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commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
37 points

Yes. I'm the same way. Actually, I'm 100% fluent in private. There's definitely a very significant psychological attribute. Which I've always taken a positive because it means there's a chance it ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionExperiential Association
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
3 points

1. I read about a concept that is called "blackout" that occurs when you are about to stammer some people tend to go unconscious. You describe it pretty well youself. It´s a way of escaping or not dea...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
2 points

So you’re a fluent speaker who stutters when having to repeat himself? Hmm, I’m no expert but I stutter and I certainly stutter more when I have to repeat myself, so I think it has to do with confiden...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
2 points

Sometimes I stutter when I have to repeat something that I say if I’m misheard the first time by the person I’m talking to...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
2 points

Do you mean you stutter more when you have to repeat yourself or that you only stutter when you have to repeat yourself?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 15, 2023
10 points

Are these "side effects" of stuttering or something else?

Are these "side effects" of stuttering or something else? Would love to hear your experiences! A couple of weeks or months ago I noticed a couple of strange things with my speech and wanted to ask if ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
2 points

When I first started stuttering, I eventually went to 3 different schools. It's not gonna be as bad as you think. I made friends who were cool about my stuttering. The most important thing is to just ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
3 points

My advise to you is to tell the interviewer about your stutter so you would feel more comfortable, they would understand and it would relive a lot of anxiety off your chest and lastly prepare and have...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2023
2 points

Can you add fillers like “And I’m” or varying how to say those. Try to imagine “I am” as a name. Or even like in your mind say the words “eye hymn” “xye gym” then say your name. Or one word. Even just...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterAug 14, 2023
13 points

I have to attend this sports team tomorrow and I can’t even say my name

I have to attend this sports team tomorrow and I can’t even say my name So I’m a 19 F second year college student, I had mild stutter first year ( had severe stutter through my life since childhood) ,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterAug 14, 2023
4 points

How do you open up to friends?

How do you open up to friends? I've recently opened up to family about my speech but for some reason opening up to my friends seems so much more daunting. Anyone have any experiences or similar feelin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2023
3 points

Ayo bumper words are my best friend. Once you learn what words can easily segue into a word that you usually stutter on, the sky becomes the limit! Something else that helped me out is not even pron...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2023
3 points

You can approach this in two ways 1st - Get the stuttering part of out the way. When you talk to someone directly say that you stutter. It takes the pressure off. Most of the time people are conside...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2023
1 points

Same here! I can’t say my name or anything that sounds like it. I’ve been up and down for a while. Still practicing!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2023
1 points

Stutter isn't the issue. Confidence is. As a 22 yo stutterer, you're more interesting than your stutter. It is not your defining trait. Hell most people ignore it entirely. Confidence to just talk to...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2023
1 points

The way I see it is that stuttering is highly related to the relationship we have with our ego. Our name is basically the title of our ego, so anytime you go to say it, it is very shocking to your ner...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & SubstitutionResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2023
1 points

Yeh I had this issue too, especially with my first name - I spent a good 20 years struggling to my name (Matthew) but I found out I don’t stutter when I use the shorter name (Matt) so I got quite luck...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 13, 2023
3 points

Stutting and working as a remote customer advisor

Stutting and working as a remote customer advisor Hi everyone one question I got a stutting problem and I want to get a work from home job but most of them required talking on phone and Sometime when ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2023
1 points

Talking fast is probably the worst thing a stutter could do. The trick is to practice talking slowly. Like I told someone else recently. This is what helped me the most although I still sometimes sli...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2023
1 points

I felt the same exact way when I used to badly stutter. I know how I wanted to respond but sometimes I will just stay silent. Other times I responded but I changed my words around, sometimes for the b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking