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postr/StutterJun 10, 2023
6 points

Comments from people who overcame stuttering I found on the internet

Comments from people who overcame stuttering I found on the internet First of all, calm down because stuttering is not a physical problem and can be overcome. Of course, it is not easy that's why only...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2023
1 points

>*"Now that I know that how can I improve fluency ?"* You stated: "*whenever I am prolonging a word I activiely am trying to move on to the next coming sound that I need*", and also that you focus...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2023
1 points

I will try to elaborate it. What if I'm walking, how did I move my legs? I'd say that we chose to move our legs, because 'the decision/instruction' is in our control. We cannot directly operate the fe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2023
3 points

Stuttering is a vicious cycle there is nothing there to stop you from speaking ,you are a fluent speaker when you speak alone ,sing ,whisper ,saying in light \ easy onsets and speaking in slow prolong...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2023
2 points

Id be lying if I send I completely understand this question. “ do I deliberately send command signals to execute motor movements or do I avoid it”. I would like to think that I do but there are also t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2023
2 points

I argue that it could indicate that 'physical tension' doesn't lead to halting of the speech movements (or inhibiting execution of motor movements), but if people who stutter 'believe' that tightening...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2023
1 points

Your story is very interesting to me. I too, wanted to be the child my parents wanted me to be. Hyperactive and wanting to please, made me a nervous wreck. That's where the stuttering started. 8 weeks...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2023
6 points

Fluency is not a bad goal, and I would argue against anyone who says otherwise. It's not the only goal, though. As humans, we like to think we're rational, but we are still motivated by emotional conc...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightTrauma & Psychological+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2023
7 points

I feel like often the hardest part of my job (dental hygienist) is talking to elderly patients that are hard of hearing and struggling to repeat what I just said when they don’t hear me the first time...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2023
3 points

That's exactly what I did for years, not really with the "ch" sound but with ones that start with "t" or "th," sometimes "ch" though, but like you said, anything starting with a hard sound that I felt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2023
2 points

I had the exact same thing in my early 20s. It wasn’t stuttering per se, but I would get stuck on random words. It was so frustrating and it really messed up my life for a few years until I figured ou...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2023
3 points

I just stopped caring about what people think and change vocabulary or pronunciation slightly. >I'm tired of all of you in this server with your little fucking pep talks and your useless advices t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2023
1 points

I used to say "um" but my other self inside me that is better than me told me to cut it off So yea i dont have one 😎...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2023
6 points

a friend of mine wanted to order a "battered sausage" but could not say b. so he would say "I want a sausage , but not a plain one". made him feel stupid as heck....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2023
7 points

I feel ya. I rang up somebody at work last week and it came to $5.55. I fudged it right away to make it $5 even. I can't say fifty at all....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterJun 8, 2023
4 points

I absolutely hate the word Chicken Fried Chicken

I absolutely hate the word Chicken Fried Chicken I can never, ever say this word out loud, particularly when ordering at restaurants. I find that I can whisper it and even kind of say it to myself, ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2023
1 points

It sounds like you’re losing confidence in your speech and are trying to avoid words by throwing in ‘um’. I don’t think anyone can really comment on the severity of it but if you can, actively try a...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterJun 8, 2023
4 points

How do I improve my stutter?

How do I improve my stutter? Heyy new to this sub and needed a little help. Ive noticed I mostly stutter with words starting with alphabets "L", "R", "T","D","N", basically the ones that involve the t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJun 8, 2023
1 points

Why you want to know that do you have mild or severe stammering. A person who stammers is a stammerer and one should accept it. Now the main thing is to how you can manage your stammering and be good ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterJun 7, 2023
11 points

Good news.

Good news. Hey! Just joined to support you folks and tell you that stuttering may not last forever. I stuttered terribly all the way through high school. I used to pray for it to end…endless terror i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride