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postr/StutterMar 22, 2019
6 points

A College Interview Experience

A College Interview Experience Hello! I’ve written on r/stutter before, but I had my boyfriend post it (who also stutters). I finally got a reddit account though! I’m glad that many of you could relat...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2019
6 points

My worst trigger is being asked to repeat myself when I've just said something with perfect fluency only to then really struggle to say what I've just said looking like I'm chewing on a wasp or someth...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterMar 22, 2019
65 points

Thank you for existing.

Thank you for existing. TLDR: I’m really glad to have found you all and I can’t wait to support others & get your support ♥️. Hello r/stutter ! I can’t believe I’ve only just thought to look up ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
4 points

I would recommend you practice mindfulness and self-awareness. To the average person with no exposure to these concepts, it sounds like hippy crap, but if you really make the effort to learn and pract...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
16 points

Im a 20 year old student. I recently had my placement interview, and was selected on only my 2nd interview. Here are some tips I used to combat my stutter during the interview. 1) Don't think abo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
postr/StutterMar 20, 2019
67 points

Sad truth

Sad truth Been seeing a lot of job interview posts lately, so I thought I’d share my most recent one. I had an interview last month. The week before I talked to the lady fluently. She told me she wa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2019
2 points

No human is perfect. We are all imperfect in our own ways. Do not let your stutter disable you from reaching your full potential. One of the ways I cope with a stutter is not even thinking about ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMar 20, 2019
8 points

Interview problems/ advice

Interview problems/ advice I’ll first start by giving a background on who I am. I am a 24 year-old male living in the United States. I have had a stutter my whole life but I have been privileged to ha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2019
1 points

I was somewhat bad (bad enough to need speech and language therapy) when I was about 10/11 years old, got much better for a few years, barely noticed it on a daily basis, could read out in class, answ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 19, 2019
2 points

Recordings of yourself?

Recordings of yourself? Has anyone recorded themselves talking to someone else when they’re stuttering? If so, what do you notice about your speech versus the other person’s speech?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2019
2 points

I tend to notice things about my self like I’ll tap on my leg or move my hand or arm around. A while back I also started way “um” a lot like A LOT. It made it feel worse for me than it already does. S...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
postr/StutterMar 18, 2019
18 points

I keep getting weird looks

I keep getting weird looks I have a stutter and when I'm talking I'll just like seize up and I can't say anything until I take a deep breath. This makes me look stupid sometimes and people look at me ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2019
1 points

THIS. Like most of other stutterers, I always forget to speak slowly. I always try to speak as fast as possible when I face speechblocks. Yeah, I should inhale first, then try to speak, and exhale lat...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMar 17, 2019
36 points

Stuttering has made me fall to my knees, I'm 100% hopeless

Stuttering has made me fall to my knees, I'm 100% hopeless So I'm [19, M] currently in my first semester at a reputated and one of the leading universities of my country. There's a club in my uni that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2019
1 points

Hi! I'm a 20 yo student who has been stuttering since I was 8 yo. My stutter was terrible through secondary school (High school for any American friends here), but I had a group of friends that liked ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2019
2 points

Hi! I'm a 20 yo student who has been stuttering since I was 8 yo. My stutter was terrible through secondary school (High school for any American friends here), but I had a group of friends that liked ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMar 16, 2019
10 points

Worst Speech rehearsal.

Worst Speech rehearsal. Last year I accepted an opportunity to give a speech. I was so excited. I was riding a wave of spontaneous fluency that I thought would last forever. I wrote my speech and have...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2019
1 points

Bro, I use the principle: From the inside out. My inner world. There is the outside world. . First you need to improve relations in the inner world, to be happy in the outside. We are all people ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMar 14, 2019
20 points

Unblocking through awareness. Is there any therapy using this approach?

Unblocking through awareness. Is there any therapy using this approach? ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2019
2 points

Try not to think about it. I used to make it a big deal and struggle with that same thing. Try going to autopilot. If that makes sense. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution