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commentr/StutterJan 12, 2022
1 points

It definitely would have been different for me. I try to not let it bother me now, but it hampered me a lot when I was younger....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2022
5 points

I don’t tell people because I’m like wait maybe I can fix it if I try harder. It never works. 😩...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
1 points

Bro i can feel you and I’m also going through the same. I try to hide my stutter infront of this girl and we are usually texting alot and talk on call(i do good on call) but i have avoided speaking mo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
3 points

I can relate to you. When i try the other person doesn’t find about my stutter then i just first of all speak less and then also change my words, stop in between sentences and just change the topic or...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
3 points

They do notice, I noticed people making fun of me. My parents talk about my stutter too. I "hide it" by just not speaking in class or not saying what I want to say and switch words...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
5 points

I don't get this. If people can hide it for years and no one notice, are you sure it's a stutter and you not exaggerating?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
2 points

Ok I don’t get ya. If you hid your stutter for years that means your stutter isn’t that bad or you’ve controlled it well. Otherwise they would’ve noticed it. So no shame there...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
13 points

There’s a good chance she already knows, OP. As a 38 year old who has accepted (with the help of mental health professionals) that stuttering is something that *I* made into a big deal, and the majori...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
2 points

This I could not do, I've always been so embarrassed by my stutter, I've tried to hide it my entire life, it's led me to live a life of shame and regrets,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
4 points

I somehow became a professional speaker. I was that girl in class who was laughed at and humiliated by both students and teachers when I was a kid and also in college. We can do anything ❤...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
5 points

When me and my girl first got together in 2015 i was naturally nervous every time we spoke because I’m just a lanky stuttering nerd talking to literal goddess, so I would stutter quite a lot, and I ha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
5 points

The short answer: it comes with time. The long answer: It comes with time once you have the confidence to know who you are and that the people who put you down have less than 0 sway on your life. Al...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJan 9, 2022
15 points

How often do you use stuttering as an excuse to not do something?

How often do you use stuttering as an excuse to not do something? I've been doing this for as long as I can remember. I realize I do it constantly to literally just talk myself out of trying or doing ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2022
53 points

Takes balls to have a stutter. My stutters made me more confident speaking to a group of people. I used to be super nervous talking to people in the past but because I was forced to get over that nerv...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2022
4 points

Worked as a public area attendant for like a 3-4* hotel, first one in my area so it was a big deal; had NFL, NBA, actors come through that I didn’t see of course. I talked to everybody, I stuttered bu...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2022
3 points

Stepping out of my comfort zone every day and doing things I would never do because of my stutter. If I failed, I learned from that mistake and applied it to the next time. If I had a win, I celebr...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2022
7 points

I used to work at my local library. I helped people borrow books, find things, answered the phone. I talked to people every day. At first I was really insecure and scared but with time it got easier. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2022
3 points

I am much older than you now, but I can very much relate to a lot of the things you wrote regarding your experience. I first realized that I stuttered at the age of seven. At the age of ten, I stopped...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJan 8, 2022
5 points

I stopped stuttering but things haven't changed that much.

I stopped stuttering but things haven't changed that much. Hi guys Sorry If I'm going to write a long text but I fell I want to share my story with someone. So I've stuttered since I was 6 and this ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2022
5 points

I appreciate you commenting on my post. That’s one of the things I have to work on, caring about others opinion. It’s just so hard, it’s like a habit. You go all your life staying in the shadows, try...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment