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commentr/StutterAug 10, 2019
5 points

I'm not a parent but sometimes I stutter a lot when I'm trying to talk and no one is paying attention to me or they're talking over me and I repeat myself quite a lot. Sorry I can't help much but mayb...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterAug 9, 2019
26 points

Any parents with stutter here?

Any parents with stutter here? I noticed that I tend to stutter more when talking to my 11 year old son. I think it is because he often does not listen (like most kids) and so I often end up repeating...

Anticipation & AvoidanceParent & Caregiver
Overthinking & MonitoringHome Support
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

It's the speed that people can talk that I don't understand. Some people can react to others and speak the instant they want to, I just can't understand it. I suppose they probably can't understand h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

Hi! I just finished school. I've had a stutter since I was about three years old also. I usually get word blocks which last indefinitely or for a few seconds. I suppose I have learnt a few things wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAdvice Requests+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

Well... force yourself. It'll be awkward for a while - rather a long while, in fact, since these are very ingrained habits - but over the years, some measure of skill and normalcy should surface. I'm...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

I have stuttered since I could talk. I am 42 now. I still do that on a daily basis. Sometimes I feel like I look at the ground more than people. I find myself doing it when I'm on a Skype call for w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

Tired if stuttering

Tired if stuttering I'm past the embarrassment. I legit just walk around and stutter in people's faces at this point and the shame of it is gone. I forced myself a few years back to talk every day, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

I do the same. I just try to force myself to at least glance at the person when I notice myself doing it. Something that's important to realise though, is that it's normal not to make constant eye c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2019
1 points

>This is exactly the mindset I'm trying to cultivate lately. I'm a person who stutters. I've been one since I was a child. Why do I feel the need to hide it or feign perfection? As I get older, I'm...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. MaskingOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2019
6 points

"If I had one wish I would use it to remove my stutter". Something I've thought of for like 18 years and I can't find any other answer. I have my zones but this is more thanks to social anxiety thoug...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2019
7 points

Yeah the fear of stuttering is the main reason that i dont say anything and when i stutter one word and someone says "what did you say?" i get flustered and stutter even more...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2019
1 points

I have read about that as well, stuttering definitely is a vicious cycle. You don't want to stutter, so you over think when you speak which leads to more stuttering.... Its a vicious cycle. &#x20...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages+2 more
postr/StutterAug 6, 2019
3 points

I woke up one day and inexplicably started stuttering.A month and a half later and the problem has persisted and, in some respects, worsened.

I woke up one day and inexplicably started stuttering.A month and a half later and the problem has persisted and, in some respects, worsened. Allow me to provide context.If I sound at all vain or prid...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
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commentr/StutterAug 5, 2019
1 points

Mmh so for you it makes no difference if you speak fast or slowly? Did you get the same amount of blocks, no matter if you speak slow or fast? I can sometimes avoid blocks when I speak slowly and conc...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2019
2 points

/u/sampiren \- this really strikes a chord with me. I'm 36M stuttered pretty severely when I was much younger, it is less now but it's definitely still a big struggle. I can related to wishing I coul...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Energy & Biological RhythmsOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterAug 3, 2019
63 points

Being 'smart' with stutter is really exhausting

Being 'smart' with stutter is really exhausting Hello. I'm 27. A woman. And pardon if there's grammar error because english is not my first language. I'm beginning to stutter since 4th grade. I can't...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2019
2 points

Everyone does when they get nervous. Stutters just get nervous more often since its the talking part that gets us. A good drill when you're alone is to talk extremely slowly and pronounce every syllab...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2019
3 points

Do you want some drills that you can do? Been the speech therapy and got some good ones. If not, my advice is to slow down. Slow down your thinking, slow down your breathing, slow down your rate or sp...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & MonitoringEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2019
1 points

That I know I can speak more fluently and with waaay more pizzazz than most people and this stutter is in the way; and nobody knows....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2019
1 points

Focus. Being conscious of how you feel and how you speak everytime your in a conversation. So next time your in a given situation you push yourself to not let that happen again. There is one way I kno...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & Anger