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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2018
2 points

Hey mate, you seem like you're definitely over-thinking your situation. Try and remember that it is always *many* times worse in your head than how people perceive it. I used to have a moderate s-s-st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2018
1 points

Do you have any interview tips for a premed? I was rejected last year as I bombed the interview. I'm a very shy person (obviously as I stutter) and they basically told me my answers came off superfici...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2018
2 points

Am 16 and I talk on the phone thrice a week ish and I have the same understanding problem, I just can’t tell what’s going on on the other end, i thought this was common...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2018
2 points

Stammering is a secondary manifestation of local brain damage. Simply put, all normally speaking people speak without any problems, without thinking how to do it, for in a healthy person speech provid...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Neurological & BrainOverthinking & MonitoringHelpful Med Outcomes+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2018
2 points

I can relate with what you are feeling. I have spent 4 years of my college life in engineering only thinking about suicide. Wasted hard earned family money on education I lost interest yet continued t...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & Avoidance
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High Distress+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2018
2 points

Thanks! I think I started over thinking it when watching the training videos of how to speak to customers where they get the most fluent actors they can find speaking with no hesitation at all....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 3, 2018
1 points

Need help overcoming particular words

Need help overcoming particular words Hey guys, I have a subtle to moderate stutter. It's not so much a stutter in the traditional sense, but more so a block. A lot of times I have trouble saying word...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterJun 29, 2018
7 points

Can someone explain the science behind stuttering? It's such a strange issue.

Can someone explain the science behind stuttering? It's such a strange issue. Why don't some people stutter when they are alone? But in front of other people they suddenly can't speak fluently? Why do...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringNeurological & BrainSituational Variability+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2018
1 points

Maybe you can list all those things that has changed in your life, and then see if any of those might be a reason. It could be that the impending job that you are going to do might be making you tens...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2018
2 points

That makes sense. I'll be doing fine, then stutter a little bit. Then I'll focus on my stuttering which just makes it worse. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2018
1 points

Yes that is correct I stutter less in English because I need to speak sentences slowly to frame sentences in my mind . And my mind is busy framing sentences rather than thinking what other person thin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
postr/StutterJun 12, 2018
23 points

My experiences during stutter therapy

My experiences during stutter therapy #1 Introduction First of all, I'd like to introduce myself. I'm a 27 year old student, hopfully finishing my masters soon. Studying engineering, I often need very...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2018
1 points

I stutter in my dreams all the time. I stutter in my thoughts. I stutter when I'm alone. And sometimes, I even stutter while singing! >I suppose this shows that I’m messed up deep down psychologi...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesCycles & RandomnessOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterJun 10, 2018
10 points

I stutter in my head, and in dreams

I stutter in my head, and in dreams When I think something to myself, when I’m completely on my own, sometimes I catch myself stuttering on the word even in my head. Has anyone else realised this ? I’...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2018
3 points

We all have differing severity of the condition so I wouldn't know how bad it is for you. For me currently, I am able to catch my anxiety building up pretty early on (sort of like having an arbitrary ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2018
2 points

Thank you for the tips! I definitely have speech block caused by anxiety, not so much a repetitive stutter. I also think the problem I have with answering the phone is caused by my childhood experienc...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentExperiential AssociationOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2018
7 points

Hey OP, I've been there and definitely can relate to this situation. I can confidently say from my own experience that this is an issue or disorder that can be helped/improved on! What I have (and ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 6, 2018
2 points

I read a while ago about people that are tested with noise canceling headphones on so they can't hear themselves, rarely stutter. A lot of stuttering is initiated upon hearing yourself talk and judgin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Overthinking & MonitoringSituational VariabilityRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2018
1 points

I think speaking is inevitable in any field you take even software engineering or radiology ( i have no idea but most people say it doesnt require much talking ) . If you want to succeed , you ll have...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2018
1 points

Yeah for me I get this lazer clear focus and I know exactly what to say and how to say it. I know how it's gonna come out like and that I won't stutter. Its weird how some people stutter less when the...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringHiding & Concealment