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commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
2 points

Get talking more then. My speech definitely slips when I don’t ‘keep up’ with it. There was a few weeks during Covid where I didn’t really speak to anyone at all and my speech was worse when I eventua...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
1 points

My brainstorm ideas to get tips for stuttering remission: * [Research](https://alliedhealth.ceconnection.com/ovidfiles/00011363-202201000-00004.pdf): "*Why Stuttering Occurs: The Role of Cognitive Co...

Community & SupportCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Research & ResourcesNeurological & BrainStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
1 points

I’m nearly 23 myself and have social anxiety although not as bad as it once was. You’re need to accept that you need help and that’s ok, it will take time. The reluctance of addressing the problem i...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
6 points

Bravely and with anxiety leading up to it. It’s not easy to really believe you can take your sweet time and no one has the right to rush you. I’m tempted sometimes to just write on my phone and show i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
1 points

Actually I am a teenager too and I am struggling a lot due to my stuttering I hope you are doing well...Good bye...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
7 points

OOF. Well, my stuttering really started to be in the spotlight when I turned 14. Strangely enough I wasn’t mocked for it until I turned 18. It was mostly just an internal struggle. I hesitated to rais...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSituational Variability
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
17 points

Stuttering has definitely affected the social aspects of my life. Navigating when to say and how to say takes practice, though I’m often hesitant and anxious to talk to someone without immediately giv...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
2 points

My stutter got worse when I started graduate school as well. I was quite nervous especially because I was an international student in a new country. And yes, I completely understand feeling down becau...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
3 points

I developed social anxiety in 2011, I was around 18 then. I was at my lowest. I got really stressed out just by being close to a window in my moms apartment. I got help but most importantly I grabbed ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
1 points

Also, it helps if you shift your focus from thinking about what people think of you - to what you think about them. This has helped me the most....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJul 13, 2023
6 points

The paradox of choice

The paradox of choice "Just throw away your fear bro" let's say I talk to my family whenever I want, I don't hold back anything and I stutter regardless. This seems good to y'all right? But what if I ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterJul 13, 2023
41 points

How did you guys stop being cowards and start living life?

How did you guys stop being cowards and start living life? I'm about 23 and it seems I have social anxiety. I prefer spending time alone at home, I'm actually starting to hate it. I have dreams of tr...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2023
1 points

When everyone expects me to be normal (new people that don’t know me or people that never heard me read loud) I stutter, when everyone expects me to stutter I don’t, my brain decides every time what w...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Cycles & RandomnessAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2023
1 points

In chess tournaments everyone carries a badge with their name on it, the anxiety related to stuttering in this case is gone...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2023
1 points

I still struggle with this as well. I had to drill into my head that most people aren’t thinking about you, and your judgment of yourself is usually harsher than other people actually are. They probab...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2023
3 points

I'm sorry to hear that you're facing challenges with both the pressure to get a summer job and the difficulties in social situations due to your speech. It can be tough when we feel like our speech is...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Advice RequestsAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2023
4 points

This feels a bit like toxic positivity I'd say: Acknowledge you have a disadvantage out of your control. Work on reducing negative feelings and anxiety about your stutter. Push yourself into uncom...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2023
2 points

Make a plan: Life without anxiety and fight or flight feeling when thinking about talking. Dedicate your life to that plan: ???...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2023
2 points

Do not avoid people that generally want to hang out or talk to you. These people don’t come by so often at times, if they’re real friends they’ll understand you. I myself have a very small group of fr...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Energy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2023
1 points

I'm really curious to know if this helps. Please get back to me. What kind of doctor are you seeing? Is it a speech therapist? Has stuttering affected your social life? I'm male, and it deeply do...

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Advice RequestsAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life