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postr/StutterJun 15, 2021
6 points

Should I quit my job?

Should I quit my job? Dears, I‘m 24 years old and I'm working as a Software Engineer(Full-Time) Job and I have a stuttering since I was 7 years old, Literally, Stuttering makes me unable to speak in...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2021
5 points

The majority of people who stutter don’t stutter when alone. Anxiety has a lot to do with stuttering....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2021
1 points

I worked in the medical field for years including emergency situations. My stutter (moderate to severe overt) never caused much of a problem and I certainly never put anyone in danger. Without knowin...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2021
4 points

The other way to explain my method is to emote when you speak and imbue every word that you speak with emotion (it can be passion, excitement, surprise, sadness, happiness, confusion, anger--whatever ...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2021
1 points

Emote when your speak, imbue every word that you speak with emotion (it can be passion, excitement, surprise, sadness, happiness, confusion, anger--whatever emotion is appropriate for the occasion). Y...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2021
2 points

I'll clarify a bit - I mentioned researching studies that address mood control on the premise that stuttering can be triggered and/or worsened by stress and irritation (a bad mood). Once I research th...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2021
2 points

I completely relate to this and I think it has entirely to do with subconscious anxiety and unrest; I find that the more I think about the fact that I have a stutter it makes it absolutely worse on ce...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2021
2 points

I'm a little confused by your comment - so I had been diagnosed with depression twice and once in those times I was fluent for a whole year (shitty mornings, and shitty mood so it is anecdotal but it ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2021
4 points

This is relative to the saying "woke up on the wrong side of the bed". It has mostly to do with how well you slept, how you spend your morning, and typically being in a better and more optimistic mood...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2021
2 points

If 90% is really just anxiety, that would give me a lot of hope. Because, in contrast to neurogenic/genetic stuttering, anxiety disorders can be cured....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2021
2 points

Yeah, it was a lot worse when I first started out. It was all about choosing words that I wouldn’t stutter on and tweaking my cadence during work. Anxiety is the #1 factor in my stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2021
2 points

I work in IT too, though I never have experience working in other sectors, but I think it is very tiring to have a stutter in IT, I still remember that day very vividly where I bombed on one job inter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2021
3 points

I've just recently started taking propranolol mainly because my stuttering heightens 80% of the time due to anxiety. The other 20%, I can't explain. I only take it if I know I have to talk for long ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJun 9, 2021
11 points

Anxiety is making my stutter worst...

Anxiety is making my stutter worst... Before my stutter was pretty mild. And I would stutter on certain trigger words. My anxiety is getting worst and my blocks are really intense now and hard to get...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJun 9, 2021
3 points

Have you noticed it in yourself?

Have you noticed it in yourself? I have noticed that when I'm tired and don't wanna talk to people I don't stutter and don't feel any anxiety, but when I'm good rested and when i have a desire to talk...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 9, 2021
4 points

I am a wreck,

I am a wreck, There is this girl, I think the she likes me, that thing is I like her back I am above average in looks, but I am a wreck when it comes to girls She added me on snapchat and wants to str...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2021
2 points

Preface speaking, especially public speaking of any sort, with explaining that you have a stutter/stammer. Once people know, theres nothing to be afraid of. Sounds pretty blunt and fucked up, right? I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPreparation & Rehearsal+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2021
1 points

For many people, their stammer is heightened by Anxiety, but not directly caused by Anxiety...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 9, 2021
56 points

Ever thought of suicide because of your stutter?

Ever thought of suicide because of your stutter? Don´t worry, I am not gonna kill myself. As long as there is a hope. I have rarely this very short thoughts of "fuck, why am I even living" after a bi...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightSadness & HopelessnessHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2021
3 points

* quick afterthought, I have noticed I used to stutter a tiny bit, usually only when tired, stressed or overwhelmed in some other way, but otherwise I’ve been very fluent in how I talk and if anything...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation