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commentr/StutterMar 14, 2017
2 points

True I guess you're right. I can control mine in certain situations so maybe they have done the same thing. If I'm having a really really good interaction, people don't usually know that I even have ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2017
5 points

Stuttering may or may not be due to chemical imbalances, but isnt everything? The neuro-pathophysiology is different in schizophrenia then with stuttering. People with schizophrenia have perfect dopam...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMar 12, 2017
20 points

Stuttering -- My personal approach

Stuttering -- My personal approach Let's say you stutter. Of course you do. What else made you decide to read this very text on stuttering? As a stutterer aged 24 who joined the fight against his pe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2017
3 points

Ah but you have, most likely. She just wasn't talking or stuttering at the moment. So many people who stutter already speak as little as possible, right, either hiding in plain sight, or literally h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2017
1 points

This comment is going to be long. Sorry in advance. I wish I knew what caused my stutter. I am a 22 year old woman and have stuttered since I was 9 years old. It sucks a lot to have to deal with thi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations+3 more
postr/StutterMar 6, 2017
1 points

How to Sound Fluent: A Covert Stutterer's Guide to Fooling Everyone

How to Sound Fluent: A Covert Stutterer's Guide to Fooling Everyone ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
postr/StutterFeb 8, 2017
8 points

Wedding Bows

Wedding Bows Hello my fellow stutterers, so I am going to get married in a few months and we are going to have a ceremony in which I will have to say my vows infront of the guests (maybe around 60 pe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2017
1 points

23, most people dont know i stutter because i have those ugly silent blocks and its pretty to avoid stuttering that way but its a shitty way to live life....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Hiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2017
5 points

I'll be 27 this year. And I still stutter. But over the last couple of years, the situation has improved. A lot. I still have my bad days. Sometimes that's really depressing. But it's still leaps and ...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2017
1 points

Psychiatric drugs, an anit-psychotic in this case, can sometimes cause the right chemical shift for a particular person to help with their difficulty, whether it's on label (psychosis; bipolar disorde...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Helpful Med OutcomesHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2017
2 points

Stop trying to "help", because obviously it won't make things better for you guys. Just support him and accept his stutter the way it is now. Yes he might be more fluent after doing exercises but this...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2017
1 points

This is something that's maybe only come up twice in our relationship, so I really haven't been trying to push any change on him or make him feel like this is a big issue. But it's been on my mind a l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2017
3 points

I think I can see two things going on here. 1. He hasn't gotten over and accepted his stutter. He doesn't sound confident being able to talk about it. He should be open and willing to answer all your...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2017
3 points

Yeah, I understand that. I think I didn't know what I really wanted to ask in this subreddit. But it wasn't about reducing his stutter - more of how to allow him to accept it, instead. I don't think i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2017
2 points

You can't just "ask" someone to lose their stutter. It's not an item on a grocery store list that you can just check off. Chances are he's fighting a mental battle with himself every day trying to re...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2017
3 points

I don't know how to approach this. That's why I'm here. I know his stuttering is a huge source of self-hatred and causes him a lot of stress in his life. From an outside perspective, I can see that he...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2017
4 points

That's why I wanted to post here. I didn't want to talk to him about this more if it would hurt him because I don't understand stuttering well enough. His speech improves a lot when he does his exerc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2017
3 points

Sorry in advance for the long comment. Summary will be below. I have worked at a fast food place for the past 8 mos. and have been bounced around a bit and am now at a third location that I have bee...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2017
3 points

I don't know how this comes off but this is how I handle it. I don't say out loud that I stutter but I behave normally, I do my word replacement, I have my eye rolls, y'all the table when it gets bad...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 27, 2017
4 points

I hate ordering drinks or food anywhere...aside from my stutter I also have a somewhat loud voice so everyone stares....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life