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postr/StutterFeb 18, 2023
42 points

Was reading Dostoevsky and came across this line that immediately resonated with some of my worst stuttering memories that pop up sometimes.

Was reading Dostoevsky and came across this line that immediately resonated with some of my worst stuttering memories that pop up sometimes. “Every once in a while a thought pierced my heart with the ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentExperiential Association
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2023
2 points

Sameee, I have cats too but I barely stutter to them. Unlike humans, cats don’t really finish our sentences or make a mean face when we talk so maybe that’s why lol...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential AssociationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2023
3 points

That’s what I usually shoot for. I found it surprisingly easier / less stutter when I’m talking to myself. It does happen, but not nearly as much as if I’m actually talking to someone....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential AssociationAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 15, 2023
9 points

Stuttering Drill Sargent from SNL—funny, accurate… and a little triggering

Stuttering Drill Sargent from SNL—funny, accurate… and a little triggering I put a spoiler tag on in case anyone gets triggered easily...

Community & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance
Humor & Community ToneExperiential Association
postr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
6 points

Tips to improve stuttering according to a PhD researcher (Variable Release Threshold hypothesis)

Tips to improve stuttering according to a PhD researcher (Variable Release Threshold hypothesis) This is my attempt to summarize this [research](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul-Brocklehurst)...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Medicalization / NeurodiversitySituational VariabilityStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2023
1 points

Interesting, when alone I never stutter it's so odd how it affects people differently...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential AssociationAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 13, 2023
27 points

Bf playfully joked about my stutter and now I’m crying

Bf playfully joked about my stutter and now I’m crying I have a mild stutter. It comes out more often when I speak English since it’s not my first language. My boyfriend finds it cute when I make mist...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentExperiential AssociationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2023
2 points

Your posts on this r/stutter are always very helpful. Are you a professional or a stutterer? Ifrom age 5 until age 70 when dealing with my abusive childhood ended my dysfluency. The anticipation facto...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringExperiential AssociationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2023
1 points

Talk alone in your car the whole way to work or school. Host a little unrecorded podcast. If you're like me, things are mostly fluent when you're alone. This helps you get warmed up....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationSituational VariabilityVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
5 points

That might be a factor but years of bad experiences condition a stutterer to so fear speaking that it's impossible to just forget they’re a stutterer. My stutter lasted from age 5 to age 70 and was ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationTrauma & PsychologicalHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2023
1 points

This is interesting. I learned German at school for 5 years and at first, I didn't stutter at all when talking or reading out loud in German, but after 1-2 years, I got more used to it and then yes, I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Experiential AssociationSituational Variability
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
1 points

I guess everyone has a different stutter. I barely stutter when im reading. Provided that im reading to myself and not reading for someone else, if that makes sense. Same goes when im reciting holy sc...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityExperiential Association
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2023
1 points

If I'm talking to myself, which I do often no. However recently been reading aloud and omg when I started it was so bad but it's getting better. I've been recording myself and then listening to how I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Experiential AssociationPersonal StoriesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2023
2 points

thank you for this great advice. i’ve always heard people say speaking in the mirror helps but i’ve never tried it, i’m going to give that a try now for sure. Thanks again...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationFluency Techniques
postr/StutterFeb 1, 2023
12 points

do you guys stutter when being alone, talking to no one but yourselves?

do you guys stutter when being alone, talking to no one but yourselves? i do not...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Experiential AssociationTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2023
2 points

I did not stutter until 17 years old, when I met a boy who stuttered who was very outgoing and charming. I had a crush on him. However, because I was so ungainly at that time (usually dressed like a b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2023
3 points

I’m sorry, but I haven’t ever. I don’t think I could because of my years of painful experiences. I also don’t watch many videos online. Mostly music videos, if any. I do however love standup comedy ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionExperiential Association
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2023
12 points

Nah doesn’t work for me because I can talk absolutely perfectly by myself for hours, all day non stop, not one stutter. Moment someone comes in the room or I know I’m being recorded, boom blocked. It ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2023
3 points

i just did that yesterday in my class, i have a mild stutter but sometimes severe. I wore airpods and put on noise cancellation and talked cuz i knew that when i talk to myself alone i don’t stutter, ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Experiential Association
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2023
3 points

My family has a history with very bad anxiety, but I'm the only person with a severe stutter. There probably is some very small defect in the brain, but I think it all stems from childhood. Every stut...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalExperiential Association