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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2023
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I use to do lead in sounds. For example, if someone asked me my name I would say “my name is Ted” or “I’m Ted”. In this example, the “M” or “l’m” sound was easier for me to say than the “T” sound. I w...

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commentr/StutterSep 12, 2023
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I’m 52 years old and I overcame stuttering in my late 40s and have no idea how I started stuttering. I can only suspect it was from a stressful childhood, but who knows, it didn’t matter anyways....

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2023
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I have the same block type stutter. 18 here. Don’t care, learn martial arts, get jacked. Don’t tolerate any type of ridicule, leave that hs. You got this. Don’t let them win....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2023
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I used to hardly be able to speak back in middle school. I learned fast that getting frustrated to made it worse. Speech therapy through middle and high school, as well as just chilling the eff out, e...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2023
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There are other ways to express your personality. The activities you do, all relationships nowadays happen through texting. If I am into bike riding and I invite my date or friends on a bike ride, tha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2023
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Well, you probably won't stop stuttering, but you certainly can reduce it. It's not easy, and it takes work. If you've had speech therapy before, go back to it, look back at your notes, try to figur...

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commentr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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It always breaks my heart to read these posts because it’s exactly what I went through in high school. If you are comfortable with it, talk to your teachers in private and let them know what’s going ...

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postr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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Will getting a first job fix a stutter(blockage) by socializing more? How has getting a job effected your stutter?

Will getting a first job fix a stutter(blockage) by socializing more? How has getting a job effected your stutter? I am looking for a first job and am hoping it can help me with my stutter. I have a b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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How do I stop stuttering or reduct it a lot?

How do I stop stuttering or reduct it a lot? I've struggled with stuttering my whole life and it's gotten worse over the past 2 years. I've tried pulling my words, jaw technique, and diaphragmatic bre...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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You can do something about this. I also was/am a full stop blocker. Teacher calls on you. Either say nothing or say “pass”. Or just say “no”. It’s your life, you can do whatever you want. If you do...

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commentr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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I used to think that but it's actually usually the opposite. Most of us (at least in the beginning) will try to avoid conversations and speaking in order to "hide" our stutter. That makes you appear m...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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Keep it easy. You are not alone. When I was in school I just declined all questions and said “I don't know”. Believe me not, but I don't regret it because the school gave me nothing except stupid clas...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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Fellow Canadian here, I agree. Most of the "Canadians are so polite!" Is just nonsense to make us feel smug lol. I found that in certain contexts disclosing that I stutter has helped, although many mo...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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I have realized that when I speak simultaneously with someone else, like we coordinate what we want to say and 3 2 1 say it together, I don't stutter and even there is no anticipation or feeling of st...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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I'm the living proof that it's possible to date when you have a sever stutter and social anxiety. Been together for 6 years with my current partner and before that I've had relationships too. The tric...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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yea reading aloud has also been a game changer for me. Builds up my confidence and I get to practice and observe what words i stutter on...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterSep 11, 2023
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Is there such a thing...

Is there such a thing... as erotic content for people who have a stutter fetish / kink? Or a person with a stutter who’s managed to monetize it in that way? Asking as a curious person with a stutter....

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2023
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If you try to date and there’s someone who doesn’t like your stutter, fuck em, who cares about what they think? If they don’t like your stutter “ok next” and move on to someone else, there’s always so...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2023
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Don't listen to this guys advice\^ what you want him to just walk in there and be like "Oh you made fun of me now I'm sad :(" ???...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2023
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I did. I would always stutter my name when i’m speaking w the accent of my primary language, but since i moved to the us, I had to say my name with the american accent, i stopped blocking....

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