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commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
0 points

true but you know what i mean, not everyone is cut out for this job we're the ones who always have to throw in an extra two cents just to make sense, and pull on heartstrings, evoke pity and earn the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
3 points

Spanish is a much faster language, I too stutter wayyy more in Spanish even though it's what I've been speaking my whole life. I came to the conclusion that it's probably because English is slower and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
5 points

Well I guess Spanish is my first language because my family just speaks Spanish but in school, of course, I only speak English. But I feel like I stutter much more in Spanish than I do in English. It’...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
11 points

Spanish is my first language and English is my second so I've been in the same situation hahaha that's why I know I could never do it as a job...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
1 points

With me, it is just certain situations that are worse, but these situations were never a problem before. The work/meeting ones are hard to overcome, but I am trying to work through it Then I have si...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
4 points

Yea I used to really think bad about myself especially years 18-21.. Never seen myself doing anything in public. Just had to keep going and putting myself out there...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
1 points

That is the exact reason I started to go by my middle name at 25 years old. My first name comes with drool and random mouth movements....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
6 points

I'm 33 and I used to worry it's been holding me back so I avoided jobs where it's important to speak quickly and fluently. I worked in customer service and some clients would assume I was slow lol, an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
7 points

37 years old and have had a stutter my entire life, mine goes deeper with also having trouble recalling words or adding sounds to words in order to say them and using alternate words that are similar ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
2 points

Why don’t you speak with anyone else? Is it fear of stuttering? I’ve done that before and if I’m being honest that’s what probably hurt my fluency more than anything. Just over the past year I’ve take...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
1 points

According to my practical observations, the more i desire fluency the more i stutter less!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
postr/StutterJul 14, 2024
9 points

Stuttering is coming back

Stuttering is coming back Hi All. I went to a week long course when I was a kid (12 years old) to assist with stuttering. Here they taught breathing exercises to me and my parents for how to manage s...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
11 points

I was super insecure and constantly embarrassed and traumatized about stuttering as a kid, but I was a little bit more confident by the time I got to high school because I found myself in a really sol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
2 points

Actially, if you have hard silent blocks, there is a one size fits all way to address it. I know bc I’ve spoken to dozens of people who all say nearly identical things about their blocking, eye conta...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
11 points

I’m in my 50’s - much more fluent now but I definitely remember the heartache of stuttering badly at work. I did my best to be fluent - I spent most of my days hiding t stutter- it was so futile. Luck...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
25 points

I'm 40 and I've pretty much stuttered my whole life. It's definitely not been easy. I'm a nurse and I feel like my professional life is stalled where it is. I've been essentially told I don't have the...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
2 points

It’s a semantics issue! The way to block less is to learn the tangible steps to get less bothered by it....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
10 points

Speech therapist here—people tend to think stuttering is about coordination of the lips tongue and vocal cords, but it is really about being able to manage the cognitive demands, (including short term...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & WeightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
1 points

Oh my, I had the exact same problem a while back when I asked for chicken tenders. The waitress laughed and said all I heard was “chichi” which led to my friend group laughing. embarrassing moment, bu...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
2 points

You can only join a program like Toastmasters once you accept your stutter right. Otherwise one would just hide....

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution