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postr/StutterAug 19, 2018
10 points

Starting my masters of clinical social work. Anybody in this field now?

Starting my masters of clinical social work. Anybody in this field now? I am starting my clinical social work masters right now and there is a looooot of communication and group work that requires me ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterAug 17, 2018
61 points

MRW I've some great piece of information to contribute to the discussion but I know that I'll stutter. (GIF from r/reactiongifs)

MRW I've some great piece of information to contribute to the discussion but I know that I'll stutter. (GIF from r/reactiongifs) ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2018
1 points

I'm not familiar with this game, but I read somewhere that the brain can create new pathways. So it is possible. Perhaps visualizing is the way. Visualize that you are in the pros when playing and wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2018
3 points

Oh I know it. I can say it fine in my head, even fine to myself when alone, I don't know why but when I get in front of someone or a camera, I start stuttering. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringExperiential Association
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2018
1 points

It's not all in your head, unless you mean in a neurological way. Different parts of your brain signal for different types of speech. Expressive, everyday language happens in one part of the brain. Si...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2018
2 points

Everything is all in our heads. Learning to manage your thoughts is the greatest gift stuttering can give you. Try a meditation or awareness practice. Some people here will argue a reductionist approa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2018
1 points

You're story is very similar to mine, minus the girl.. I feel like I stutter depending on who I'm speaking to.. I stutter more around people I'm comfortable with, however when I'm on the phone to peo...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2018
3 points

Thank you guys for the feedback- I’m gonna try and talk to her tomorrow. I was also wondering if y’all had any input on this all being in my head ? Like do you guys ever enter a situation knowing you ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringExperiential Association
postr/StutterAug 8, 2018
12 points

Running into problems that I can’t avoid anymore.

Running into problems that I can’t avoid anymore. Ok so I want to start out by saying I have a mild to moderate stutter. I’m 18 and going off to college soon and for the most part stuttering has given...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterAug 7, 2018
12 points

Which Career should i choose ? And whats your career or job as a person who stammers?

Which Career should i choose ? And whats your career or job as a person who stammers? Im a moderate (sometimes severe).i just wanted some advice on what career is suitable for stammerers , im a senior...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2018
1 points

I concur with this question. Mindfulness could be from meditation to focusing all of your energy all the time on your stuttering. ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2018
1 points

I am the same way. Most people say they dont stutter in their mind but I always do (or atleast if I imagine talking to myself). If your mind is actually stuttering in that you arnt processing informa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJul 30, 2018
17 points

Table for One - a Poem about Stuttering by me

Table for One - a Poem about Stuttering by me **Table for One** I can be a very good listener. If God willed, I could also be a good Talker. I am not mute. If I were mute, perhaps I could learn si...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJul 30, 2018
6 points

mid 20's, unemployed and stuttering/stammering

mid 20's, unemployed and stuttering/stammering Has anyone been affected by their stuttering when having interviews? I have a solid educational background and currently completing grad school in busin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 30, 2018
2 points

Just wanted to try it to see i would get any benefits. I learned that i eat to live, not live to eat, so after the waterfast i eat more healthy. I have allways been pretty healthy but now i took the s...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Energy & Biological RhythmsCycles & RandomnessOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2018
2 points

My first language is Urdu . Talking in English helps me because I make short conversations , and my mind is too busy making up sentences rather than thinking what the other person is thinking . ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJul 26, 2018
8 points

High School

High School Hey what's up guys, fellow stutterer here, just wanted to ask how you guys dealt with high school? I'm going into my senior year of HS so I'm pretty accustomed to the environment by this p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2018
1 points

Your breathing syncs with the other person? I find that I subconsciously sync my speaking with their talking speed. This is why i like talking to people who speak at a normal pacemrather than fast ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJul 23, 2018
3 points

Why do I always know after the fact what could have been better?

Why do I always know after the fact what could have been better? I swear this has been happening so much and I just can't seem to break the cycle. I keep going into the same pitfalls. I had 3 chances ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2018
1 points

Interesting. People often when they stutter, do a physical action ( I touch the side of my head and/or close eyes slightly) to help get over a block. Maybe this is your "action". Or just the exercis...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension