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postr/StutterMay 2, 2019
52 points

my stutter ruined everything.

my stutter ruined everything. having a speech impediment has ruined my life. i knew life wouldn't be easy having one, but its just unbearable, and its mentally defeated me. i had a bad experience one ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 2, 2019
3 points

Using Google Duplex to make calls

Using Google Duplex to make calls Google Duplex has the potential to help people with speech impediments make and take phone calls. It could learn and produce a synthetic version of your voice and spe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterMay 1, 2019
4 points

What jobs would you recommend to somebody who has a stutter

What jobs would you recommend to somebody who has a stutter I've just finished my second year of uni (computer games arts) and hopefully will be starting my third year in September. I know that after ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 1, 2019
4 points

I have a class presentation and i am nervous whaf should i do?

I have a class presentation and i am nervous whaf should i do? Hello i have class presentation and i am so nervous i haven’t tell anyone that i stutter in my class because i only stutter when i make p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterApr 30, 2019
11 points

Anybody with a sales related job?

Anybody with a sales related job? So I’ve had to get jobs my whole life that require no customer service. I absolutely hate it but any time I try to talk to customers it ends up terrible and I want to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterApr 30, 2019
17 points

Wanted to share my positive success with everyone here!

Wanted to share my positive success with everyone here! Speaking from my own experiences here, stuttering can be something really isolating. It makes me hesitant to talk to new people, hesitant to pla...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterApr 30, 2019
1 points

Thought stutter

Thought stutter I'm not sure which sub to post this in. I have this issue, where my brain will just shut down. I will be thinking to myself, and my brain will start stuttering in my head. Eventuall...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringCycles & RandomnessSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterApr 30, 2019
3 points

It could get better.

It could get better. As a child I had a terrible stutter, mostly blocking, it really held me back at school but I always tried to not let my stammer isolate me from my piers. So I always tried my best...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterApr 30, 2019
5 points

Persons with stutter in SF bay area

Persons with stutter in SF bay area Hi all, I am a PWS. I have done a few speech therapy sessions but have no luck so far. I am usually fluent in all normal situations but get blocked in critical situ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterApr 29, 2019
3 points

Stutterers of Reddit what advice can you give for specific words causing it?

Stutterers of Reddit what advice can you give for specific words causing it? As a kid I used to stutter a lot and it made me really insecure. I would replay conversations I've had while with friends o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterApr 29, 2019
18 points

Overcoming school trauma

Overcoming school trauma I’ve always had a stutter but as I’ve gotten older it’s gotten much better. My main issue is that in primary school, anytime a teacher made me say my name out loud I would stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2019
2 points

long before the google voice assistant they had some 'labs' projects. One included a feature where you could call a phone number and say your search - and your browser would do that search. The othe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterApr 27, 2019
3 points

I approached this girl who i liked at college...

I approached this girl who i liked at college... It went terrible... I walked up to her n asked about where she got her cool red jeans at n we talked a little bit... N well... It was a disaster... I s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2019
2 points

I’ve got an Alexa as well it’s so annoying. I thought I’d be fine with it as I can talk to myself but it’s rare that I am even say Alexa. I just cast music from Spotify now as it’s easier...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2019
3 points

We have google homes and my son is able to use them. It gives a you few second buffer, and even lets your repeat. He loves it. He’s sadly unable to use Siri though :(...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2019
16 points

I have carplay on my car, and whenever I try to speak it just cancels in my face. Ironic how I can speak well when I’m alone, but can’t when i’m speaking to a non-living bot....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2019
4 points

Google Assistant is the only voice assistant that I've ever been able to use reliably. I've never tried Alexa but Siri is so fucking impatient in my experience that I've just turned it off for everyth...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterApr 26, 2019
38 points

My parents got a Amazon Alexa and I can't use it

My parents got a Amazon Alexa and I can't use it I don't live with my parents, but I can go visit them on weekends every 2 weeks or so. They recently got a Alexa and they have been having so much fun...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringQuality of Life
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2019
2 points

This is literally how i felt. It was like we had some kind of neural connection to tell where the enemy players were and what items we needed....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2019
2 points

If it helps use it. Mine is slightly embarrassing after a while but its a habit I'm trying to snap out of. I am the blocking type of stammerer where I find it hard to get the first part of a word out...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring