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commentr/StutterDec 22, 2021
1 points

The card analogy works, we sell library cards and transparent bags and pencils! So if someone’s stuttering on the word debit - wouldn’t it be rude for me to dash off and get the card machine?...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Listener ReactionsHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2021
5 points

You'll get through this phase and it'll get better where you will be able to say whatever you want without holding back. I had my isolation phase towards the end of college. I had about six months to...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2021
3 points

Yea, I’m 18 and I haven’t had this experience, but perhaps Im just good at hiding my stutter haha. I’m sorry you experience this OP, if it happens again try expressing yourself on how you feel when th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
0 points

Nothing, it's just semantics for people who prefer arguing about "stuttering is incurable" instead of actually doing something more constructive. Personally, if I don't have any unnatural speech-relat...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Medicalization / NeurodiversityIdentity & Self-PerceptionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
7 points

Similar to you. I feel like it’s almost backhanded, and it makes me feel like there’s something seriously wrong with me when there isn’t, and that I’m like a child. I get that it’s made with good inte...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
40 points

For people who are mostly covert stutterers, this is rarely an accurate assessment. Most of what we do is attempts to hide/circumvent the stutter (avoiding a situation/comment, changing your comment,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
1 points

Haha 😂 so do I stuttering is not easy I hate it so much ! Hiding it is even harder...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2021
3 points

Assuming the comments will most likely be the same, when people say "treat them/us the same as you would other people" take that whole heartedly. Most stutterers Ive met (a hand full" are quite and wi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentListener Reactions
postr/StutterDec 19, 2021
27 points

Do people think less of people who stutter?

Do people think less of people who stutter? I have a stutter and at my work it requires a lot of talking. I’m a cashier and also have to use the radio a lot. For the most part it’s ok. Everyone there ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
postr/StutterDec 18, 2021
12 points

The reason it is so hard to change how you express yourself IMO

The reason it is so hard to change how you express yourself IMO Learning to be more expressive and honest in my communication, being a person who stutters, was one of the hardest things I’ve ever don...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift+1 more
postr/StutterDec 17, 2021
27 points

Stuttering avoidance

Stuttering avoidance I’ve had a huge problem of avoidance my whole life. I’m 32, and it’s still an issue. I always thought by this point in my life, I wouldn’t have so much anxiety about stuttering, b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2021
2 points

I think this is basically all of us, mate. I also can talk to myself without stuttering, but as soon as there's a face in front of me, it's all downhill. (I don't know what rap of God is)....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2021
9 points

I’m almost positive that most stutterers only stutter around people....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2021
2 points

I am happy for You but I have one comment for that. I used to feel that way. It's OK to stutter and I shoudn't be ashamed. But such a mindset lowers my focus and all the exercises and practice I did f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2021
3 points

Yes, ignoring my stuttering helped me as well. Most of the times its yourself and not the others that make stuttering a great problem....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2021
2 points

I don't think being obsessed with stuttering is meaningful so why not stop it? Also I think thinking about stuttering will prevent yourself from the desensitization....

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2021
7 points

For me, it was a very long and basically unconciously changing journey, so I couldn’t find any “hotfix” for it. After a point in my life I’ve started to be around people that were intelligent enough n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2021
1 points

I went to the academy. Didn't tell anyone I have a stutter. I personally don't think you should tell people about your problem if it's mild especially in public service. However, I was confident even ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2021
11 points

I'll try to answer this through sharing some personal experiences. When I applied for a customer service job I had rather obvious blocks and stutters during the interview. The two managers interviewin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2021
8 points

It helps with becoming comfortable with yourself and knowing yourself more which results in less care about others and the by product being you stuttering less...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception