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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2024
4 points

If you have blocks and panic, there are tangible, effective and sustainable ways to not overcome and be ok with it. I used those steps very effectively and my blocks reduced by 90% within 6 weeks and ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesBlocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2024
3 points

thank you for sharing your story. it actually made me feel a bit better about myself. i haven’t put much thought on my stuttering being an excuse like a self-sabotage technique. but it really is the c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2024
6 points

I could have written this. I’m 47 and I have so many regrets about how much more engaged I wanted to be in school. Instead I kept to myself and accepted a career path I was not interested in. That sai...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJul 3, 2024
9 points

expressing myself on blocks

expressing myself on blocks I’m already depressed and speech block lowers my self esteem even more. When I look back, all I see are missed opportunities and hiding from the real world. I am 23 now, r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
postr/StutterJul 3, 2024
2 points

Emotions from childhood and stuttering

Emotions from childhood and stuttering Hey all, I had a few behaviour patterns in my childhood, which I think are linked to stuttering. I was really afraid of people. And not only afraid, I had a re...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJul 3, 2024
6 points

What kind of stutter is this?

What kind of stutter is this? I NEVER stutter when talking but I've realised this happens a few times a year. And it started last week again. At the beginning of my sentences, my brain doesnt allow me...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 2, 2024
28 points

I hate the fact that out of all my siblings I am the one stuck suttering.

I hate the fact that out of all my siblings I am the one stuck suttering. I (15 f) have 4 siblings. And for some reason I had to be the one stuck with the stutter. I already have trouble pronouncing ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJul 2, 2024
4 points

Looking for helpful tips

Looking for helpful tips Let me start off by saying that i am a seasoned stutterer. I am 34 and i have had this thing since i could talk. When i was younger, it never registered to me that having diff...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2024
1 points

I think that if you need to take a break from talking for a while, you can and should, especially if you're feeling pain. I've never thought of giving up speech entirely myself and I think it might be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
3 points

It’s an endless battle. It doesn’t “bother me” to the extent that I don’t see anything wrong with stuttering around friends and family. However, in my day to day, I still struggle at times. Most recen...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
1 points

It's been 2 years with my girl, and one thing she told me many times that she doesn't give f about my stuttering even tho I do a lot, instead she do tell me to practice and do work on it. Might sound...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Dating & RomanceAcceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
3 points

I stuttered since I could talk, and quite intensely so. This was back in the 1960s, when there were very few resources for those who stuttered. My parents were so sweet, they did their absolute best. ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
6 points

Came to say the same thing. But when I can, I will avoid phone calls. Shhhh don’t tell my boss 🤫🫡...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
2 points

I have a stutter too and the way I talk to people is by typing out what I want to say and have them read it and so far I haven’t run into any problem and every person I talked with this way had no pro...

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

I thought about it, but I can't allow myself to let the stutter win. I prefer to speak freely and not fluently....

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJun 30, 2024
9 points

Stutter

Stutter Has anyone else just wanted to stop talking and using alternate ways to communicate? Talking is just so painful and exhausting and takes so much effort and time. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/stutteringJun 30, 2024
1 points

It's so annoying and especially at work. I'm a PM and when I stutter I feel like I don't even belong because my job largely involves clear communication and I don't want to give the impression that I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringEmployment & Career
commentr/stutteringJun 30, 2024
2 points

That’s common for many people think that our strutter is cause by being nervous rather. Then being nervous increasing the stutter, thinking about what we want to say exactly never helps....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/stutteringJun 30, 2024
1 points

I feel like I stutter the most when I'm trying my best not to. Each time I try think about what I'm about to say, sends my anxiety through the roof. I absolutely hate stuttering and I've always been t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/stutteringJun 30, 2024
2 points

Try taking dr bergs magnesium glycinate but of course consult your doctor. It helped me so much as I really bought it to help with my anxiety and leg cramps. I noticed how my stuttering stopped. Not ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityHelpful Med Outcomes