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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
2 points

Congratulations Bud! It's very true that there are many people who realise and see beyond ones Stammering/Stuttering. You try to do your best and don't let yourself get in panic mode which usually...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
3 points

The magic about these tricks is that you don't need to "convince" your emotion-brain that you deserve to be heard. These tricks are TANGIBLE behaviors, and thus much more accessible to most. (I lear...

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
2 points

Great questions. I suspect that visualizing (pretending) you are alone while talking could be helpful if giving a speech, ordering food, or other situations where social reciprocity is not expected. ...

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
2 points

Yea true, crazy how negative self-talk can lead to such a skewed reality. Struggling to get words out every now and again shouldnt hold you back and isn’t as painful for other people as for it is for ...

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
3 points

What solves stuttering is being able to devote yourself to hearing the world around you (excluding your speech). You need to "hear" the sounds around you more than the things you say yourself. You don...

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
4 points

What will happen if you talk to someone (like your family) while visualizing that you are alone? In my case, I don't stutter when I talk to someone while visualizing....

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
6 points

Stuttering is not a weakness it is simply a challenge. Everyone has their daily battles, some people can hide their battles but ours is out there (coming out at the worst times). Congrats on the job!...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
12 points

Congratulations, these are great times when people can see beyond your speech and realize your talents. I find it helped me when I addressed the elephant in the room and flat out tell them that I stut...

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
17 points

Personally I’ve found that the less I stress about it the less I stutter, so I’m a way you need a level of acceptance to the fact that you stutter, stammer, jam up your words, don’t speak perfectly fl...

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
4 points

Congratulations mate! You deserve this and that's why you have been rewarded with the offer! Get out there and don't hold back, work on accepting yourself as a person with verbal indifference....

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Acceptance & PrideEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
5 points

>"what do i do?" Have you tried creating a hierarchy diagram of your stuttering process (in your mind), for example [this diagram](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ufFZYAY706mFFqrTGceVfgIj8D_HLLkW...

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
0 points

>"As for your questions, I was very confused reading them" \--> Thank you for your quick reply! To clear up the confusion I created a new diagram that explains the hierarchy in a more effective...

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commentr/StutterNov 1, 2022
0 points

>You said: "What happens if you keep the thoughts and feelings from your anxiety... (Moving my tongue automatically and avoiding anxieties)" "trying to empty my mind still doesn't prevent the subco...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2022
3 points

I’m proud of who I am and want people to know my name but I stutter on my name all the time, I think it’s just that introducing oneself is something most of us get kind of anxious about first impressi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2022
3 points

Does anyone else not agree with Dr. Gurians’ hypothesis that we stutter pronouncing our names because of identity related issues? I’ve been lurking on this sub for a few weeks and I’m personally shock...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2022
6 points

I have the same problem.. I stutter hardcore and I have those wild tics too 😂 My friends give me hell about it.. They joke and laugh behind my back and in my face. I laugh too because the tics re...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2022
2 points

When I was kid I knew 2-3 at school and speech therapy. Now I'm 30 and I might have met more people who stutter, but they are either capable of controlling or covering it or have just mild stutter. So...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2022
8 points

Yes, a bunch of people. I work with one guy, my former neighbor, as well as a friend who I see regulary in my sport. They all stutter way more often than I do. I feel the same uneasy-ness as people w...

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commentr/StutterOct 31, 2022
1 points

>I am 23 yo man and have **blocks** (and facial tics) since I can remember. I don't know what I can do about it Many stutterers view the stutter cycle as such: Anticipatory anxiety > compulsiv...

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commentr/StutterOct 30, 2022
2 points

I’m glad you appreciate it! Yea man, I remember also being tempted to hate myself when I would smoke weed and later regret it. Or watch pornography, etc. It’s not good to hate ourselves no matter wh...

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)