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commentr/StutterJun 21, 2019
1 points

“focus less on the actual talking and more on what you want to say and the emotion you want in the words.” Above statement is very true. A lot of the blocks happen bc you try to anticipate and formu...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2019
1 points

Sorry for getting back to you late. I had a busy day at work. During the clinical portion of your training, you will have to speak with patients and also to the whole team. We also had an oral exam at...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2019
1 points

I get that. If I wait and say a sentence in my head before saying it, it's way worse and I intensely focus on every word. If I'm caught off guard and have to speak, it's oftentimes completely fluent. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2019
2 points

My speech therapist had a nice way of putting it : your speech flow depends on a two factors: 1. Your speech capability(Stutter to non stutter) 2. Demands from environment(Stress, social anxiety, hav...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2019
1 points

this took me back to my chemistry viva session's . I couldn't get a word out of my mouth even though I know the answer to every question they were asking . during those session's I couldn't stop my co...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2019
3 points

I kinda get what you're talking. Is it spontaneity? Spontaneous quick speech? Sometimes when I wait before I say someting, I stutter a lot. But if I say it without even thinking about it, it comes out...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2019
1 points

I don't stutter... I can't say anything...its just a open mouth with no sound coming out of it.....Its hard and I have to deep breath.... I say a fucking sentence with great difficulty and they Fuckin...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFrustration & AngerOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2019
1 points

Hi, I just wanna point out that sometimes, often I think, it's kind of mysterious how this kind of dramatic shifts in perspective happens. As you word it "one day I just realized..." So, yeah, *some...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2019
1 points

It's not really breathing, but I like to focus really hard so that I don't stutter even in anxious environments....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2019
1 points

As someone who has had to speak in front of people a lot, what has helped me is understanding that everyone has issues and are going through things just like you....and are more often than not focusin...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 6, 2019
2 points

I wish I could just get it off my mind and not even really notice but every second that it’s happening I’m just so conscious of how it sounds...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2019
6 points

If your in school, this is something that has happened to EVERY stutterer. Teacher: *says question* Stutterer: *says correct answer without stuttering* Teacher: "Sorry, can you repeat that?" Stutt...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2019
1 points

I think I use my stutter as an excuse to be lazy and to garner sympathy. Sometimes I think I have way too many dialogue options in my head when I'm talking that it ironically causes me to be less flu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 1, 2019
-1 points

Yes, I see more than meets the eye. I can notice other people's body language well. BTW I am pretty nice to everyone unless they are dickheads. Also about the Primal Instinct part, it is true. I'm pre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMay 30, 2019
2 points

Working at a call center with a stutter?

Working at a call center with a stutter? This was my second job and it literally involves communicating with people over the phone all day. I was in training for 3 weeks for this job and hated every s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2019
2 points

Wow, this is interesting. Personally my stutter only occurs when the thought becomes a word, or tries to. But in the past my stuttering has carried over into my piano practice. Sometimes when I would ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Repetitions & ProlongationsOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2019
2 points

it's weird that you also stutter inside of your own head. but i'm also aware of my incoming stutter when i'm about to say something before i even say it....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2019
3 points

I've tried using this method while talking on the phone - I didn't stutter, because as you mentioned, I saw how my mouth was moving and I could articulate each sound clearly. Haven't practiced it in a...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 19, 2019
11 points

speaking in front of a mirror for speech therapy

speaking in front of a mirror for speech therapy I have had a severe stutter all of my life, and I have tried many different forms of speech therapy. It seems that talking in front of a mirror seems ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency TechniquesAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2019
1 points

I don’t agree that it links to anxiety, at least for me. There is definitely something to “thinking about it” though. Kinda like quantum physics and whether you’re observing something......

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment