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commentr/StutterApr 6, 2023
58 points

i feel the exact same way. i can’t watch videos of other people stuttering, makes me cringe and feel idk just weird. It’s absolutely nothing against the person, i guess it’s just because i know that’s...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2023
1 points

Tbh the worst thing you can do for your kid is be worried that his stutter is a bad thing (unless there’s something bad going on behind the scenes that could be causing the stutter, but it sounds like...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & Disability
Home SupportIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2023
21 points

Stuttering is unique to each individual. The causes are myriad and tailored to each person. It sometimes goes away after a short time or it might stick around for life. It might be mild or severe or v...

Identity & DisabilityParent & Caregiver
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideEarly Concern & Onset+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2023
2 points

I’m in college too and get hit with episodes where the words I want to say have a disagreement sometimes, so I let it run its course. Stuttering for me is the biggest mental game that took me years t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2023
1 points

I speak more clearly, confidently, and interestingly than before. I can say exactly what I want, when and how. And my stutter was so bad, I resigned one job and was about to resign another....

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2023
0 points

I beat my stutter just like that in a shorter amount of time by doing the same thing and I can talk anywhere I want...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2023
0 points

I strongly disagree with SLPs mainly because I have beat my severe stutter and because most they never stuttered and don’t know what goes in a pws head....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 5, 2023
2 points

It's understandable that you're concerned about your stuttering. There are different types of stuttering, and it's important to understand which type you might have. Most of us are developmental stutt...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Trauma & PsychologicalNeurological & BrainIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 4, 2023
0 points

Actions speak louder than words, look at who women date. Your chances decreases tenfold when you're timid. Being timid is the polar opposite of confidence, stop with this "oh but bro" stuff it's crin...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterApr 3, 2023
1 points

It’s hard to be optimistic about the future

It’s hard to be optimistic about the future I try so hard to be optimistic about the future but everyday I grow more and more tired of this dreadful affliction. As of late, nothing has been working ou...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencySadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2023
13 points

This was my life for 35 years until enough was enough. Once I stopped caring what other people thought of my stutter, something changed in me and I began to live my life on my terms, not anyone els...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
postr/StutterApr 3, 2023
31 points

Worn down, unable to achieve self-acceptance

Worn down, unable to achieve self-acceptance Now I am older, I don't have any interactions that feel like big traumatic wounds to be replayed over and over again as a result of having a speech impedim...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2023
1 points

You’re doing good. Sure the blocks get in the way but it also comes w genuine energy of coming off a bit timid and she might be attracted to that authenticity. End of the day its you and you will alwa...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2023
5 points

My advice would be learn techniques to speak. Like practice your vowels and speak with phonation. For me the whole confidence and learn to not care to stutter never helped me in fact it made it worse ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2023
34 points

You have a mild stutter which shouldn’t pose much a problem in any workplace—even nursing. I’m a Lieutenant for the Air Force and have a severe stutter (like 65% of syllables). I have to talk in front...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2023
1 points

This will give further power and influence to your stutter and strengthen it's grasp on your self esteem and consciousness. You don't want to be a slave to fluency. It's a miserable way to life and a ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2023
1 points

I've heard him flare up when talking to people he doesn't know well but respects. Maybe his is a combination of low to mild stutter, and that he's very comfortable in the streaming/quasi public speak...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2023
1 points

Its sad, but we can say this all day long, but execution of postive self reinforcement is easier said than done. Whenever i have a negative stutter expierence, it will linger in my head at some capac...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterApr 1, 2023
6 points

Maybe an opinion from you people

Maybe an opinion from you people Hello all! I have been stuttering for almost my whole life and I am turning 24 on May 9th. What I want to ask is if I can post a recording of myself reading some text...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2023
6 points

I mean, that sucks, your mother sounds callous, and obviously anyone with a stutter can empathize, but it sounds like the stutter and its consequences -were- the reason why you left. There’s nothing w...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception