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commentr/StutterAug 3, 2016
2 points

I could suggest you acting as if you're confident but even if it works I doubt it would work so long. What about getting rid of the fear that others would discover your stutter? Be open about it. If y...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. MaskingHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 3, 2016
11 points

Work sending me on a 2 week consulting trip. I'm terrified.

Work sending me on a 2 week consulting trip. I'm terrified. Like the title says... I'm a software developer which has been amazing for a stutterer (I have a speech block, been in therapy for about 6 m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2016
1 points

Just happened to me at a work event last week lol. Most of our work events happen at the bar. But noone else was there when i got there. I sat at the bar for 3 hours afraid to ask a stranger of they k...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2016
2 points

I completely feel you man, I really think this is the reason why I'm much more comfortable texting people and whatnot. Because of the stuttering and constant blocks in speech I've been having it's ver...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2016
1 points

Interesting. Do you not speak much during the day? (I mean, that might be seen as a silly question to ask a stutterer, but I don't want to assume anything)...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2016
2 points

I'm kinda covert and overt. I get by most of the time. I'd say I'm an 8/10 I go in waves about how I feel and how comfortable I am in any situation. I'm pretty confident at work and stay pretty flue...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2016
2 points

Challenge me. Heheheheh * I'm overt with covert tendencies, but have learned to control my stutter to a certain extent. * Before I learned to control my stutter 10/10. Couldn't say much in stressful...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationFeared Words & Names+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2016
2 points

And remember guys , nothing to be afraid of , we're just helping each other out . If you do these challenges im sure you'll notice a change . - I'm kinda both overt and covert. - my stutter was...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationFriendships & Belonging+2 more
postr/StutterJul 25, 2016
20 points

Challenge Yourself! Week #1. Want a speech related challenge? Click here.

Challenge Yourself! Week #1. Want a speech related challenge? Click here. The best way to improve your life is coming out of your comfort zone, this applies even more with a stutter. Challenging yours...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftHope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterJul 22, 2016
5 points

Stuttering worse on antipsychotics?

Stuttering worse on antipsychotics? Ever since I started to take Zyprexa (now I'm on Risperdal), I started stuttering in all situations. Before receiving neuroleptics, my stuttering used to happen mai...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentHarmful Med Outcomes
postr/StutterJul 21, 2016
17 points

How having a retail job helped me with my stammer.

How having a retail job helped me with my stammer. I recently applied for and got a job in retail despite having a stammer. I had never been to an job interview before this one, and was scared shitles...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2016
3 points

I think of Joe Biden, personally. Hes a pretty covert stutterer. People think he's weird the way he says things but I pick up that it's intentional word-replacement. Edit: Biden, damn autocorrect...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2016
1 points

This guy knows what's up, I've been using all kinds of tricks to hide this shit my whole life and whenever I can feel block coming I just want to hide and die in a corner somewhere, problem is I can't...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2016
2 points

Stuttering can be a mind fuck. The more you try to avoid it, the more tricks you use, the bigger your fear will grow. The bigger your fear of stuttering is the more it will control your life. Sure th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 18, 2016
9 points

Trying to work on my stutter

Trying to work on my stutter I've been working on my speech and I've been trying to speak with more "personality" rather than just a monotone voice. I've noticed I'm a lot more fluent doing this over...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2016
2 points

I'm a covert stutterer. I'm not surprised I've led on nearly everybody I know on that I'm just weird/antisocial/think a lot when I talk. I can also detect a covert stutterer in seconds....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2016
2 points

I'm a covert stutterer. I would 100% have a panic attack if that happened to me lol. I work pretty closely to a heavy stutterer and I think we can both feel each others pain without communicating it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2016
1 points

I don't think Wilson Fisk is supposed to be a covert stutterer....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2016
1 points

you spot it , you got it.....I stutter so it is easy for me to tell when people are trying to hide the stuttering with tricks I used to use before I just didn't GAF! ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2016
2 points

Yeah. I think a good example would be Vincent D’Onofrio’s portrayal of Wilson Fisk in the Netflix Daredevil series. He’s got a speaking cadence rife with mild blocks, but most people wouldn’t pick up ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment