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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2025
1 points

Exactly. I discovered that my stuttering was mainly due to anxiety that I caused myself by thinking of stuttering. I don't know if this applies to all people, but simply not thinking about stuttering ...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2025
1 points

Just like the above poster says. Come up with something that is meaningful to you and say it to yourself either silently or out loud. My personal affirmation starts with 'I enjoy the art of communicat...

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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
1 points

I was diagnosed with ADHD a year ago (ADHD-PI type, especially). It wasn't a surprise for me at all as I had been aware of it way earlier. And I have been stuttering since early adolescence. So I need...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2025
1 points

OP’s first line was “I have a very *strange* stutter”. “Basic” was directly acknowledging that their stutter is very common, standard or basic. After reading dozens of comments/posts and learning ab...

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postr/StutterJun 26, 2025
8 points

Giving a talk

Giving a talk In september, I'm going to give a talk and it terrifies me. I'm afraid I'll freeze and get stuck so badly that I won't be able to finish a sentence. I'm afraid people will feel trapped b...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2025
1 points

Hi! I can only speak for what I can do, and it probably isn't a perfect solution but, when I feel (Yes, I can \*feel\* when I will stutter, essentially predict it, very weird) but: 1. If I predict...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringDisclosure & Telling OthersBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterJun 26, 2025
11 points

did steve harvey actually had stutter?

did steve harvey actually had stutter? i recently saw a video where he experience how he overcame it and now is fluently speaking but i really wonder if he really had a stutter, like he told its all a...

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postr/StutterJun 23, 2025
7 points

I always think,that I'm gonna stutter

I always think,that I'm gonna stutter I always think,that I'm gonna stutter.When I'm opening my mouth,or it doesn't matter opened or not,firstly I analize the letter of all words in sentence I wanna s...

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commentr/StutterJun 23, 2025
2 points

I take antidepressants they help a lot 😎 I mean with depression. I can’t wait pull like that for cure stutter...

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postr/StutterJun 22, 2025
4 points

Weird Vocal Block I’ve Developed

Weird Vocal Block I’ve Developed Over the last half year, I’ve developed a tick/block I can’t fully grasp. I can see the words I’m going to read or know what I want to say, but I either can’t get the...

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commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
2 points

Yep totally agree. Stuttering can take up cognitive bandwidth if your always thinking about it, so best not to worry what other ppl think. It's easier said than done though, since sometimes it can rea...

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Overthinking & MonitoringEmployment & CareerAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2025
1 points

Practicing conversations with Kryvane actually helped me work through some anticipatory processing stuff before real social situations. Less pressure than talking to actual people while building confi...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2025
2 points

Thats rough. I do tend to stutter around certain people more than others as well. In my case, I believe it boils down to confidence and the power dynamic I have with this person. "Are they in a positi...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating StutteringPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2025
1 points

The stutter gods know when you're faking your confidence and punish you for it. I feel like talking normally activates it more for me so I feel you....

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Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2025
2 points

Hey, this is a VERY LATE reply but I was wondering if you'd find some sort of 'trick' to break this cycle of fear? I kinda have the same issue, I only stutter when I think about what'd happen if I stu...

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Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
1 points

>Is there a pattern to your word hurdles? Like a particular word or vowel that trips you up? Not that I've noticed >I’m in my late 30’s and I’ve grown to accept my stutter as something that makes me...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
2 points

There's always the random occasion and those occasions where things feel more important than they should and the stutter crops up from the doubt and worry to get it all through but...when I'm super co...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
1 points

The huh's and um's happened to me and others regularly when we stuttered because the stutter is really a reaction to not being able to pass a certain point. The uh, um, stutter, trying to force it ou...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
5 points

Hard to go back and remember it all when I was younger but my most recent one a few years back may be my worst if not one of them. I was starting sales, went to shake the ladies hand, tried to say my...

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commentr/StutterJun 15, 2025
1 points

I don't see what examples/answers here do not fit my definition that stuttering is likely the same for everyone but their feelings, fears, doubts, etc in a given moment in a given situation and so on ...

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