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commentr/StutterMar 24, 2018
1 points

It's nice to hear people using similar strategies as I do! Generally Shifting dialect Hiding/changing words I often imagine myself walking out of a door, sometimes I feel stuttery if I feel that I ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2018
3 points

It's not really easy to show confidence when you have a moderate to severe stutter....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMar 21, 2018
10 points

Need to rant. Had the worst phone interview I've had in my life.

Need to rant. Had the worst phone interview I've had in my life. I just finished up with a phone interview for a summer internship. It was just so bad and I could feel how uncomfortable the interviewe...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2018
2 points

I tend to look away from someone when I do. And my mouth kinda freezes up. It’s weird but I can’t help it for the most part. ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2018
1 points

> But what if we were only left with neurological component excluding every thing else such psychological reactions , word fears and associations , avoidance behaviors, secondary behaviors and tens...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Authenticity vs. MaskingHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2018
9 points

My right eye twitches and my stomach and neck get really tight. So what I TRY (key word try) to do is speak as if my jaw is really loose so my neck/eye don’t tighten up. No tightening up = no stutteri...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical TensionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMar 19, 2018
4 points

Neurological component and psychological component

Neurological component and psychological component I do to some extent agree that stuttering has neurological bases. But what if we were only left with neurological component excluding every thing els...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainOverthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2018
2 points

Good job. Best practice I got as a teenager was being a gopher for an auto shop. Had to order the guys’ coffee and muffins every morning. Used to sweat about it all the way to work. Sometimes would ju...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentValidation & EmpathyEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2018
2 points

Keep playing the sport if you genuinely like it. But distance yourself from these people because they don't seem that high quality of friends. Also fuck this clique. Cliques are for people in high s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2018
1 points

You're fluent then, but how do you feel about your stuttering when you do so? That's often the problem with these tricks and avoidance, they feed the fear of stuttering hard....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMar 12, 2018
5 points

Confused

Confused I have noticed something. Whenever I speak with tricks and avoidance of words, most of the time I'm fluent. Few months ago I started reading books about stuttering, and read all the stuff abo...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
2 points

My boyfriend didn’t think much of it. I tried to hide it from him but sooner or later it happened and he said nothing about it. I told him I stuttered and he just thinks of it as another part of who I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
1 points

She asked me about it when we first met, I explained how it worked, how it made me feel, what helps and what doesn’t. Almost 8 years later and it’s never really come up since. Sometimes I’ll get her t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
1 points

Thank you - this is helpful. In this case, I’m pretty sure the “introductions” will be the go-around-the-room type; maybe I can somehow finagle my way to going first. :)...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
1 points

Take control of the situation and introduce yourself to people before they introduce themselves. I find that my anxiety jumps through the roof when someone introduces them to me and I have to respond....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
1 points

Hello there, I've also been looking to do this. I'm 24 years old, medical student with a lifelong stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
9 points

My last relationship (and my best one) went like this. We met on ok Cupid. I was states away but planned on coming home after a few months. We chatted on the app for a few weeks before we exchanged ph...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
6 points

Well I talked to her about two times before I said anything but it was like simple questions so I never stuttered. But one day I asked her and her mom for a ride to the store during lunch one time so ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
2 points

> in reality alot of people judge you Judge you as having a speech disorder. That's it. It isn't a fairytale to say most adult people don't care about your stutter. Most people really don't. They ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
5 points

I don't know what Discord is, but if you want to talk over the phone, give me a call. You can private message me your phone number and times available. And just to introduce myself, I'm a 43 yr old, ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more