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commentr/StutterApr 24, 2018
10 points

Somehow I've had this happen to me a lot. The exact same comment, every single time. "Did you forget your name?" "Oh you forgot your name!" "Haha forgot your own name?" and certain other variations of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2018
1 points

I always say I have a speech impediment. Ironically the word stutter and my name are the two words I have the most trouble saying....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2018
2 points

Has been happening to me for my whole life. Interestingly, it changes from time to time. Currently Rs are hard for me, used to be Ms and Ns before that. For a while it was Fs. Etc....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2018
2 points

Sorry, i would've replied to you last night but I wanted to wait until I was on a computer. But man.. where do I begin? Well, some days I feel like a brand new man with all the confidence in the wor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2018
2 points

To be completely honest, the fear of stuttering is waaay worse than stuttering itself =) Congratulations to you! BUT! now you've had this victory, you must persevere. You must keep calling people on t...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2018
1 points

I get nervous when answering the phone at work or when I have to call a company. If you want to practice, PM me and I’ll give you my number. ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2018
3 points

If it's an R I right myself off. Now chance. Ds are hard but I can usually push through them ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2018
3 points

I had no problem with vowels the first 28 years of my life and something switched last year to where vowels are the hardest for me now....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2018
5 points

I'm sure everyone has certain sounds that they have trouble with. I get my ass kicked by S's, B's, W's, and K's. I've been an anxiety-filled mess lately so I've been having more trouble than usual. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 17, 2018
3 points

Difficulties on particularly letters?

Difficulties on particularly letters? I freak out when I have to start a word with a vowel. Anyone in the same situation?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterApr 17, 2018
1 points

I'm a software developer. Stuttering didn't affect my career that much when I was working at local companies and talking in my native language. I started to feel really depressed when I received email...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerSadness & HopelessnessFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2018
1 points

I'm a long distance truck driver. I actually come from a family of truck drivers, but this wasn't my intended career, the problem is I couldn't do most the jobs I had always wanted to do, namely polic...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerFeared Words & NamesQuality of Life
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2018
1 points

Its is almost almost non existent when i avoid my feared words , no one would know. But if i were to challenge myself and say my idea without changing words , there can be pretty severe blocks ( silen...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterApr 15, 2018
7 points

I hate this so much!

I hate this so much! I am what some would consider a textbook extrovert- I absolutely **LOVE** to talk. However, I have a terrible stutter. I’ve made a conscious effort to work on my speech and on t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2018
1 points

I dont want to dive into the pool not knowing its actual depth. I actually want to be a neurosurgeon as of right now. I dont know if im capable of doing that . I have a severe stutter. Sometimes I ca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2018
1 points

Very cool, a stutter twin : ) Yeaahh I think so too... When I was in high school I had an oral exam and I had to give a talk about something and I practiced a lot at home but I couldn't say a word...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2018
1 points

Yea at my high school I sitter severely to the point where my face twitchs and the word won't come out, but so far it only happens when I talk freely during class not during presentations that's becau...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesPhysical TensionStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterApr 6, 2018
8 points

Afraid to stutter at my new job.

Afraid to stutter at my new job. So I started stuttering when I was a kid in elementary school. At first it was probably a phase. But due to being bullied at school it kinda stuck longer. I eventual...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2018
11 points

Buddy, I know this feel. I'm in 3rd year of my B.E. & in 5 days there's a presentation & I know, I will suck because of these fucking blocks. My stutter before age of 16 was mostly of repetit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight+2 more
postr/StutterApr 4, 2018
3 points

Has anyone tried the B12 complex?

Has anyone tried the B12 complex? Backstory: I sell cars. A did a 3.5 year follow up call to a customer who lives in a different state. He was like "Hey, I have a little story for you if you have a mi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more