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commentr/StutterAug 19, 2023
4 points

I totally get you. I am older than you and still at home for the reason of everything has to be done orally being an adult. I haven't found the remedy. I get told I have to get over it but I literary ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2023
1 points

It's really interesting if you think about it. It started when I was trying to say something like: "I want to go home." The word "I" was the problem for me. I would go like: "I, I, I, I, I, I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2023
3 points

I dont think anyones heard of it, im just saying in my experience now that i look back, it has helped. I think its cuz it takes your mind of talking when your kind of chewing...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
1 points

Yes!! exactly it feels like often I would just rather not talk than have to stutter because whats the point if half of what i say is stuttering, its especially difficult being a talkative person as I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
3 points

wow I have never thought about it this way but that is a really intelligent and good way of thinking about it, the next time I stutter I will definitely be trying this!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
1 points

This is really hard to explain in brief but I’ll try to be as concise as possible: The most common kinds of therapy (fluency shaping) teach you ways to MANAGE your stutter so it’s almost hidden. That...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
1 points

Wow, I kind of get what you mean. This is exactly what happens to me. I'm going to try this. Last night I was trying to say "brewery", because I was talking about different bands that play at sever...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
2 points

I'd like to share something with you. What I realized was that I was getting stuck on words which I was already pronouncing. Words, or pieces of words. Just like your Br or Bl. Let's say for e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2023
2 points

I experience the same thing. I don't stutter when talking to pets or myself, but as soon as I speak to a human, I get locked up. It's definitely caused by fear/anxiety. I've noticed that when spea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
2 points

I would suggest listening patiently and attentively, avoiding the impulse to try and correct him. My mother always had “helpful” suggestions she thought might “fix” me. They were demoralizing, and a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
6 points

I understand your pain. The truth is, a stutterer makes friends like anyone makes friends- By being nice, cool and interesting. Disclose your stutter and you’ll be fine. Try working on your charisma a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
2 points

Whenever someone told me to stop, breathe and think about what I’m going to say. It had to opposite effect. I would stutter more and most of the time as a kid I would run off outside and disappear fro...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
3 points

Even overthinking it too much when alone can cause you to stutter when alone. But the main thing is, if you do not stutter when talking to pets, or when talking to yourself loudly, then it's most...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
1 points

Very good question. A very important question as well! The thing is this: We anticipate (negatively) because we sense some form of a threat. We do not negatively anticipate something, if we d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
7 points

So I'd like to leave my personal opinion and experiences here as well, hope it helps! 1. Telling him to think about what he wants to say isn't the best idea. We know what we want to say, we just can'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
2 points

Thanks for the reply! Yeah my dad is a lead at this place and my brother is just a great worker, so my last name is respected. My plan if I take the job Is for it to be a new start for me and just try...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
2 points

Yes I have the same feelings. It gets so bad that sometimes I will go into moods where I don't want to talk at all and will go all day without really saying much to anyone unless i'm spoken to first....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
3 points

It really doesn’t matter I promise you. Had a stutter since I was 4 and now I’m 16, I’ve always had friends since kindergarten so I never had to worry about the friends part of a stutter, it was only ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
2 points

FUCCC i didnt think this shit would pop so i went to my other burner reddit.Thats so cool u met dude.I feel you man i dropped out of college first two weeks last year because my stutter was intense.Se...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2023
3 points

That just unlocked a memory. I’ve found that if I have to do any public speaking like that, if I act and sound bored I can usually speak fluently....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking