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postr/StutterMar 23, 2017
21 points

Block stutter...Please read

Block stutter...Please read So I am new here, I guess I finally wanted to hear other people's story's. I feel I need to vent so here I go. I have stuttered since I was born, almost 98% always blocking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterMar 19, 2017
2 points

If it's impossible to beat how do you so many people who have beat t.

If it's impossible to beat how do you so many people who have beat t. By beat I mean gotten it to a point where it isn't significant and people don't give you weird looks. Here are some example from t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2017
2 points

Apologies if you're not replying to me but if so my thoughts. I strongly urge against benzodiazepines. I think these are zombie drugs and they made me much more suicidal, as I cared about nothing at ...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2017
2 points

I feel similarly. I go for it always. It doesn't always help my fluency, but it leaves no time for being anxious! ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2017
2 points

I hear you on the anxiety. When I was in my early 20's I lived in a mountain state college town. The college area was across a river from the downtown area where all the bars were. Every time I c...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2017
1 points

It's a touchy subject about anxiety and depression. I've been through that story, tried pills, quit a job because of depression, got suicidal, etc. Ultimately I've become very much against the industr...

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Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalMindset shift+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2017
2 points

Hey, I think I came across as looking for a cure to the stutter which isn't my aim, I know that will never, ever happen. My aim is to cure my anxiety because although it's natural to feel nervous an...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightAnticipating Stuttering+3 more
postr/StutterMar 15, 2017
7 points

Medication question

Medication question I have social anxiety and depression (self diagnosed) I am 19, male, managed to get a full time job in a field of work I actually enjoy but only got this because my father works ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHarmful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2017
1 points

Quite the opposite actually. When I first started at my current job I was pretty nervous since it required talking to a lot of different people throughout the day. Eventually I got over the fear of ta...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Stimulants & CaffeineStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2017
6 points

No. When I started my career, I definitely abused energy drinks though, as I felt like getting as energized as possible helped me push through the stuttering. ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Stimulants & CaffeineStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2017
3 points

Caffeine usually helps me stutter less, in that I react better to unexpected situations. ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Stimulants & CaffeineStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2017
2 points

Caffeine make my stutter worse so I tend to avoid it....

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Stimulants & CaffeineStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2017
3 points

My observation is that it doesn't make me stutter less but it does help with the anxiousness, the body of the 'iceberg'. Anything that quells that is helpful in some regard. I'd take it even if I didn...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2017
3 points

In a sense, caffeine makes me more hyped and therefore makes me speak faster and we all know what happends when we speak fast............... we stutter more xD I find it somewhat difficult to relax my...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Stimulants & CaffeineStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2017
8 points

Yes. I still can't say "True Detective," which was a very frustrating thing in 2014. The "cashier / person at desk while people are behind you" thing is absolutely mortifying though. I always feel li...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2017
2 points

> Stuttering is mostly psychological, and cognitive behavioural therapy. Stuttering is no longer believed to be "mostly psychological." As stuttering is often aggravated by anxiety, cognitive b...

Causes & Variability
Trauma & PsychologicalStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 12, 2017
2 points

My girlfriend stuttered as a kid, and still does when she gets worked up in any way, shape or form. ...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMar 9, 2017
18 points

Almost punched a bus driver today......It's Stutterering related.

Almost punched a bus driver today......It's Stutterering related. I post on this sub because I almost got physical with a bus driver who was being an absolute dick and not giving me a transfer and the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesFrustration & AngerStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2017
1 points

Oh, I completely believe him. Could have been too stressed out to say any of those things. Or said them and they didn't believe him. My point was only that it *shouldn't* happen. ...

Causes & Variability
Stress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2017
3 points

Dealing with authority figures in situations where you're under pressure definitely makes things worse, it only amplifies any anxiety you already had about just having to talk to someone else. The be...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightHope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more