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commentr/StutterNov 10, 2021
2 points

Yeah stuttering take the upper hand if we are not confident knowledge wise ....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
postr/StutterNov 9, 2021
52 points

I sent my professor an email.

I sent my professor an email. I moved to the US last month for university. I was extremely nervous because I was traveling alone and I've been having speech blocks since the 7th grade. I decided to go...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2021
1 points

Isn't that a reason to put it on your profile though ? I mean why waste your time ? Obviously you'll miss out on those rare cases where a person might have a negative view towards a pws but gets their...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2021
2 points

I don’t know how it works but I’m happy I don’t stutter when in a argument. That would be bad...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2021
1 points

Absolutely well said!! I'm a mild stutter , rarely I get into moderate/severe in hyper tensed situations. I avoid the tensed situations. My wife will talk mostly for school matters related to my kids ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2021
2 points

I think the most difficult part is convincing myself to believe that my stuttering is a disability. I guess the hesitation stems from the fact that it can be non-existent at times, and severe at other...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / NeurodiversityHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2021
12 points

This is a common problem for me, and I think most people who stutter. I am 36 so around the same age and also an introvert due to my stuttering. Sometimes I might just tell the person right off the ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2021
5 points

>“I’m sorry, I have a bit of a stammer so it’s sometimes hard for me to pronounce this word;” I used try this myself. But usually stutter the hell out of "stutter"... oh well. This method usuall ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterNov 4, 2021
38 points

Can't even say my name without stuttering

Can't even say my name without stuttering I'm nearly 35 and my whole life I've had a stutter since the age of 5. I've always struggled to be social as im always scared to introduce myself, leading me ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
postr/StutterNov 4, 2021
7 points

Stutter is getting worse, looking for advice

Stutter is getting worse, looking for advice Heya! I’ve been lurking this sub for a while on my main account and have wanted to post this for a bit. I’m 15 going on 16, and have been developing proble...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2021
1 points

Everyone. Then you won’t have to hide it. Which causes stuttering...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2021
4 points

Works great until people don’t even know you stutter until one day when you inevitably have a bad block. That’s when it gets awkward. That used to happen to me in my covert days. Super stressful tbh. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2021
2 points

If you don't mind me wo say like that, I'd say changing words is the dumbest strategy to avoid stutter, because not only will changin words be in vain in extremises like telling your name, telling you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2021
4 points

I feel that some of you are taking the "hidding" part as a negative. Im completely upfront with my stuttering problem. Just because I try to speak normally doesnt mean im ashamed. Im just simply stati...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2021
24 points

Might work in a pinch, but replacing difficult words with easier-to-say words is not a healthy way of overcoming stutter/blocks. It is good for hiding the stutter. But the issue is that our desire to ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2021
3 points

AAHAHAHAHA I've been hiding my stutter like for 5 years so now that i'm taking speech therapy (bc obviusly i'm afraid of stuttering and i change words and so on) i'm telling all my mates that i stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2021
3 points

I just had to happen to me. It amazes me that people don't realize I have a stutter until I point it out...maybe they're just being nice lol....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2021
7 points

It took so much pressure off me and made me twice as fluent when I gave up on "hoping to hide it" from new people. Now I'll even throw a "sorry I stutter" after my first block with someone new and it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2021
9 points

In my shoes if your stutter is really severe so that you can't hide it, just tell your conversation partners you have stutter and you can also judge if they are good ones or ones not worthwhile of kee...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
postr/StutterOct 31, 2021
41 points

Hiding your stutter

Hiding your stutter Dont you think its funny when you speak with someone for a week or two and you were able to hide your stutter. All of a sudden you are stuttering and they are joking with you, tell...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more