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commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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She found it funny because she doesn’t know what it feels like to have stutter. If she is a good and caring person in general, it’s okay for you to open up to her and be vulnerable. You don’t have to ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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oof you're in a tough spot. Obviously I am biased, but I'd lose respect for someone if they were laughing uncontrollably at a disability; especially stuttering. If it were my gf and I told her I stut...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Dude she knows you stutter trust me on this. When im having supposedly fluent speech for some reason i can never notice my mild repetitions myself. I know this because I've had people comment on my mi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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My gf doesn't know I stutter

My gf doesn't know I stutter My gf and I have been dating for approximately a year and few months now and I didn't tell her that I stutter. When we met I asked her out which to this day idk where I g...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I have this exact same thing, and my name is my biggest block (which is absolutely horrible when I’m meeting someone new and am forced to say my name). I have social anxiety that sometimes reaches sev...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I have the same problem. I get a weird spasm/tic when I get a block and then I see the other person notice or they say something and it throws me off and snowballs the whole thing. I think the fear of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Imitate some short blocks in the middle of beginning of your speech so that you feel less anxious for the rest of your speech. Tell people that often your body tenses up and your mouth freezes for a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I find public speaking easier than casual conversation but I can’t speak to anybody.

I find public speaking easier than casual conversation but I can’t speak to anybody. I think that this seems contrary to what other people generally post on here but, for me, I have always found it mu...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Public SpeakingAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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The only way to do it is to face the fear and make the sound you're afraid to make. Even a little bit at first. You block because you don't want t se...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I block when I’m tensed

I block when I’m tensed Hi guys, I have more of a block rather than a stutter and wanted some advice on it. When I’m talking to myself I can speak fine, however when I’m talking to others my body ten...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionLoss of ControlAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Well I've tried it before. Im in uni and last year I had to present in front of the whole group. I stuttered bad tbh :D...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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Hey! I’m an SLP student, I also have a stutter. 1. Limiting. I’m 24 right now, I didn’t start to really accept my stutter until I was about 22 and a half. For years I tried to “fix” it or change it. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I recently bought some CBD gummies and take them before I go out somewhere. They don’t erase my stutter, I still block and mess up some words but it almost completely gets rid of the anxiety. I feel ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes
postr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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It’s just not fair

It’s just not fair I’ve had enough of this. It’s just isn’t fucking fair that everyone around me is able to go about their lives not constantly anxious they’re going to sound like a complete retard ev...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2023
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I refrained from doing an MBA because of my stutter. Just the thought of giving presentations used to give me mini panic attacks....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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I agreed to meet him and he's quite excited about it so it would be an asshole of me if I turn him down. I'm sorry I made the post when I'm feeling down so I'm definitely not thinking straight and jus...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Advice RequestsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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Im sorry I made the post when im feeling negative so i completely not thinking straight and just panic. We already arranged the meeting and yeah he's an awesome guy and quite handsome. I felt lucky to...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Advice RequestsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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For info I'm 19M 1. The question is a bit vague, but overall it's always been a very bad experience. I'm a human, and I'm not able to properly do the main thing humans are supposed to do, talking, I'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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Anyone else suffer from Shy Bladder syndrome (paruresis)?

Anyone else suffer from Shy Bladder syndrome (paruresis)? I think it might have a link to a subconscious anxiety caused by the stress of Stuttering...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2023
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1.) Frustrating, especially when mocked or people finish sentences for me. 2.)Yes, worse in high anxiety environments (work, large crowds, meeting new people) Lost the stutter for five years, came bac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more