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postr/StutterApr 13, 2019
2 points

viva tips for a stutterer

viva tips for a stutterer i have viva tests coming up and i need some advice to speak fluently and without hesitation in front of some students and a teacher...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2019
2 points

Check your stutter if it's in your voice or mind. 1. Think of a word you get blocks on. 2. Now try speaking that word in your mind. 3. If you're unable to speak it fluently even in your mind, the stu...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterApr 12, 2019
23 points

Job search is so difficult with stutter (I'm losing hope)

Job search is so difficult with stutter (I'm losing hope) I've always been a very good student and graduated last year from a reputable university with a computer science degree. ​ I'v...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterApr 11, 2019
3 points

This is my story. A life with stuttering.

This is my story. A life with stuttering. This is my story, A life with stuttering. I have been stuttering all my life, since I was a toddler. I have finished my university degree and have difficulty ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterApr 11, 2019
2 points

Disclosing

Disclosing I’ve never disclosed before and I have 2 presentations coming up in my classes (college student). What do I say?? I am so anxious about it, I don’t know how to go about disclosing that I ha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 9, 2019
21 points

Self pity, depressive mood, suicidal thoughts. Fuck all that. Not easy, but let's get the fuck over it.

Self pity, depressive mood, suicidal thoughts. Fuck all that. Not easy, but let's get the fuck over it. I just went out with my cousin and a common friend, and today my speech just didn't work. Someti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterApr 9, 2019
3 points

Theory

Theory Why is it we get blocked more on the phone , or when talking to people in general, when alone i almost never stutter when talking to myself and could say anything fluently but around people I h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2019
2 points

" Stuttering isn't some psychological puzzle to crack and once you do you'll be able to talk in public like you do when you're alone". Why not? There is a reason why a lot of stutterers don't stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2019
1 points

When I start stuttering I move and twitch my head around involuntarily, kind of Tourette’s-like, and it makes keeping eye contact very difficult....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2019
3 points

Holding eye contacting is what people do when they talk. Avoiding eye contact is a negative because behavior. I think averting eye contact is more strange and looking at the other person makes you mor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 7, 2019
16 points

Eye contact while your stuttering

Eye contact while your stuttering I tend to avert my eyes when I stutter/block or expect it. But often when I maintain eye contact, it seems to help get the words out, also kinda makes a lot of other ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterApr 7, 2019
44 points

My stutter is affecting my confidence and my ability to lead a normal life

My stutter is affecting my confidence and my ability to lead a normal life TL;DR - law student struggling with a stutter which has led to serious confidence and mental health issues This is the first...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterApr 2, 2019
3 points

Presenting research

Presenting research I’m beginning preparations for a research conference next year and I have a slight stutter. I was just wondering if y’all think that I could be held back by it or not allowed to sp...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPublic Speaking
postr/StutterMar 30, 2019
23 points

To speak - open your mouth

To speak - open your mouth Hi people! I already wrote in your sub-reddit. . I stutter as much as I can remember, and as a little slave I always wanted to become an adult faster. Now I'm growing u...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
postr/StutterMar 28, 2019
5 points

Strategies for stuttering on specific letters.

Strategies for stuttering on specific letters. Hi all. I've had a block stutter since I was really young and for most of my life I have had the constant fear in the back of my mind that I will stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
postr/StutterMar 26, 2019
30 points

What’s been helping me recently with my stutter.

What’s been helping me recently with my stutter. Quick background information on me: 21 years old, college student, have stutter that fluctuates in severity, pretty normal dude I would say, stutter ge...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringGenetic & Family Factors+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2019
2 points

I struggle more when what I'm saying is very planned and/or fixed. In fact speaking other languages was always harder at school as the extra mental processing made the vast effort needed to speak semi...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Propositionality & WeightOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2019
8 points

I am exactly the same way, you explained this very well I believe it is because we perceive talking about ourselves to have more importance and this causes us to freeze up...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 25, 2019
17 points

Personal topics making me stutter more

Personal topics making me stutter more Are there any topics that you seem to stutter more on, so you generally avoid talking about it? For example, personal topics that reveal details about me and m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 23, 2019
16 points

I'm 14 years old and I stutter

I'm 14 years old and I stutter I'm not a native English speaker. If you find any mistake in the text, please excuse me. Now let's begin. Found this subreddit this morning and just wanted to share yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStigma & Bullying+1 more