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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2025
1 points

Sounds like a stutter. In my opinion while you have a conversation with someone, as soon as you start stuttering, your brain focuses on the stutter. As a result, your focus goes away from the idea yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Overthinking & MonitoringBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2025
4 points

Your description is exactly how i used to think when i was 16. Decades later, I still stutter, but not as much, but i have stable job, stable relationship and stable life. All I say atm is go out of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift+3 more
postr/StutterJun 29, 2025
3 points

Is this really a stutter or just a thought block

Is this really a stutter or just a thought block Iam a 16 year old introvert, I have trouble pronouncing certain sounds and phrases, iam not even taking about while speaking, iam talking about reading...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2025
1 points

One of the reasons people stutter is they think they're going to but they aren't. So they pre form their tounge and get ready to prevent the stuttering but in doing so they make themselves stutter.  ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2025
1 points

I'm using voice to text here since it's easier than just typing I had a horrible stutter when I was younger and it lasted until around I was 21 years old. Without going through all the glory details...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2025
2 points

This really clicked with me. I’m 44, and just like you, my “stutter” is seemingly brought on by certain situations that make me nervous, or self-conscious. I also have learned, since a very young age,...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
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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Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2025
2 points

Hello just a suggestion it may help..same problem is happening to me as well and its so frustrating but recently i spoke with my brother without giving any tension to my mind my breath..and speaking s...

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Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
1 points

You're right. Speaking slowly has helped me. I realized it's not just speaking slowly but speaking more consciously as well. You can speak fast as long as you're more conscious about it. I can go on ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
2 points

Hi againn! woah :D I googled AAC, I dont think I got the meaning, what is it? and also, the "and the importance of valuing different ways of expressing oneself, whether they are spoken or not." TH...

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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
2 points

That is a great idea, what you do! In my talk, I wrote a part about AAC, the different tools that exist, and the importance of valuing different ways of expressing oneself, whether they are spoken or ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
2 points

Yea, Sometimes, I write on my phone even if i feel i can talk cuz, I mean it is draining, hug to u! and yes i agree; also - trough writing\^? just curious! do u also do a bit own topic stuff like,...

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commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
1 points

Yeah the technique I read online was “Speak at the same rate as you write or type “ Me personally this works for me somewhat, but when my heart starts beating and my nerves come up, the stutter may t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2025
3 points

Wow that comment about your father made me a bit upset, I’m guessing he doesn’t stutter at all but you do? Maybe you’re the only one in the family that does?? So the way how I prepare for presentati...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
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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...

Anticipation & Avoidance
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postr/StutterJun 25, 2025
6 points

What does ‘working on your stutter’ even mean?

What does ‘working on your stutter’ even mean? Is it just mastering techniques, and then being able to reduce your anxiety to a point where you can think of and implement those techniques when you nee...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJun 25, 2025
12 points

Speak slow

Speak slow I have had a stutter for most of my life and it’s currently worse than ever, it’s affecting me really much and making me feel lonely and different, but I have really noticed that speaking s...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2025
3 points

Ultimately it is up to you. The worst thing for me is letting my stutter win. I’ve always been anxious when speaking that I’ve notice that sure I feel it but it doesn’t consume me like it used to. B...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJun 23, 2025
14 points

Weird faces while stuttering

Weird faces while stuttering Whenever I stutter, I always make these really weird faces as I'm stuttering, which sucks because I have pretty long stutters and it's always embarrassing to make a weird ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2025
1 points

By the way, IMHO no one except narcissists love seeing themselves in video/audio tape playback for this reason, stutter or not......

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring