Search

commentr/StutterDec 16, 2023
1 points

I don't stutter when I'm alone. I stutter when I'm talking to family but I don't stutter when I'm talking to a stranger or someone who doesn't know I stutter yet. I also stutter when I'm talking with ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 16, 2023
1 points

What helped me, is practicing doing it. I used to do this at the grocery story in the checkout isle practicing talking to the clerk and the person bagging groceries. Gave me lots of chances to practic...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
postr/StutterDec 15, 2023
1 points

My personal analysis on stuttering

My personal analysis on stuttering Hello everyone, just like most people here I guess, I am a stutter. Today I was thinking about stuttering and everything related to it, and I wanted to break it down...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Propositionality & WeightAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2023
1 points

Fantastic tips! I use a few of these too and also mostly pass. Though I do need to work on number 5. I still do the “I forgot” thing....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2023
1 points

Ahh yeah i know how that is .. its easier to transition and finish with " . . . I'm going to Boston" instead of that first hard sound, pronunciation, syllable of "B". That happens to me often. I firs...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2023
1 points

Same here . I am 21 and also afraid interviews and talking to strangers and anxiety does make it worse . What helps me is saying hello or a greeting to lose the tension and forming a sentence in mind ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2023
1 points

It got so bad as a child that I used to hit myself to get words out. Now, I’m fluent enough that people are surprised if I tell them about my stutter so I quit bringing it up....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2023
1 points

46/M--California. I've been in SaaS for huge private company for the past nine years...never disclosed my disfluency until recently I started to with a few clients mostly as an ice breaker and to give...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2023
1 points

Probably not, but I've had better luck with businesses that openly support the LGBTQ+ community. This obviously is not a hard and fast rule haha. Turns out the people who are willing to openly suppo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2023
1 points

It doesn't really hurt that much once you get used to it and this doesn't worth to start taking drugs at all. As for isolation, I think if I didn't stutter, I wouldn't have many acquaintances and frie...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterDec 14, 2023
1 points

Experiences when speaking another language

Experiences when speaking another language Hey there. I'm not a native English speaker and everytime I need to speak English I usually stutter way more than I do in my native language. In portuguese (...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2023
1 points

Good thinking. I’ll absorb what you said and try to implement it in my daily speech. There was a period where I tried nothing, no techniques, no rushing or forcing (just perhaps subconsciously). I spo...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2023
1 points

I recommend unlearning overreliance on interventions, conditioned responses or neuroplastic pain to execute speech motor plans. Additionally, I suggest unlinking triggers from speech performance, and ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2023
1 points

It absolutely helps, as long as you don't mind that being the new thing you're made fun of for. I sing perfectly fine and have experimented more of a singing type of rhythm while talking with my mom. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2023
1 points

I stopped trying to push through blocks just simply they take too long to get through I , much easier to stop and restart for me and find another word that's different but has same meaning or sometime...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2023
1 points

Depends on a lot of factors, but i'd say that your safest bet is telling them the truth. Tell them that you have a bad stutter and that it is particularly severe when calling (you can maybe even make ...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2023
1 points

> Start with something informal that you are comfortable with. That's what I like doing too. It gives me a good start and after that it feels more like to keep the ball rolling, feels easier for m...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2023
1 points

The first thing you should do is to tell the crowd that you stutter and tht you will appreciate the patience. The monkey will be off your back trust me. Start with something informal that you are comf...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
postr/StutterDec 13, 2023
1 points

Addressing a crowd as a stutterer

Addressing a crowd as a stutterer So at my work place, my boss knows I stutter yet she wants me to address a group of patients at work by Monday. The last time I spoke in front of a crowd I really wan...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2023
1 points

I actually read this book and tried some of it's method ( to be completely fair i didn't stick to it for a long time) .. In my opinion and my stutter it didn't help as much as i needed.. it felt repet...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice Requests