Search

postr/StutterOct 13, 2019
26 points

I was asked to speak at a conference in March 2020

I was asked to speak at a conference in March 2020 I work in tech and I am a woman. My career really took off this year and I have been asked to speak at a fairly large conference in Budapest in March...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2019
1 points

No experience but I wish you all the best man. I too have a horrible stutter and can relate with the anxiety part >_<...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2019
1 points

When I went to speech therapy years ago when my stutter was at its worst, I never stuttered when I was there. Seriously not at all. I also stuttered worse at home around my parents and not as much wh...

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & Variability
Therapy ExperiencesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2019
2 points

I have a stutter. Its slight nowadays and it comes and goes but as a kid it was much worse. For some reason being around my parents made it a lot worse while not as bad at school or around friends but...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2019
2 points

I was wondering which might be easier. In ielts you speak to a person, but in TOEFL you speak on a mic to the computer. In ielts I might get extra time as there will be a real person who will understa...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2019
2 points

I took TOEFL 4 years ago. Speaking 26/30 I practiced a lot. The Chinese have hacked some of the past TOEFL tests. it's called TPO. I took 25 of those speaking tests. I recorded my own voice while ans...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Preparation & RehearsalSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2019
2 points

Hi I have taken IELTS recently and although my stutter is pretty bad usually I managed to go through the speaking part fluently. I gotta say the guy was super profesional even giving me hints with han...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationSeeking TherapyAccess & Rights
postr/StutterOct 10, 2019
7 points

My stutter it's been getting worse when I talk out loud.

My stutter it's been getting worse when I talk out loud. So i'v heard some people say that talking in front of the mirror or talking to yourself out loud is gonna help your stutter,so I decided imma t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringExperiential AssociationSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2019
6 points

Spent about a year going to a speech clinic and I was stutter free when I left. Some months later it had all came back. I learned there is no way to control or stop it, sometimes I speak better than o...

Causes & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Severity & FluctuationTherapy Experiences
postr/StutterOct 10, 2019
6 points

Having a bad month

Having a bad month I can't really complain I have friends, a nice family and a decent status in college, but I went from 80% fluent to a machine gun in the last 2 months, I was thinking it just a bad ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Cycles & RandomnessSeverity & FluctuationBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2019
1 points

I feel you. I agree that it is less of a deal now. I have stuttered my whole life, Im so fed up with it. I often dont care if I sound or look like im about to have a stroke when talking. Im so sick of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2019
1 points

I’m the opposite , Arabic I stutter heaps , English not that much , but sometimes it’s stutter in both worlds...

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilitySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2019
1 points

Hey bro I also not a heavy stutter it also drains me but I mostly stutter when I switch from Arabic to English....

Causes & Variability
Situational VariabilitySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2019
2 points

Yoooo, the part where you said internally blocking , that’s me too man , internally I’ll be blocking but then when I say it I don’t stutter...

Speech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2019
3 points

I am taking it for little under 2 weeks. Started with 300mg per day for a week, and then doubled it. I can't tell if i am more fluent or not. It's a weird feeling. Sometimes I speak sentences clearly...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Helpful Med OutcomesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2019
1 points

I can relate, I had a very very bad stutter during my childhood, but it got much better after I was like 10 years I think. In normal situations I was unnoticeable, I maybe couldn't say every word I wa...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterOct 9, 2019
3 points

I feel like its taking over me..

I feel like its taking over me.. I've been stuttering since I was young, had speech therapy when I was in grade 5-8 and became quite fluent with my speech and my speech therapist highly suggested to c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2019
1 points

I probably care more than others too. I just feel so different when I can't even say my own name and it kinda messes up my day...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2019
1 points

I feel the same way. As I get older, I look at people around me who are able to move up in their careers and be more successful and they all can talk elegantly and normally. It feels horrible for me. ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2019
1 points

I definitely will. And it really does suck, I talk perfectly fine alone and there's days where I'm perfectly normal and then those extreme low points hit. I wouldn't mind too much but it makes life so...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationQuality of Life