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commentr/StutterJan 23, 2021
3 points

The messed up thing is that we stammer because we are trying not to stammer. I'm an aspiring SLP, currently a SLPA, who stutters and I would recommend keeping your muscles as relaxed as possible, beca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
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commentr/StutterJan 22, 2021
1 points

I have a moderate stutter but have found reasonable success with job interviews (am 2 years out of college, managed to land internships/job offers with major financial institutions) so thought I'd sha...

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commentr/StutterJan 22, 2021
3 points

Imagine that u are not calling and having a meeting in person. Problem with online stuff and calling that we have nothing to focus on so we focus on our words and we stutter. U stutter when u think ab...

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Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2021
5 points

You get comfortable about being uncomfortable and you push through. If you have to present, then practice every single day. If you have to use the phone, buy one off of Ebay and practice every singl...

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postr/StutterJan 19, 2021
9 points

Ecopipam is on PHASE 2

Ecopipam is on PHASE 2 I have seen that EMALEX BIOSCIENCES is now doing the phase 2 with ecopipam to show if it could be approved to treat stuttering and Tourette. I hope we can get a treatment to ma...

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commentr/StutterJan 19, 2021
1 points

I don't stutter when I'm alone. The reason is probably that anxiety exacerbates stuttering for most people. I also rarely do it when I'm in a controlled situation, like reading a planned out presentat...

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commentr/StutterJan 18, 2021
2 points

Don’t do what my parents did and give up on therapy. I’m 21 and I still mildly gap stutter every other sentence. Part of me thinks if I went more when I was in elementary school I wouldn’t be as consc...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & Avoidance
Therapy ExperiencesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2021
5 points

That approach has backfired on me for the simple reason that after I tell them I have a stutter, I am often so comfortable with the interview that I don't get blocked at all. I am not sure how I am s...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Authenticity vs. MaskingOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2021
4 points

Also felt like I was reading something about myself haha I feel very similar to how you do. I would say you have two choices 1. Use your speech therapy and other healthy strategies to minimize the ...

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commentr/StutterJan 18, 2021
4 points

its a phenomenon known as choking, it happens when we do something and think of the details of its process , pro athletes and elite performers experience it (like the the movement of their hand when ...

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Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2021
1 points

So what's the reason in your opinion. Imo when u are 100% fluent with yourself and u get to talk to someone else u have preogrammed yourself to stutter. Im not saying that breathing, tempo etc. arent ...

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commentr/StutterJan 16, 2021
2 points

Nah man why do u think this way. If u dont value yourself how will people value u? Why do u stutter ? Because u yourself make yourself nervous. Start thinking positivly that u can say things without s...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 16, 2021
3 points

Thats the problem. If u think about your stutter u secretly prepare where u gonna stutter....

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commentr/StutterJan 15, 2021
1 points

I think you maybe your Dad's presence makes you feel slightly nervous? Or maybe you feel that he judges you? This may cause your brain to go into more aniexty than with other people. I have the same t...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJan 14, 2021
42 points

How to not feel alone when I'm broken

How to not feel alone when I'm broken There are times when I just want to give up. Stuttering has made me depressed and has given me anxiety. Constant stress and low self esteem has made me not want t...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2021
5 points

I mean if you say you can speak to yourself outloud without stuttering, I'd think it has to do more with the psychological barriers. How bad is you stutter when you talk to your best friends?...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2021
2 points

I’m 18 as well and can relate A LOT to your post. My stutter got especially bad in the first months of quarantine, but have gotten better over time as I’ve gotten into routines in recent months. I t...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2021
1 points

I’m sure this doesn’t resonate for everybody, but I’ve become so used to the “hacks” I’ve developed to avoid my stutter i.e. always thinking of more than one ways to say something if I get stuck on a ...

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commentr/StutterJan 13, 2021
1 points

I am not sure about the relationship between executive functioning disorder and stuttering, but executive functioning itself has been implicated in the development and symptom severity of stuttering (...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2021
1 points

yeah that could be a possibility. but yeah i’ve been very conscious of what words i stutter on, and how i stutter. but i’ve never really thought of meditation. thank you for sharing...

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