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postr/StutterFeb 29, 2024
7 points

Do you have a mantra or words of affirmation?

Do you have a mantra or words of affirmation? It sounds cheezy, but I am in the middle of developing a mantra and was curious if (1) anyone has one and (2) if they'd be willing to share it. I'd love t...

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commentr/StutterFeb 29, 2024
2 points

I'm not bilingual but I took 4 years of Spanish in high school and then lived in Ecuador for 2 years. I was extremely proficient but not quite fluent. I stutter a lot worse in Spanish, but I think a l...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 29, 2024
6 points

Not exactly cured, but I believe every stutter can reach a good level of fluency if it really puts a lot of work on it. I have been a stutter since I remember, couldn't even say my name or ask the bu...

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postr/StutterFeb 29, 2024
7 points

how my interview went

how my interview went Hi everyone, ​ I am a late 20s male, I have been stuttering my whole life and have been taking speech therapy for the last 2 years. This interview I haven't had much tim...

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postr/StutterFeb 29, 2024
5 points

Seeking Tips to Overcome Stuttering and Social Anxiety for Public Speaking Course

Seeking Tips to Overcome Stuttering and Social Anxiety for Public Speaking Course I've got a public speaking course coming up, and I'm dealing with mild stuttering and extreme social anxiety. I've alr...

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commentr/StutterFeb 29, 2024
1 points

You think that way because you know when your gonna stutter or the feelings you get associated with it. People don’t really care and if they do you cant change it so 🤷🏽‍♂️. In turn if your confidenc...

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postr/StutterFeb 29, 2024
1 points

I made a friend, but he was a total jerk to me during our first interaction and I don't quite know how to feel about it

I made a friend, but he was a total jerk to me during our first interaction and I don't quite know how to feel about it It's true that we're all multifaceted, with good and bad sides to our personalit...

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Experiential AssociationShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2024
2 points

I'm also Vietnamese and also 98% fluent in English like you. When I was in 6th grade, it was the first time I noticed I stuttered a lot in Vietnamese. I moved to America 2 years later and over time I ...

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Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2024
2 points

its not that im afraid of communicating or socializing its that im afriad of stuttering. i hate it when i stutter i just wanna go mute or hurt myself...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
1 points

Hi, fellow stutterer. I'm kinda in the same circumstance. I talk, love to talk, and although I don't have a severe stutter the thought of it coming out scares me to death. My family says my speech ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
1 points

Update I didn’t I have only seen her once in the past month and the one time I did I got nervous to say anything smh...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
3 points

Actually I think most people who stutter in this subreddit understand that they're not really afraid of speaking. They fear blocking on words and they experience anxiety due to feeling like blocking ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
9 points

I liked what you said; Not afraid of talking, afraid of stuttering. Regardless the reasons of why we block, the blocking itself has it own consequence. Whenever we block talking with someone it cre...

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Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
29 points

I'm not afraid of talking, I'm afraid of stuttering

I'm not afraid of talking, I'm afraid of stuttering I really hate it when I stutter. Despite ten years of training (I'm now 18 yo), I still experience it every day, and sometimes it gets really bad. I...

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postr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
1 points

I'm NOT afraid of taking, I'm afraid of stuttering

I'm NOT afraid of taking, I'm afraid of stuttering I really hate it when I stutter. Despite ten years of training (I'm now 18 yo), I still experience it every day, and sometimes it gets really bad. I ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
1 points

I understand where you’re coming from. I (19 M) have had a stutter ever since middle school and I haven’t been confident talking to girls because I think that they won’t take me serious or they wouldn...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 26, 2024
9 points

How can I start feeling more confident?

How can I start feeling more confident? 17m here, I need advice on how to feel more confident about my stutter. My stutter isn’t that bad, yes I do stutter from now and then and I wouldn’t say I’m flu...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2024
4 points

Although I think the reason why OP is having trouble finding a partner is because of confidence and not his stutter I think this is why specifically he targeted at men. GENERALY men are expected to ma...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2024
3 points

Good luck! I remember when I was trying to go out with my first girlfriend. I was nervous as fuck on the inside, but I was able to keep it cool, and it worked. Just keep your cool, and if it doesn’t w...

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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2024
13 points

It’s not difficult if you have confidence. I promise you, confidence is the key. You have to act like you have the biggest dick in the room and you’re laying it on the table. There’s no “cheat code”...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride