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commentr/StutterAug 8, 2021
2 points

I’ve hid (shamefully) my stutter from other pws in public. I think a lot more people that stutter are probably covert....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2021
2 points

Ordering food expesically ChikFilA when they ask for your name. Did it yesterday and stutter my name but it's progress!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2021
6 points

Feel this. I have a stutter since I was 13 and it made me heavily insecure. I went years without talking to people outside of the family or in fear because people would mock me whenever I made weird f...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2021
3 points

I'd say something which would not be popular choice lol I had to go to new schools alone so when i went there, i just tried to hide my stutter. Now in my case hiding my stutter made me more comfortab...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2021
1 points

Appreciate it - I’m in my 50s now. I hope young people with this problem avail themselves of support that is available. This thing really encourages avoidance, isolation and self-loathing but it rea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2021
1 points

Totally get you, I would have wished for more understanding parents but now that I look back that made me cold hearted and in some ways it's good and I generally keep to myself, don't speak unless spo...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Authenticity vs. MaskingHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2021
1 points

Playing devil's advocate... maybe if celebrities were more open with their stutter there would be less of a stigma. In turn, we would see this example growing up and perhaps we wouldn't feel the need...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2021
2 points

Well I don't care about biden but hiding own's stutter is a thing even i do. Idk if it's good or anything but I don't want people to notice that i stutter. Yeah my friends know i stutter but if i meet...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 4, 2021
2 points

When I absolutely can’t say what I want, most of the time I’ll point to what I want on the menu. The server is almost always fine with it, makes it easier if it’s a restaurant with food I can’t pronou...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 3, 2021
16 points

The REAL reason we don't enjoy social interactions..🗣🫂

The REAL reason we don't enjoy social interactions..🗣🫂 The REAL reason we don't enjoy social interactions..🗣🫂 I used to think it was my stutter.  I used to think that if I were fluent, my soci...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2021
6 points

Dude I covert stutter, and back when Captain America Civil War came out, a friend and I went to watch it. Then we went to the Wing Stop that was right next to the theater after the movie was over. I h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2021
2 points

I’m a man in my mid 30’s. I’ve stuttered my whole life. The best advice I can give anyone is be open and honest about your stuttering. Admit to people who you talk with that you stutter. The worst thi...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & ConcealmentAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2021
3 points

That is interesting and this will be unhelpful for OP, but I like it when people pretend to be slightly distracted so the thought of my facial ticks don't make me stammer more. When I'm done, I look b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2021
17 points

The single biggest thing for me is looking back and seeing the other person is still paying attention. I close my eyes and/or look away when struggling, and so often you look back to see the other per...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
postr/StutterAug 1, 2021
27 points

My short story and theory

My short story and theory Hello, my name is Joe, i am 28 years old and i am professional and advanced severe sutterer. Even though i am physicaly healthy and still young individual i am unable to live...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2021
3 points

Yeah this is acting and LEO is not feeling the embarrassed of stuttering years after years. If he was experiencing this struggle and embarrassed years after years he would be developing avoiding techn...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2021
7 points

Good job man. I used to do the same and it feels great when you stop. I haven't given fake names in many years. It gets easier....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2021
10 points

Damn bro i could have used a fake name all these years and saved the embarrassment. Why didn't i think of this....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2021
2 points

I got hired on as a people greeter at Walmart, that's actually what cured me of my stutter, I went into a deep depression and stayed inside of my house for years when I was young, my stutter got so ba...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2021
4 points

Fedex delivery driver. A lot more talking situations that you’d think. I love it though. The harder I try and hide it the worse I fail. The catch22 of stuttering…...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career