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postr/StutterDec 28, 2019
47 points

It's the little things.

It's the little things. Just wanted to toss this out there. I'm literally standing in a starbucks after ordering a tall mocha. I stutter on "mocha" literally every time I order it. Every technique a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
2 points

1. The moment when I stutter or when I show visible effort to speak in front of someone is just embarrassing makes me feel helpless and ashamed of who I am 2.No one whom I don't know but I feel that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterDec 28, 2019
24 points

I am broken..

I am broken.. This past week was hard for me mentally all these thoughts about how I just want to speak without fear or holding back, I am worried about my future, I will go to university soon and the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentPropositionality & Weight+3 more
postr/StutterDec 27, 2019
25 points

I’m getting a speech therapist

I’m getting a speech therapist I went to the doctors about a month ago and I told him all about my stutter. He referred me to a speech therapist but the therapist he referred me to is the speech and l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2019
1 points

We all have various ways of performing - let's call it "social masking" (in this particular context, at least) - and for some of us, some of those ways entail less stutter. Some of them entail more. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentRoles & Performance
postr/StutterDec 27, 2019
6 points

Got a job recently

Got a job recently So I started working an internship recently, so I'm at the learning phase so I have to ask my seniors extremely difficult and complex questions. That make me stutter even more than ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2019
2 points

A therapist would listen to your reports and deal with the situation accordingly. Did the sessions not involve that sort of thing? - If your boss knows and has no problem with you on the phone, neit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2019
1 points

When i was with the therapist, i didnt have problem, but when i left the room - stutter. About my boss-he knows, but he thinks it's not a big deal. And i have a problem with stuttering openly, like wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2019
7 points

My stammer is bad. Really bad. I've worked in a stressful public service job for 15 years. My stammer doesn't matter to my bosses. They're happy with my work and knowledge of the job. They also s...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterDec 25, 2019
4 points

To what extent stutter define you?

To what extent stutter define you? Ever since I’ve been working on my speech (in one way or another) I was reminded by people that “stutter doesn’t define me” and so on. I could never truly correspond...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterDec 25, 2019
6 points

Talking to another person that stutters

Talking to another person that stutters Is this something that others find weird or interesting? How do you react? I had a co worker in another department that had a bad stutter. Whenever I spoke to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterDec 25, 2019
52 points

I am done with this world.

I am done with this world. Hello everyone, I just want to share my story as I am feeling very depressed . I have a serious problem when it comes to conversing with ppl. This all start when I was a kid...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
1 points

Want to smash their face to those who mock me, but later it shouldn't become a target to pick on me.... That's why I keep quiet...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Frustration & AngerHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
1 points

The same way anyone gets a job, I was interviewed and they gave it to me. No questions about my stutter, it was just light conversation and a few formal questions. I know that discrimination is out th...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
8 points

Thank you for your reply, I've just set it up and decided to try it, I don't want to disappoint my father and I won't give up now! I never bought an Alexa cause I was afraid that I would simply choke...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
1 points

I'm willing to do anything just to get a living, but I'm afraid the employers won't give me a chance once they see i stutter. How did you get the job though?...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
5 points

Same here man :( but I'm practicing deep breathing exercise, I usually block at the start of a conversation so I try to mumble songs before I start my sentence, it helps in diverting my mind....

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2019
2 points

Reading this from my downtown Boston office :) ...I agree with your perspective. I first came across Biden's view of his stuttering in his book. He portrayed it as if he conquered it. I had to put the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 23, 2019
4 points

Oh, geez, relax. You'll wake up tomorrow good as new. Trying not to think about stuttering is like trying not to think about green monkeys. People do drugs and they don't stutter. Why you should?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentHelpful Med Outcomes
postr/StutterDec 22, 2019
30 points

Just a little support is all it takes

Just a little support is all it takes I havent met anyone with a stutter and im so grateful that this thread exists I am 17yo male with not so bad stutter, i block on maybe half my words and sometimes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more