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commentr/StutterOct 19, 2021
3 points

I feel you. I'm in the customer service industry so when I do it's public since my restaurant is always full of people....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2021
38 points

You probably have. There are a lot of covert stutterers....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2021
2 points

In my case, we met without knowing we were stutterers bc our stutter is easy to hide :) and i met another in a disco but it was not until the next dau that i realized she had a stutter....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2021
4 points

Not sure if you're title hints that you're worried about your stutter affecting your service in the Marines. It won't. I did four years active army as an infantryman, then switched to four years res...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2021
1 points

Yea man, I think it’s all about finding out who you want to build confidence around. If it’s with strangers, then it will probably mean that you go out and talk with strangers or find ways to create i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2021
2 points

I interact a lot with people, im a person with many friends from highschool, football friends, friends from the mosque and other places, for a stutterer I talk a lot even at work with my colleagues. B...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2021
1 points

No worries. I’m very comfortable discussing my stutter and especially to help other stutterers in the healthcare system. It didn’t affect my practice at all and my patients never had any issues with ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2021
3 points

I can't agree more on all you illustrated to me cuz they are also haunting in my mind! But now I'm not shy and speaking quiet, instead, I'm now speaking with a powerful and encouraging voice and some ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2021
1 points

I worked in a phone customer service job in my gap year. My stuttering was bad when I started there but it actually helped my stuttering a lot to work there. My stuttering did not stand in the way of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2021
1 points

I've never told anyone else that I was prone to stuttering and all the time I managed to conceal the truth.Fortunately,nobody realized that I was a PWS....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2021
14 points

Went to a cafe. Asked for an americano. For some reason, the lady thought I said I wanted an americano AND a flapjack with that too amongst my stutter. I wasn't complaining and thought I'd take it!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 12, 2021
6 points

Do you tell strangers you have a stutter or just assume they’ll be patient?

Do you tell strangers you have a stutter or just assume they’ll be patient? I’m a bartender and my stutter has improved since I was child, but I still get stuck with a few sounds and syllables. It’s a...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2021
8 points

My stutter has all but disappeared at work since I can use headphones that play loud music which stops the stutter. I'm nervous when we go back into the office they're gonna be like wtf can't you spea...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Environmental TriggersHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterOct 10, 2021
7 points

Putting My Stutter into Words

Putting My Stutter into Words Hey everybody! I wanted to put this in words for a while but never knew where to do so (I just found out about this sub a couple minutes ago). I've struggled with stutt...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2021
12 points

I'm 56 and have dealt with a stutter my whole life. I streamed on Twitch for a while last year, had a good time but was always anxious about my stutter. People were very kind in chat. I did stop strea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 10, 2021
22 points

Escape From Reality

Escape From Reality Hey everyone. I've just joined Reddit and this sub thread because it feels like a good place to share my thoughts. I'd like to share an incident that took place yesterday at work I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
2 points

Before 2013, I didn't stutter much, and it wasn't in my dreams. After that, I started stuttering heavily, and I spent whole days thinking about it. Unsurprisingly, then I started stuttering in dreams....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
1 points

This year I’ve been more open about my stutter with people who are close to me it just feels like it’s not enough....

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
2 points

I honestly move throughout life without even thinking about it much. Obviously easier said then done, but I surrounded myself with people who don’t see me as the guy with the stutter, very thankful. W...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Authenticity vs. MaskingHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
3 points

They hang up on my as soon as they hear the h-h-h-h on the phone. No awkward shyness from me at all. Other than reliving my waking nightmare, you just need to try and be more confident in person, an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment