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commentr/StutterOct 18, 2018
2 points

That still doesn't sound definitive, though. Non-stutterers sometimes stutter in a way that is not in the same vein of the 'chronic loss of motor-control stuttering' we discuss here. Do you feel like ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Loss of ControlPhysical TensionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2018
1 points

I apologize for my lack of formatting I was kind of rushing the post a bit. but yes you listed a few things I find myself doing. When I first start a sentence I feel like I repeat those words a few ti...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Repetitions & ProlongationsOverthinking & MonitoringSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2018
1 points

Well, speaking slower is definitely a good thing- I find that when people speak quickly, they seem more nervous. A person who speaks slower seems more deliberate and poised. You might sound like you'r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2018
8 points

I understand you 100% but I just feel that I’ve missed out on so many opportunities that I could’ve done whether if it was with friends or school. I’m only 17 and I feel like I missed out on a life ti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2018
4 points

It makes me think before I speak. As in, the risk to stutter while sharing a thought or statement is pretty high...I think about what I am going to say and if I should even bother to say it more than ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterOct 17, 2018
2 points

I don't notice I stutter

I don't notice I stutter Hello there, I started to stutter at age of 4-5. Well, I don't know what was the reason, maybe I was scared, who knows. I also used a problem in the middle school where I wasn...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2018
6 points

How old are you? It's normal to feel nervous. Just try to loosen up and not be all tense. Tensing up causes me mega blocks I just have to stop and relax my throat muscles. Remember the only one paying...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
2 points

>when I'm with people I think of so many things to say but I don't open my mouth to say them and it's so depressing. Stutterers tend to have this thing where we feel like non-stutterers are just s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
1 points

I have the same problem. In normal conversation I know the words i want to say but i just cant say it. It feels like my diaphragm freezes and I'm not breathing. I use a lot of filler words like uh or ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2018
2 points

The NUMBER ONE piece of advice that I have is to completely memorize what you are going to say so that while you are speaking you can focus completely on your fluency and techniques. I’ve been going t...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2018
2 points

Ok, first of all if they’re in college and they’re making fun of you then they’re just immature. 17+ year olds teasing the way a person speaks is unacceptable. I graduated high school in June and in m...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stigma & BullyingOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2018
2 points

My parents wouldn’t go for it I asked for therapy they said I don’t need it , to be honest my stutter is a bit mild so I guess I understand I only have trouble saying things I Can’t substitute, Suc...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2018
3 points

As my language developed, I started having pronunciation issues. Later, stutter arrived. It's hard for me to detail the process, since I wasn't in a position of monitoring it....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterOct 3, 2018
5 points

Does anyone know how to increase the delay before Google Assistant/Home responds?

Does anyone know how to increase the delay before Google Assistant/Home responds? Sometimes I block for a bit when saying a command and before I get my sentence out fully, Google home responds and it'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2018
1 points

Same thing happens to me. I'm fluent when I stop thinking about my speech. But the issue here is that its actually hard not to think about it...I've yet to fully gasp that technique......

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 2, 2018
4 points

Stuttering my whole life

Stuttering my whole life Hello everyone! Recently discovered this was a sub, so figured I’d vent a little and see if anyone has any advice. So, I’m enlisted in the military and have a very particular ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2018
1 points

Same I have the script sorted in my head if I don't have to vary from the script I might do OK. If I do have to repeat or change anything it's game over ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2018
2 points

Totally relate to drive through thing. I can usually do fine but if they ask me to repeat anything I just block up forever....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2018
2 points

I'm glad that has made you feel better. It really frustrates me that I can speak fine with no one around. If I could just harness that calmness I'd be fine all the time ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterOct 2, 2018
51 points

I'm so dumb I just realised this would be a sub.

I'm so dumb I just realised this would be a sub. I'm 30. I have always stuttered. Reading this sub I can see my experiences are pretty much the same as everyone else but just thought I'd make a positi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more