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commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

I’m not sure if he does as he’ll look at me like 🤨 then look away whenever I start to twitch . I’m pretty insecure about it so i hope he doesn’t know...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
3 points

He prolly knows something is going on, maybe not specifically a stutter, but hes not clueless to it. If he hasnt backed off by now i think ur fine....

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2024
3 points

Chances are he knows you stutter. Try holding / interacting with some fidget toy while you're talking. It probably won't help your stutter, but it may help with the ticks. Just go for it. You'll n...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterNov 15, 2024
8 points

Crush

Crush I have a crush on someone and EVERYTIME I start a sentence I block but they’re very small and often unnoticeable, but recently I think my stutter has started to flare up more and I’m very nervou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
1 points

I use it as a litmus test to test whether someone is friend, foe, or a total jerk when it comes to how I speak. My stutter is not bad. I frequently pause when communicating but nothing where I have re...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationPhysical Tension
postr/StutterNov 12, 2024
18 points

How stuttering affects your personal perception of sex and eroticism?

How stuttering affects your personal perception of sex and eroticism? Hello everyone, I am a man (29) with mild stuttering blocks, sometimes I can hide them easily to the point that you think I don't ...

Social & RelationshipsSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Dating & RomancePhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 12, 2024
2 points

Just move

Just move Trust me I have more tricks and tactics than the next guy and realize what i’m about to say can be next to impossible sometimes but hear me out Talking really comes down to 2 separate act...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterNov 11, 2024
30 points

Im not proud of my youth and my current life status

Im not proud of my youth and my current life status I feel so small and impotent. so many questions I have not asked, conversations and debates in which I have not participated for fear of making a fo...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterNov 10, 2024
7 points

When in the middle of speaking, is your son looking away, going into a “pause mode” that almost seems like a seizure?...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical Tension
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
1 points

I think you might not have a really good eye and ear for it. I stutter and recognize someone who stutters probably once per month. You have to watch for secondary behaviors such as switching words qui...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
postr/StutterNov 8, 2024
10 points

I’m still thinking about my interview

I’m still thinking about my interview Yesterday, I had an interview for a remote crisis counselor role, and I can’t stop thinking about it. I stuttered through the whole interview and even twitched w...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical TensionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
1 points

I have them as well! Even though I know they aren't good for me, they're extremely hard to avoid because they're often so involuntary. Sometimes the ticks are painful. Stopping and starting again is t...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2024
2 points

I don’t think you’re unlucky, it’s just happening to you at a different rate. Stuttering runs on my mom’s side also and I’m the only one in my family who stutters. Im 23 now and my speech is so much b...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & PridePhysical Tension
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2024
1 points

oh my god the twitches thing is so true. over time i’ve developed little ticks i do that “help” the word get out (lately it’s been worse even when i twitch so im lost and feeling not confident) have y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
postr/StutterNov 7, 2024
7 points

lifelong agony😝

lifelong agony😝 i was stuttering since i was 5,something traumatic happened then(i don't really think it impacted me so much but ok) stutter changed many forms from going from simply prolonging lette...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Trauma & PsychologicalPhysical TensionNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterNov 7, 2024
3 points

I've brought this up in speech therapy and she told me the sudden alert of touch can redirect your brain. It sounds mean but my uncle used to slap the back of my head while I was stuttering and I alwa...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Fluency TechniquesPhysical Tension
postr/StutterNov 6, 2024
12 points

Unluckiest One

Unluckiest One Hi im a 19 year old boy who had stuttering since i was 9 or 10 its in our family genetics From my mother’s family so mom was stuttering worse than me but she got better at 17-18 and all...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Genetic & Family FactorsSeverity & FluctuationPhysical Tension
postr/StutterNov 6, 2024
41 points

I never want to speak again 🤦‍♂️

I never want to speak again 🤦‍♂️ Just had one of the most embarrassing stutter moments in my adult life. I was in a work meeting with about 50 people and it was my turn to talk and I started stutteri...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerPhysical Tension
postr/StutterNov 3, 2024
23 points

My problem with stuttering is not that its embarrassing or sth..

My problem with stuttering is not that its embarrassing or sth.. because i have reached enough acceptance. The problem is that its deficult for me to speak. Like its just so tiresome and exhausting th...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Acceptance & PrideEnergy & Biological RhythmsPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2024
1 points

7 years old… I heard it before anybody else when he was about 4 but people told me I was paranoid. Then over the space of a year I noticed a couple more blocks and facial ticks. The other people star...

Speech & Stuttering
Physical TensionOnset & Life-Stage Changes