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postr/StutterJun 30, 2023
13 points

How do you make friends in your 30s?

How do you make friends in your 30s? I think most people in my shoes are usually younger people in college or high school. Mine is different, I had friends from high school and college by the virtue o...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerFriendships & BelongingStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterJun 30, 2023
9 points

Tips to improve stuttering from the research: "Disfluencies in non-stuttering adults", which are relevant to the treatment of adults who stutter (it is unrealistic to expect 1 disfluency per 100 syllables because regular speakers also make many disfluencies; reduce the planning load)

Tips to improve stuttering from the research: "Disfluencies in non-stuttering adults", which are relevant to the treatment of adults who stutter (it is unrealistic to expect 1 disfluency per 100 sylla...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2023
4 points

I feel the same way too. I want to say so much to people. I want to speak to them the same way as I would type but the words won’t come out right. It’s so frustrating...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2023
7 points

But it has made me a better writer, I think. It's an outlet to get out everything you wish you could say verbally....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2023
2 points

Let me preface this by saying that everyone is different, what works for one may not necessarily work for someone else so I am just sharing my experience. The "it is what it is" attitude is what mad...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJun 29, 2023
7 points

Need guidance on where to get help with speech block

Need guidance on where to get help with speech block I apologize in advance if this isn’t the right place for this question. I have a speech block problem and it’s effecting my confidence. It seems to...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2023
2 points

Stutterting just describe the sympton but the real situation is the block. People who stutter feel´s a block when they have to perfomance. The most common escenario is when talking. Then comes the se...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2023
4 points

Love it 👏 my go to line is usually something along the lines of… “ a little about me - I have a stutter if you haven’t noticed by now (lol) So hopefully it adds a little pizazz to the topic for you t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalPersonal Stories+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
3 points

Hey! I did a lot of pointing at the menu, nodding and using my hands to show many many servings etc you'll find that people are ok with you doing that as you'll obviously look foreign or the fact tha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
2 points

Small sample size — two weeks. I feel like I’m better able to see blocks comic and prepare accordingly (breathing, substituting)....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
2 points

You're going to do great. You're doing all of the right things in preparing, but now I think it's time to cut yourself some slack. I think it is a great idea to let people know you may stutter at th...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
3 points

Reading this post super anxious from a work presentation in front of about 120 people (half online). Stuttered more than I usually do and was definitely nervous. Was my first presentation in person si...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
1 points

the actual problem is that talking and practising with yourself is always easier (because we are mostly fluent alone) than the actual presentation :D...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
4 points

This has worked for me in the past. Advertise, (don't apologize) and a little joke is a good plan. They know you stutter, so that cat left the barn. Don't be afraid to stop and reset yourself if you n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
3 points

Hello! You will be great, and if not, that’s okay too. I had to do a mock trial for a class. I could not start at all. I had my index cards, was looking right at the words and nothing would come out. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
4 points

practicing presentations always makes me stutter more for some reason lol. when I defended my master's thesis I decided that I wouldn't practice it at all and I think that really paid off...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
2 points

Honey I’ve been there. My one advice is just let people know before hand that you stutter. It makes you less self conscious about your stuttering. Unfortunately I’ve never been able to do because I ca...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
2 points

For me, as I as I memorize the entire thing I'm gonna say, I won't stutter a bit. I do this for important presentations and interviews. The Q&A part usually gets a bit rough but it's alright as y...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & RehearsalAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
2 points

8 months ago I was asked to officiate my friends wedding ceremony. I stammer/stutter and knew there would be 150 people listening to me that day. I agreed to do it and for 8 months straight I was in ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalPersonal Stories+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
4 points

Well as long as you start with "I have a stutter" or you may notice I have one etc then everything else is a free hit. If you struggle to even get that part out (which of course could happen) then j...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling Others