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commentr/StutterSep 3, 2025
1 points

I just wanted to know from you, what is your motive behind it, to express your feelings through writing,. We are in a same community we all stammered,.. don't you think it's time to speak, and share y...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2025
2 points

I see what you mean, and I think it’s an interesting debate. What I wanted to share is simply a technique that worked really well for me to detach from the fear of stuttering. I don’t see it as avoidi...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2025
3 points

Isn't this just an avoidance behavior? You're still, whether it be consciously or subconsciously, reinforcing the notion that one *should not* stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterSep 3, 2025
20 points

Have you ever tried tapping?

Have you ever tried tapping? Hi, I’ve always thought there are two kinds of stuttering: 1. **Visible:** when people can see and hear the stutter. 2. **Invisible:** when the person hides the stutter f...

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commentr/StutterSep 3, 2025
2 points

If you really want to not loose your job, any time soon , it's probably best to surrender yourself , to the team , and selflessly confirm you had a stutter , it will give you the freedom and the confi...

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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2025
3 points

Yeah, I get that it may sound like that since I'm just so over the moon about it. I'm in no way affiliated with the program by the way. Alright, I'll try my best to describe some key approaches of thi...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2025
6 points

As a woman who stutters I couldn’t relate or feel the desperation in this post more. I too struggle with my identity and constantly go inward because of this ugly flaw and secret that I keep, that is ...

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postr/StutterSep 1, 2025
14 points

'i have to play the brave role'

'i have to play the brave role' I'm talkative, positive, supportive, mature. But I stutter, and that's the one wrong that negates all the good. People don't take me seriously, or they don't even under...

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commentr/StutterSep 1, 2025
6 points

I'm 27 and started stuttering when I was 3. I've found a lot of success with Lee Lovett's book "How To Stop Stuttering & Love Speaking". Now I can truly say, I never have to stutter in any situation -...

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commentr/Stutter_remissionSep 1, 2025
1 points

I think it's a combination between the subconscious mind: INTERPRETING stimuli + TREATING how to respond to those stimuli under a certain rule or in a certain condition. And over time, stimuli (such a...

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commentr/Stutter_remissionSep 1, 2025
1 points

So stuttering could increase if the subconscious mind interprets "loud noise" as: \- "I need to speak better/perfectly" or "He probably won't understand me correctly" or any other reason. It can even...

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commentr/Stutter_remissionSep 1, 2025
1 points

I tried to put above example (mastering a native language = more fluency) into a model. Example: Before stuttering onset, and even after stuttering onset: Speaking in the native language & ...

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commentr/Stutter_remissionSep 1, 2025
1 points

In my opinion: I don't know, but let's say that in 50% of PWS (people who stutter), they stutter more in their native language, while the other 50% of PWS stutter more in another language that they a...

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commentr/Stutter_remissionSep 1, 2025
1 points

I think that negative past experiences might reinforce defenses (like a protection mechanism). And this is refined over a lifetime. My question is then: Other than negative past experiences. What else...

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commentr/Stutter_remissionAug 31, 2025
1 points

Conclusion: Brocklehurst’s initial intervention (i.e., mindfulness) might have focused on evaluating a reduced confidence level (and other STIMULI) to regulate speech execution (using mindfulness). ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/Stutter_remissionAug 31, 2025
1 points

Before we stutter. What in our subconscious - puts limits in trying to speak? In your own words

Before we stutter. What in our subconscious - puts limits in trying to speak? In your own words The “inner judge” that stops authentic self-expression: What subconscious processes (that we have at lea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterAug 27, 2025
9 points

I challenged my fear of stuttering for 30 days. Instead of hiding, I gave myself a shot.

I challenged my fear of stuttering for 30 days. Instead of hiding, I gave myself a shot. Hello everyone, I hope you’re doing well. I don’t really have many friends who are stutterers like me, so I hop...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterAug 20, 2025
12 points

If I’m being honest

If I’m being honest Hi, so idk recently I’ve been really thinking how trapped I am in my own body, like as an extrovert and a person who loves to talk, idk it’s definitely a real setback And I try to...

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Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterAug 18, 2025
4 points

A thought

A thought If you are able to speak fluently in one specific situation and not in others, then you are fluent, but you pretend you are not....

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterAug 13, 2025
11 points

Kpop Demon Hunters as a stutterer hits different

Kpop Demon Hunters as a stutterer hits different If you haven't watched the movie, the premise is that main character, Rumi, is a Kpop star who also fights demons. Rumi herself is half demon, and her ...

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Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more