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postr/StutterApr 26, 2024
12 points

Anxiety filled life - rant

Anxiety filled life - rant I don’t know if I was born with anxiety and a stutter coincidently. Or if my stutter is the reason for my constant anxiety. But either way, this combination sucks. If I anti...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 26, 2024
3 points

Help!!

Help!! Have an interview in a prestigious govt organization on 29th. Any tips to face the panel members without having to think about stuttering? I have repeated words and blocked words kinda stutte...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & NamesPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2024
12 points

Realising that people who are worth speaking to will be more interested in what you have to say than how you say it. I realised this only recently. I know it sounds cringe and cliche but it really i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 26, 2024
81 points

What it feels like when you’re trying to maintain eye contact during a block

What it feels like when you’re trying to maintain eye contact during a block ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2024
1 points

For me he's someone that i'm extremely comfortable with and almost giddy to speak to just because i have so many questions/things to say. Not sure if it's similar with yours, or if it's just because y...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2024
1 points

I came here to see if I was the only one. I have such bad stutters/blocks around my brother and I have no clue why ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 26, 2024
8 points

when a beautiful girl appears in front of you out of nowhere to give you your whatever and you are trying to find words, jibberish comes out. Tell me have you ever been there?

when a beautiful girl appears in front of you out of nowhere to give you your whatever and you are trying to find words, jibberish comes out. Tell me have you ever been there? Today im coming out from...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2024
2 points

Imagine if you hadn't felt those negative feelings of fear when you stuttered, what do you think would have happened? Not to sound condescending or anything, but in my opinion, that's where you could ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2024
3 points

Honestly it’s not a big deal, my best friend for over 20 years has heard huge blocks from me. I’ve asked her like hey do you notice I stutter and what do you think about it ? She tells me it’s just h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterApr 26, 2024
7 points

IELTS speaking test on monday

IELTS speaking test on monday I'm an English native speaker required to do an IELTS exam for my masters .I have made significant improvement on my stutturing through out the years. I dont know if i...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifePreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
1 points

Chin up soldier nothing to worry about even if you can't speak certain words sometimes. Hard relate on the creator making me crippled by speech but physically fine. I am at such a point where i can't ...

Speech & StutteringSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesSchool & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
16 points

Everybody stutters sometimes. Your friend probably just felt a little bad for you if you were struggling. If it really bothers you you could mention it to them and see what they say. But you aren’t...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
2 points

Gee, my self-confidence is very high. No social anxiety at all but my stutter is random, though very mild. Its the embarrassment when I do stutter that bothers me because I'm 98% fluent and if I stutt...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
2 points

I think you’ll be fine. I stuttered and went to law school. While I was miserable due to the use of the Socratic method (getting grilled in front of your peers is not my idea of fun and is a great o...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
3 points

I'm 98% fluent in my native language, English, but stutter in Spanish. Maybe the extra stress in translation from English or perhaps I know I can't word substitute as easily if I happen to block. In E...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Situational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 25, 2024
12 points

25yo no friends to talk to and never had a girlfriend.

25yo no friends to talk to and never had a girlfriend. Have any of you ever feel like not approaching someone just because of guilt that you're not doing justice to them by being in their life just ca...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyDating & RomanceStigma & Bullying+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
3 points

I am also 17 I hate that I stutter so much. When I am talking to my self I can talk just fine. I have tried so hard to stop but nothing works. Most kids in my grade think I am an autistic idiot and do...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2024
3 points

I’m gonna make a post about this soon but as a lifelong stutterer, the best way to increase your fluency in any situation is confidence. Work on self-confidence every way you can. Pick up a book on co...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 25, 2024
14 points

UX Researcher (a lot of presentations)

UX Researcher (a lot of presentations) Hey everyone! I’m a UX researcher at a website redesign company. I have been a covert stutter my entire life. I am a former athlete with psychology bachelors ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation+2 more
postr/StutterApr 25, 2024
29 points

if you're hopeless, read

if you're hopeless, read i know you'll find yourself in me. i have psychogenic stuttering, caused by some supressed traumas. every time I think about a sentence, I notice a word i'll probably stutte...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension+2 more