphragmatic breathing and it has helped a lot

I just nailed a phone interview!! Been using diaphragmatic breathing and it has helped a lot I’ve had a phone interview (for a position I really want) scheduled since last week, so I’ve had a lot of t...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2018
2 points

Dude, I also take French, and I have the exact same problem. My stutter was mild in middle school, but it got much worse now that I’m in high school. One thing that’s helped me so far is dopamine anta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
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postr/StutterDec 11, 2018
5 points

Progressively worsening stutter

Progressively worsening stutter When I was a kid, my stutter never really bothered me. Even now I've had it for much too long to be embarassed about it. I've accepted that I'll always have it and that...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2018
1 points

I got Prozac, but sadly, it affected my mood way too much and I had to get off them. I’ve been looking at dopamine antagonists, which have been proven to reduce stuttering, but I’m worried about the s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesHarmful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2018
1 points

my introduction was just 2 sentences and i stuttered while saying my name. I did not say my name clearly i just kinda mumbeled it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterDec 2, 2018
7 points

Using a recorder to answer the phone? Advice

Using a recorder to answer the phone? Advice I can manage my stutter pretty well by using synonyms when I’m talking and realise I’m about to stutter. However, I stutter when saying my name 50% of the ...

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Preparation & RehearsalFeared Words & NamesMedication Inquiries
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2018
6 points

How long was your introduction? Your stutter can’t be that bad if you didn’t stutter through your introduction man! I can’t even say my own name half of the time lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
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postr/StutterDec 1, 2018
20 points

Anyone else have a stuttering-type similar to mine? If so, has anything in the way of supplements, therapy, or breathing techniques helped you?

Anyone else have a stuttering-type similar to mine? If so, has anything in the way of supplements, therapy, or breathing techniques helped you? 1) My stuttering is comprised entirely of blocks. None o...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2018
8 points

FUCK that word, like that has everything I sutter on, c’s, ch’s, a’s, only thing it needs is an g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterNov 27, 2018
3 points

Xanax for stuttering

Xanax for stuttering Ive had a stutter my whole life. In this past yesr it has gotten really bad, and now there's a lot of added anxiety just making it worse as well. Doing some reasearch I found repo...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentHarmful Med OutcomesFeared Words & Names+1 more
postr/StutterNov 23, 2018
2 points

Trouble letters

Trouble letters Is there a reason I do not stutter on certain words or my name, but on specific letters/sounds (mostly l, d, w, th, etc), especially at the beginning of sentences? Is there a way to st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2018
2 points

I hate when people who are fluent slip up and stutter on a word and are like “whoops I did a Claire.” Stuttering is not a joke or an accidental one time slip up. I think about every sentence, every si...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2018
5 points

I work as a sign language interpreter. Primarily at a high school but secondarily at a Video Relay interpreting call center. Basically a deaf person has a camera attached to their TV, they call a hear...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
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commentr/StutterNov 22, 2018
1 points

group inou, is that really you?! (My name starts with M which I end up dragging out sometimes, but I'm -usually- okay with saying it. Maybe it's one word I'm confident with?)...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2018
4 points

Not true, I stutter horribly on the word C but I simply don’t on my name, i don’t know why....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterNov 22, 2018
8 points

Am I the only who doesn’t stutter on my name?

Am I the only who doesn’t stutter on my name? Just recently browsed through this sub and saw that almost everyone here stutters on their name. I’d say my stutter is rather average, sometimes severe in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation