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postr/StutterAug 13, 2023
6 points

Stuttering + Reserved Nature

Stuttering + Reserved Nature Im losing my mind recently. Before summer started, I did have a stutter and it limited me very briefly on certain things such as phone calls and interviews, but recently I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
3 points

I'm the same. Still in my early teens too and i always get embarassed or afraid to talk to someone because of the thought of looking weird to them. I don't know what makes us think of "Having to look ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterAug 12, 2023
9 points

Hello, I'm a stutterer in need of some... life advice

Hello, I'm a stutterer in need of some... life advice Hello, I'm a guy in my very early 20s. I've stuttered my whole life, and somehow managed to gain a very very small amount of friends that have bee...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterAug 12, 2023
13 points

I dont have friends

I dont have friends Hi, im a sophomore in high school, and i feel like an alien in my class. Im so terribly scared of speaking that i didnt make a single friend through the whole of freshman year, hel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
1 points

Hey! Most of us know exactly how you feel. Problems arise because you're anticipating it so much which is very normal in the type of situation you feel yourself being in. Paradoxically, it's this...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
2 points

Even if the confrontation isn’t about me, I will get really stressed and shake uncontrollably like a huge rush of adrenaline. It happens when I get angry as well and I have no control over it, after a...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
4 points

You are not a coward. You panic like me, I start to shake when any form of confrontation happens, it’s almost like PTSD and it triggers a fight or flight response, we are constantly living in this sta...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 11, 2023
45 points

I can't say my name. Please advice

I can't say my name. Please advice I can't say my name if someone asks it. It's a bit long and starts with D and I struggle saying it. Whenever someone asks me my name I start stuttering at the first ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterAug 11, 2023
4 points

Feeling Very Insecure

Feeling Very Insecure Hello everyone! I have had a stutter since a very young age, but now I feel like it’s kind of become the centre of my life. Or I have made it that. I think about it all day every...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
postr/StutterAug 11, 2023
15 points

Severe Stuttering, Anxiety and Social Akwardness of coward guy

Severe Stuttering, Anxiety and Social Akwardness of coward guy Hello,I am 18 M, I don't stutter while talking to myself or when there is no one around me , i am cool when no one around ,But my heart b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
3 points

Be ready to see an enormous amount of male genitals lol. EDIT: Nonetheless, if you meet someone cool, it would be a perfect way to train speaking. But most people there are horribly mean, please tak...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 11, 2023
6 points

Webcam Chats

Webcam Chats Today I decided to improve my speaking via webcam chats. Maybe I can improve the anxiety of speaking that way. Have you tried that too? I'll give Chat Roulette a try. But first I have to...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
2 points

Yeah because half of stuttering is coming from anxiety, that's why most stutters doesn't stutter while talking to babies or pets....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
3 points

i had this problem!! i played the bass clairnet for awhile in school. especially if i was nervous, my embouchure would crumble and id feel the same block like i do with a normal stutter....

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
2 points

I know that I have inattentive ADHD, but from what I can tell, I don't fit most of the traits of cluttering. Do you think you can explain your reasoning for me? edit: never mind, I didn't realize I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
2 points

Initially I thought you should get tested for speech clutter, ADHD and tics. But you say you know how you needed to move your hands. So it's not clutter or ADHD or any brain foggy stuff. Get tested fo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
3 points

Get tested for a [speech cluttering issue](https://www.stutteringhelp.org/cluttering), inattentive ADHD and tics disorder. You have more than just stutter....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
2 points

From what I've been able figure out, my stuttering at least is related to anxiety around complex expression, like language or polytonic music. I also have ADHD, and my train of thought rarely lines up...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
3 points

Came here to say this as well. It randomly showed up in my feed. u/Amayax you're a sweet person. 🙏🏻...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2023
3 points

If all this is true, then it appears that stuttering isn't a speech impediment as much as it's a form of (performance) anxiety. This is a very interesting thread. I hope a professional online sees i...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment