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commentr/StutterDec 11, 2019
7 points

Yeah I noticed the same about me and I try not think too much about what I'm going to say next. Helps me a lot in phone calls....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterDec 10, 2019
35 points

I feel stuck

I feel stuck I have been looking for a job for the past month and unfortunately I have not had any luck, wherever I go it's either that I'm too late or that I need to call in first. Today one of my ap...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 9, 2019
2 points

It really sucks how when we consciously try to avoid stuttering, we just end up stuttering even more ;-;...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2019
2 points

I don’t know if you are the same guy who posted about his exam a few days ago. My words to him was to be OK with failing at not being fluent. It hurts me to read this man cause I know how it feels. If...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHelplessness & AgencyAcceptance & Pride+2 more
postr/StutterDec 8, 2019
27 points

I noticed something weird

I noticed something weird I'm not sure this would make any sense, but hear me out. I suffer from sudden blocks during speech accompanied by the occasional repetition of certain words and it's honestly...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
postr/StutterDec 8, 2019
21 points

missing great opportunities, over and over again

missing great opportunities, over and over again trying so hard all the time. moved away from my hometown and got a job in the city, found real friends, loving people, i'm independent. yet i'm 23 and ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterDec 8, 2019
15 points

Today i did my first presentation , kinda.

Today i did my first presentation , kinda. Today was a really special day for me , i did my first presentation in my life in one of the subjects i have in college in my first year. i was actually goin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2019
2 points

Funny you say that. Letting yourself stutter is about letting go of control. The approach avoidance conflict creates a desire to control....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. MaskingOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterDec 6, 2019
13 points

not being able to answer questions in class

not being able to answer questions in class (16 M in high school) so i’ve been stuttering pretty much as long as i can remember and it’s went from severe to pretty mild now. i don’t really deal with r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterDec 5, 2019
50 points

Feeling hopeless

Feeling hopeless I have a stutter that’s on the milder side if I avoid probable words but becomes very noticeable if I don’t. I’m tried or living life with a 10 year old vocabulary because I can’t say...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterDec 3, 2019
6 points

stutter blocks are restraining my personality and hindering opportunities

stutter blocks are restraining my personality and hindering opportunities [deleted]...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterDec 2, 2019
16 points

Life with speech blocks:(

Life with speech blocks:( Sorry about the lengthy post, I've been wanting to get this off my chest for quite a sometime. Now that I'm suffering more due to this speech block issues. I want to see whet...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2019
4 points

Well, the thing that is true is that anxiety and overthinking can make your stutter worse and the only way to combat that is to actually go talk to people. On the other hand, on days where it is reall...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2019
1 points

Something that really helped me in therapy, is thinking fluently. What I mean is, most of the time when we are stuck on a word or sound, that is the only thought we have. We get stuck in the stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2019
1 points

Hi, thank you for replying. It is not entirely possible to skip on those sounds, because then the question is losing its meaning. I have tried to do that on several occasions, but students noticed tha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2019
1 points

I really try not to worry and try to relax. But right now, nothing of my usual techniques helps. And during my lessons with students where I have to be consistent and understandable, speech block is r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringEmployment & Career
postr/StutterNov 29, 2019
3 points

How to stay calm throughout the day?

How to stay calm throughout the day? Hey guys, I started meditating recently, and I've found that it actually helps with my stutter! At least in the morning. It's almost if I can hear the phrase in my...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingOverthinking & MonitoringCycles & Randomness+2 more
postr/StutterNov 29, 2019
29 points

My speech block is getting much worse than before and it is affecting my work life

My speech block is getting much worse than before and it is affecting my work life My first time posting here, and I am looking for the advice :) This is going to be a long post, so bear with me :) I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2019
2 points

This is the most interesting post I’ve seen in this subreddit. I’ve been going to speech therapy for a while now and my therapist told me that stutterers/stammerers develop different traits to fluent ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2019
3 points

I’m 24 and yeah people tend to think I’m “slow” until they actually take the time to listen and hold a conversation with me and it usually ends up with them blown away by the depth I can take any conv...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more