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commentr/StutterMay 13, 2020
28 points

I have a mild to moderate stutter and I have covert tendencies. If I feel I cant say something fluently enough, I stay silent unfortunately. It was getting tiring having to think about my words so muc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterMay 11, 2020
8 points

I forgot how to stutter

I forgot how to stutter Here's an experience I wanted to share here. As a way to practice my speech, I have been making audio journal entries. I usually do it outside when I'm walking. I experiment a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterMay 11, 2020
5 points

Friendly reminder that allowing yourself to not get attached to an emotion is as important as allowing yourself to feel through it.

Friendly reminder that allowing yourself to not get attached to an emotion is as important as allowing yourself to feel through it. I just had an encounter with the new neighbor that moved in on the f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2020
2 points

The more ignorant of people I am, less I stutter. I think this suits more. Ps: Ignorance in context of stuttering, if I don't care what my friend think about my stuttering, I stutter less....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 10, 2020
1 points

I would really be down! I've actually been avoid video chats because ever since quarantine started it's like my stuttering has been getting worst. It'd be nice to be in a chat where I don't have to be...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterMay 9, 2020
25 points

I want to start a youtube but I am a little afraid of my stutter

I want to start a youtube but I am a little afraid of my stutter (I respect this page’s policy on sponsoring or advertising so I will not say my channel name or ask people to subscribe to me), I recen...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2020
7 points

I’m terrible with advice let me just get that disclaimer out of the way and I am merely speaking from experience. I’ve been a stutterer since birth and something that I have learned in my experience ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+3 more
postr/StutterMay 6, 2020
31 points

At some point, we have to buckle down and take control of fear......

At some point, we have to buckle down and take control of fear...... I was always the guy picked as a partner for school presentations. I mean could you blame them? I always tried to shift all the ta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2020
4 points

I hate having to order for other people. I purposely make my order simple as possible only to have to list off 300 modifications to a sandwich with three ingredients....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2020
16 points

LMAO SAD BUT TRUE. Worst is when someone/group of people want you to tell their orders for them😭 sorry nope I am actually physically unable...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2020
3 points

Total opposite mine comes out like I was just born and sound like a total dweeb, which I am normally but hide it very well with my suit, tie and hippy briefcase....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2020
2 points

I experience this quite often. Growing up, I was pretty extroverted, energetic, and wild. But once I noticed that I was starting to get bullied/made fun of for my stuttering problem, I became very sel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2020
2 points

Yes. I've been stuttering since age 5, but it never stopped me from talking in childhood. However in my late teenage years, I became very self conscious about it and I stopped talking a lot. I become ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2020
1 points

On a literal daily basis. In my teens I gave up, I don’t talk unless it’s absolutly necessary or I’m with somebody I’m comfortable with....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2020
2 points

Basically me when i know or have that feeling im going to sutter i just dont speak and after i stutter i dont speak for a while....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2020
2 points

I'm sorry you feel that way. I used to be ashamed of my stutter too, but then I decided to open up about it. Now I don't try to hide it, and I've found that 90% of people out there do not care if you ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2020
2 points

I can pinpoint particular points in my life where my fluency changed for the worse. I went on parental leave to care for my child and because I am more fluent at work and can hide my stutter, being ho...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2020
2 points

Yes, and I still disclose. That allowed me to get into the habit. Those who knew that I already knew had no problem with it. I'm always in mix-groups (those who know me and those who don't). For ...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2020
1 points

I have considered that however I live in a shared house so everyone is in close proximity. Kind of makes you self conscious....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2020
3 points

YES. A few days ago I posted on here that I completely botched a zoom presentation when in real life I’ve learned to control my stutter when talking in front of an audience....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution