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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2023
2 points

Stuttering on your own name is an almost universal experience for people who stutter in my experience. It sucks but just have to push through and not let it hold you back from talking and meeting new ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2023
5 points

I went by my middle name for a few years, then switched back. I see that as a work around...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2023
10 points

I always try and wait for them to introduce themselves first. Then I’ll say something like “nice to meet you, my name is Josh. If I just tried to say Josh outright, it probably wouldn’t be good. I’m p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJul 6, 2023
27 points

How do you deal with it when you can't say your name without stuttering?

How do you deal with it when you can't say your name without stuttering? I hate it that I can't say my name without stuttering. I can't introduce myself properly to strangers, can't take phonecalls at...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2023
1 points

Kids learn behaviours until the age of 7 by observation. What's worst those behaviours become subconscious programs. I don't think that stuttering is in genes. I read about a guy who started stutter...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Genetic & Family FactorsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
3 points

Just gonna copy/paste my response to the person you replied to. I don't really agree with that thought process. I agree that stuttering is frustrating and can make aspects of life hard: >It's also...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
4 points

It's also very possible they stutter but either not in that moment or they've learned to work around their stutter so it's hardly noticeable. I don't usually tell people I stutter if I notice they men...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
6 points

Sometimes when they do that I say," sorry that was a one time deal, should have caught that train the first time around...and just continue with whatever I'm working on and they are just standing ther...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
1 points

When I was a child, I often preferred to be mute or, as an alternative, speak using hands. Fortunately I'm italian so people could understand me...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
11 points

I was not in my country and i had to buy flight tickets for 5 people and i had to say to the employee the name and the number phone and other things like addresses, codes... of all 5 people. The emp...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
2 points

Hmm, the way I see it, the apps in general exists for pure convenience. People really don't need any of them. I believe making the steps easier for stutterer will yield higher success rate of really ...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
1 points

Hmm, the way I see it, the apps in general exists for pure convenience. People really don't need any of them. I believe making the steps easier for stutterer will yield higher success rate of really...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
2 points

Bruh you don't even know me. I stutter but I don't identify as a stutter. Currently my speech is the best it's been through speech coaching and mental therapy. Stuttering is a spectrum of severity. To...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
2 points

Small amounts of cannabis help me alot with it. If I smoke too much it'll get worse cause intoxicated. But small amount makes a difference for me. Might also be cause reduced anxiety so I'm not as bo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
3 points

Lowkey same, regret not learning sign language for free when I was younger. My speech therapist has said mine isn't to bad, but that's only because I'm comfortable around her. In the outside world, no...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
2 points

No, but I guess being mute has its own advantages lol. If I'm mute I don't try to talk anymore, and won't get mind fucked like this....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
3 points

Maybe a little when I was younger, but not anymore cause no real point in hate/resentment. Wish I could talk fluently, still struggle to cope with it. But have no choice but to keep pushing on even if...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & AngerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
5 points

Tired makes me worse as well. For example at the dentist, where I am extremely uncomfortable at to begin with. After being tortured\* in that chair for 30 minutes I am physically and mentally exhauste...

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postr/StutterJul 5, 2023
6 points

Tired asf so increase in stuttering

Tired asf so increase in stuttering Hello, I'm 15M and I'm just on a holiday in Greece rn and I had to wake up early the last 2 days and before I went to sleep at like 7am and stuff just because I wan...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2023
2 points

Thank you! I translate user manuals and plenty more content for a Spanish home-appliance company. My friend recommended me, as I'm good at my job. I'm not an interpreter, although I did take interpret...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution