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postr/StutterJul 31, 2019
12 points

I need help with my speech blocks

I need help with my speech blocks Hello everyone, I hope I can get some input on this. I have been dealing with speech blocks for about 2 years now I am a 25 y/o male. I would stutter growing up, but...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterJul 31, 2019
7 points

Chiropractic Neurology - a revelation

Chiropractic Neurology - a revelation hello r/Stutter, I have stuttered since I learned to speak and created a reddit account just to make this post in this forum to tell my story. Having seen sever...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJul 31, 2019
8 points

I might have a stutter, pls help

I might have a stutter, pls help **PLEASE take everything I say with a pinch of salt. I haven’t seen a professional so I’m only really describing my experience; some of it could be accidental exaggera...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJul 29, 2019
28 points

Impossible to appear confident

Impossible to appear confident Whenever I stutter , it makes it impossible for me to appear confident , Nature of my stutter is blocks mainly , so whenever I’m dealing with those blocks , my body aut...

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postr/StutterJul 29, 2019
4 points

Advice?

Advice? Sorry if this is a little long, I just wanted to provide some context. Towards the last couple years of Primary School and throughout High School, I've had a stutter. This was especially bad ...

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commentr/StutterJul 27, 2019
5 points

In terms of identity, we change with our surroundings. This doesn't mean we become someone else, or something wrong. There may, of course, be some of these changes we don't like. My guess is that you ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJul 27, 2019
11 points

My thoughts race ahead of me

My thoughts race ahead of me When I'm speaking at times, I feel like my mind is in overdrive trying to find the right words to say at the right time. It feels like I'm constantly "tripping" over my th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2019
3 points

TBH...u have to face it fearlessly....its all about keeping urself calm and make sure that your confidence is high!!there is no other thing to this,ita all about mentality,if u go forward with the int...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2019
10 points

Hey, you probably have started realizing that overall confidence and speaking are tightly connected so my suggestion is to start working on it. Also, it is a on-going never ending process, I'd sugg...

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postr/StutterJul 25, 2019
24 points

A lifelong battle...

A lifelong battle... Hello everyone, glad to find a community like this of people who know what it's like to have a stutter. I was sent to speech therapy as a kid but I barely remember doing anything...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2019
1 points

I definitely hear ya. It took me years to make peace with my stutter. And everyday is a daily fight to maintain that peace whether through meditation, yoga, weight-lifting, taking my vitamins, CBD, ta...

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postr/StutterJul 24, 2019
13 points

Stuttering as a Musician

Stuttering as a Musician I grew up with a stutter at the same time I was learning piano. Years later, it baffled me when I encountered mental blocks in the middle of a piece that I memorized. I played...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringSituational VariabilityPropositionality & Weight+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2019
3 points

I think you may have got it the wrong way around: Stuttering, or perhaps rather more succinctly, the anxiousness involved in speaking, makes you tense up. You managing to get through it results in lo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
postr/StutterJul 24, 2019
3 points

Stutter caused by tight muscles

Stutter caused by tight muscles I've found that whenever Im stuttering or feel like i'm about tto stutter, I'm most likely tight in any or all of these places: Jaw Neck Traps Chest Lower stomach (kind...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2019
1 points

I have only the hard truth. It probably never will go away. However, just remember to think about what you are going to say, speak slowly, take short breaks if you need to, and don't think about it t...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2019
3 points

You will do great! Just remember to do whatever works for you. Personally, if I think about every word or focus on how I speak, I know my stutter is going to be worse. Just know yourself and do whatev...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringDisclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2019
4 points

I just remembered i used to ask for fireball instead to avoid blocking, still stuttered anyway. So cringy....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJul 21, 2019
13 points

Guess what just happened? Again.

Guess what just happened? Again. So, my friend and I went to go see Spider-Man: Far From Home today. This time, I had money so I was going to get us drinks. We bought wanted rootbeer. So I go up to th...

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postr/StutterJul 21, 2019
7 points

When I noticed that I stutter

When I noticed that I stutter Sorry if my English is bad, I will try my best As far as I can remember I had a stutter for 8 years and I am 17 currently. My mom told me that I started stuttering after...

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commentr/StutterJul 20, 2019
1 points

Yes, you will be. At least I have. However, things will improve not because you will get better, but because you will have to get better. For me, when I was young, speaking in a social situation wit...

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