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postr/StutterAug 29, 2024
9 points

How to ignore other people. How to not get bothered by other people.

How to ignore other people. How to not get bothered by other people. I do practices and training and have improved, but I just can’t ignore other people and the thought of what they will think of me....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
6 points

Reduce the fear of stuttering on B. But the only way to reduce the fear is to face it, aka work on allowing yourself to stutter on B sounds and realize when you don't hold back it's not as back as you...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
1 points

Good on you! Well done! Eyecontact. Don't lock however. Keep moving your eyes a bit. Sorry English is not my first language. Locking is a bit freeky/ agressive and, most important, makes you go blank ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 29, 2024
1 points

Do you find drinking helps?

Do you find drinking helps? My stutter is quite mild except for when I come to words with no substitute like my name. I had a quite embaressing interaction recently where someone asked for me name in ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
6 points

Everyone can get a stutter if they're nervous, not everyone can lose their leg momentarily because of nerves. So stuttering, for the most part, is a temporary result of anxiety and thus can be made in...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
1 points

Yeah…. I know. I get it. We shift into this “little kid voice” really easily. I honestly think though, that people don’t necessarily do it because they think you’re stupid. I think it’s a gut-response...

Social & RelationshipsCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsValidation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
8 points

Yeah “pseudo stutters” help me a whole lot. Especially at the beginning. Kind of calms the anxiety too....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
2 points

That’s too abrasive. You’re going to embarrass people and put them on the spot, which is going to make them want to run away. Don’t imply that they think you’re an idiot. Likely, they don’t. They are ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
0 points

I feel your pain bruh. A lot of my fear and social anxiety comes from my family and how they treat me. Then they make me feel bad for getting mad and blowing up. Mainly because I don’t feel valued or ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentFamily Support & Conflict+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
0 points

I think it can lessen your phobia of speaking wich will reduce your anxiety and probably make you stutter less but it isn't a direct solution to stuttering....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterAug 28, 2024
29 points

People are so ignorant

People are so ignorant Hey guys I gotta get this off my chest. I worked a customer facing job for five years and sometimes when I would stutter, the person I was talking too would change. Their whole...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterAug 28, 2024
5 points

Hypnosis + stuttering

Hypnosis + stuttering Hello people, I am F27, have a mild stutter but struggle with it mentally :/ Was wondering if any of you guys have tried hypnosis to get rid of your stutter? Have heard that yo...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMedication InquiriesHelpful Med Outcomes+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
1 points

My recent experience is that I don't think about my stutter at all and that makes me stutter more. It is because I'm not using any of the other learned techniques to overcome it. Maybe the nuance is ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
1 points

A big thing that helped me is that someone I interact with frequently and look up to also stutters. Also realizing that your fear of stuttering might not actually be solely a fear of stuttering. For e...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
2 points

Thanks for sharing, so happy for you. I find it hard trying to overcome the fear of it though. Mine is mild but I still struggle with it mentally :/...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
9 points

This is something I deal with as well. When someone holds a door for me I almost always completely tighten up and am unable to say thank you, and instead I end up nodding my head to acknowledge. I...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
4 points

I took a presentation class in college, which really helped. Flow through the words, remind yourself that YOU care the most about if/how you stutter - everyone else either doesn’t notice or can’t be b...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
19 points

If you want, see if you can set up a small meeting with your manager and tell him about it. If you already have, then I'd say there's two possible cases 1. He was just very busy 2. He's an asshole. ...

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 28, 2024
58 points

I couldn't say thank you

I couldn't say thank you Someone went out of their way to hold the door open for me today and I couldn't say thank you. I managed to finally push it out after 5-10 seconds after the guy was walking a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterAug 28, 2024
35 points

“Don’t speak to me Send me what you want on WhatsApp”

“Don’t speak to me Send me what you want on WhatsApp” I don’t know when this pain will ever end. Im tired of constantly worrying about everything. Working a job I have just because you don’t have to s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more