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commentr/StutterMay 20, 2017
1 points

To help with this. I started by snapping my fingers by my side while i spoke. Seems as long as you put your mind onto something else, pressing toes, snapping fingers, you have a little more fluency....

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2017
1 points

> I once noticed that I had problems with talking fluently/talking myself into complexes. Then I did a writing tip (put the most important part of your sentence at the end) and then I noticed I cou...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2017
1 points

Your mental controls your physical. That's the belief I have for it. While this is a physical problem, it's influenced by your mindset/mentality. ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Trauma & PsychologicalOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 16, 2017
5 points

Tip: If you're a stutterer try to think about the last words of a sentence and then say that sentence

Tip: If you're a stutterer try to think about the last words of a sentence and then say that sentence If this helped you, thumbs up. Try now go to anyone and think about the end of the sentence and br...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 14, 2017
8 points

How do you compensate for your lack of self-expression through speech?

How do you compensate for your lack of self-expression through speech? With a limited ability to speak, how are you able to express yourself in other ways?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2017
7 points

It's not so much "a stutter" as it is "a thing that can be used". It can become part of the stuttering complex, though - constantly dodging problematic words, possibly losing sentence coherence, by ha...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 9, 2017
16 points

I just found this subreddit, thought I would introduce myself and tell my story, so to speak.

I just found this subreddit, thought I would introduce myself and tell my story, so to speak. I have been stuttering for as long as I can remember. From elementary school all the way through college a...

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commentr/StutterMay 7, 2017
1 points

Bravo, you've already identified the problem. It's just that- fear of failing. Between now and then I recommend trying to get comfortable hearing yourself stutter, and try to ignore the negative feeli...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2017
1 points

Brain/mind, you get the picture. That happens - definitely happened with me years ago when I had a severe stutter....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2017
2 points

I think I am pretty smart to myself but as soon as I try to explain something or think and speak I just can't do it I block up and don't say anything get red and embarrassed​. I constantly and trying ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterMay 5, 2017
21 points

Didn't know this subreddit existed... Guess this is a vent.

Didn't know this subreddit existed... Guess this is a vent. Seriously, how do you deal with depression? I never win arguments/debates, never contribute in conversations because I know I'll embarrass m...

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commentr/StutterMay 5, 2017
1 points

Stuttering does come from the mind. It's a physical problem, yes, but all comes from the mind. Why would expressing that be an issue?...

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Neurological & BrainOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterMay 2, 2017
8 points

I think I just blew it

I think I just blew it I just received a call from Lowes about a job. The employer saw my application and called me to setup an interview. Here's where things went down hill: As soon as that phone ra...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 30, 2017
5 points

Any tips/advice on socializing in college?

Any tips/advice on socializing in college? I just finished my second year and I've hardly made any friends, I find it difficult to approach and talk to people. I've joined clubs and societies too, but...

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commentr/StutterApr 29, 2017
3 points

Thanks for this! I noted recently that I'm not good at taking pauses during presentations, but stuttering sometimes fills in the gaps between the intelligible parts of my sentences. Do you think you c...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterApr 27, 2017
9 points

Just fucked up a job interview by stuttering. I have another interview coming up.

Just fucked up a job interview by stuttering. I have another interview coming up. Hey Everyone, So this is my first time reaching out to any community about my problem. I'm actually surprised one ex...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterApr 26, 2017
5 points

Approaching women..

Approaching women.. Guys, I am 29 M. Have been stuttering since I was 5. Every time I approach women I stutter, and they think that I am not confident or something and they immediately lose interest ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2017
1 points

Thats interesting. Is it because you know you can do better? Like you expect more of yourself? This is kind of the thing that gets me every time, I have the feeling that I sometimes do not show the ''...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterApr 26, 2017
10 points

One of the worst speech blocks I have ever gotten

One of the worst speech blocks I have ever gotten I go to an online school because I am so afraid of going to public school because of my stutter. I have many, many horrible memories of randomly getti...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterApr 25, 2017
8 points

Anxiety

Anxiety Hello my fellow stutterers. I'm 25 years old and I've been stuttering since I was a kid. I had speech therapy when i was in 4th grade but it honestly did nothing for me. I have a hard time wit...

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