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commentr/StutterJul 10, 2024
2 points

I can relate dude, I perfectly know how you feel. My stutter has never been the same (I had period where I did stutter less or much more) but the last 3-4 years of my life had been awful when it came ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2024
0 points

I had issues saying my name so much, as soon as I turned 18 many many years ago, I changed it by deed poll,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
2 points

I sometimes seem to do awesome! Especially when it's a thing where there's a chat first and I can say what's up...lol...on the rare occasion I do stuff like that ;p...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
1 points

Yep..for some reason the Starbucks experience kills me up until most recently when I started to not give a fuck..47/M covert stutterer here. My name!!! Fuck it, own it…for me it has helped saying “It’...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
4 points

Dude i can relate so much. I stutter horribly on my name, and avoid any scenario where I would have to say my name. My names Roman and I stutter so badly on the R part. it's so annoying...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 9, 2024
9 points

Can't say name

Can't say name I feel like my stuttering has gone worse throughout the years as I became more self concious. I stutter with people differently. With my family(sister and mom), I stutter on only a few ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
11 points

Even if people know he “has a stutter”, 99.99999% of people have no clue that blocking and bizarre avoidance behaviors are directly connected....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
1 points

This is truly awful, I’m so sorry that was your experience. Honestly it could count as discrimination so definitely speak to HR. I went through a lengthy interview process recently, and I immediately ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
3 points

This is the dumbest post I've ever seen in this thread. There's a HUGE difference between a stutter and being a liar/having dementia. The media has covered up for biden for many years, blaming h...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
3 points

I don’t see it as him having a stutter, but a lot of people do make some fucked jokes. He is senile tho...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
1 points

Unfortunately, most people and companies are ignorant about stuttering. When I started consulting I was still struggling a lot with my stutter. The consultancy I worked for always asked me to write an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
3 points

I always talk about my own experiences when people comment on the way he speaks. If you stutter it’s easy to see that he struggles sometimes but for the average person you wouldn’t notice it. When I h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
2 points

Remember that whenever you Preplanning something while going to the shop and on your way you say to your yo have to say 10 eggs and bread packet but in reality your brain gets the message these lines ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
3 points

I’ve always had a speech therapist in the past tell me to think what I’m about to say before I say it - I thought I was doing something wrong because that never actually helped me. Thanks for the adv...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
4 points

Brother you are not alone and i,m 18 i stutter when taking order with my sister and sometimes i can,t even say my name and i have to ask my sister to give number and in my culture man is to be strong ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesPhysical Tension+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
2 points

I remember when I started my first job after graduating. I was supposed to answer the phone “Computer Department, <my name> speaking”. There’s no way in hell I could do it, but I had to answer the p...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
2 points

For a few months, while blocking, I bit my cheek and got ulcers. I consciously stopped doing this because ulcers suck. Generally try to stop pushing your tongue up against your teeth. This will not h...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
postr/StutterJul 9, 2024
2 points

Mouth Ulcers

Mouth Ulcers I get mouth ulcers/canker sores like once a month. I currently have three on the tip of my tongue. This is the most painful shit!!! Every time I stutter/block the sores just get worse an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJul 9, 2024
50 points

Suicidal thoughts

Suicidal thoughts I’m a 28 year old male. I’ve stuttered my entire life and it makes life difficult. Yesterday I was having issues with my insurance and had to be on the phone with them while they h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2024
2 points

Call pizza places, Chinese, restaurants, etc. Practice asking about specials. Start making an order, and abruptly say "oops. I gotta go. I'll call back" We're so wrapped up in what other people think...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment