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postr/StutterFeb 25, 2021
10 points

Covert stuttering at the price of not making sense

Covert stuttering at the price of not making sense Most of the friends I made after high school have no idea I stutter, I have a moderate (to sometimes severe) stutter but with years of developing tri...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2021
3 points

Forming a mindset is work man. You are on the right course being conscious of your thoughts. This is how my realization started so keep at it!...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterFeb 24, 2021
41 points

I think I'm actually making some progress

I think I'm actually making some progress It's not necessarily progress towards being more fluent, but instead towards being able to deal with my stutter and react to it in a better way. I was in a ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2021
2 points

I usually struggle on starting sentences and words that start with vowels. I also struggle on words in the first person especially ‘I’ or ‘I’m’. To avoid stuttering I repeat the words in my head a lon...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2021
3 points

I had a job interview on Monday. It was for an internal position so I have already worked with all the members of the panel in my current role. in my daily life I definitely don't stutter as much as ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
1 points

I'm seeing a lot of similar answers to mine in the comments so I hope there's something to go off of! 1. 'S' sounds are by far the most common for me, 'F', 'M' and 'N' sounds are also up there. I've ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
3 points

I don't remember all the letters from the top of my head, but for sure I stutter on words that start with L, M, N, S/C. Oh and when someone asks my name, I stutter with my name. As I said, when some...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
2 points

Everytime I speak, I think whether ill stutter on my next word or not. That's what is happening. Yes I've been to speech therapists many years ago. But none of em actually worked properly. I'm cl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2021
2 points

I wrote this comment some days ago (seems relevant to your question too): https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/lj7r08/question/gnai0ip/?context=3 >I think most of us can attest to some measur...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2021
1 points

I’m happy you liked my suggestion :). There are some great options on Etsy where you can personalize a name necklace- so many different styles!!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2021
1 points

This happens to me all the time. I’m talking about something and then i’m suddenly stuck because I lost my train of thoughts. Eventually, I’ll stutter. What I do is to think about the whole sentence s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2021
7 points

Definitely. When I'm speaking I often realise I've said something that I really didn't mean, and get more and more anxious as I try and dig myself out of the hole. I can't concentrate on what I'm say...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2021
3 points

I struggle with that too. Forgetfulness can be part of a block...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2021
7 points

I struggle to form thoughts and sentences in my mind. I also have often blackouts of the topic we are talking (cant remember shit i was talking about)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2021
6 points

I’ve often equated it to white noise or static. When I get anxious, I really struggle to access the correct words...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2021
6 points

Feel you, have exactly the same issue. Feels like brain just got frozen and can't think clearly, weird thing is when I'm under influence of alcohol communication becomes much easier...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Overthinking & MonitoringRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
postr/StutterFeb 16, 2021
22 points

Brainfart

Brainfart I can’t think when i talk. My mind just collapses when I’m speaking and i dont know how to stay on the topic or have a clear message. It’s driving me nuts😤...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2021
1 points

Yes I got stuttering at the age of 19 It was sudden, and at the most important time of my life. Did you face any person with stuttering ? Because subconscious mind can copy it. At the end it surely i...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesTrauma & PsychologicalOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterFeb 15, 2021
23 points

Is there more to speech therapy than just “fluency”?

Is there more to speech therapy than just “fluency”? I stopped going to speech therapy when I was 16, I couldn’t really afford it anymore but my stutter was manageable to I was fine with it. Fast forw...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Therapy ExperiencesOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2021
1 points

Yeah I never have a problem face to face with people but a random person over the phone isn’t gonna know and is just gonna hear me breathing like in scary movies when serial killers call people and j...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more