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commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2025
2 points

This is a really great philosophy that has effected me throughout my stuttering journey, sales journey, and more! To put it into perspective with stuttering, from when I first looked within and faced...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2025
1 points

Interesting. I know people that stutter openly but it does not seems that their stutter diminish. Somehow they are feeding their stuttering on their attempt to accept it. The vicious circle you are t...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingMindset shift
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2025
14 points

Same. Sometimes I say something not because it's what I want to say but because it's just easier for me to say. And I 100% agree about other things that you mentioned too. But hey, it'll get better. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 16, 2025
23 points

Stop hiding, just do it

Stop hiding, just do it So basically without any thinking i decided to get into this subreddit and share half of my day cuz i feel stressed ( it's the same feelings that i got for like 6-7 years, when...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 16, 2025
5 points

Anyone else experience this viscous cycle?

Anyone else experience this viscous cycle? I’m a covert stutterer for the most part. For as long as I can remember people always told me that to overcome or accept my stuttering I just needed to put m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 16, 2025
4 points

I'm experiencing exactly the same scenario you're describing. I've been wondering however if part of what im experiencing as worse stuttering, is me having the confidence to try and say how I feel on...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterFeb 15, 2025
2 points

Should Ijust make more efforts and focus more to speak fluently?

Should Ijust make more efforts and focus more to speak fluently? I have a stutter of average intensity, without too many secondary behaviors, but present enough to make it difficult for me to start or...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringFluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2025
4 points

Yes! Not being able to say things the way I want to say them, using the words I want and the time I need means I’m keeping myself a secret to the world. It’s so painful....

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2025
4 points

I feel like if your work wasn’t good in undergrad, they would’ve told you. You either know what you’re doing, or you don’t — regardless of a speech impediment, and that reflects in your grades, and yo...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2025
4 points

You feel that way because it's happening. You're missing out on an important part of life. We've all missed or miss valuable moments in life due to the fear of doing something wrong. You have to think...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2025
1 points

No, don’t do that. I’m going to be blunt with you. That just shouts that you care what people think and you would be constantly apologizing for stuttering and you shouldn’t have to apologize for that....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2025
8 points

YES. We are not shy fr fr. I went through my entire childhood just being labeled and believing I was shy…...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2025
91 points

“yUo dON’t SoUNd sO bAD wHaT’S ThE sTReSs AbOuT??” People don’t understand how much work it is to pass as fluent. They walk on a sidewalk while we walk in deep mud and maintain their pace....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2025
1 points

So moving away from your hometown has helped? For this reason, you need to communicate with new people and force yourself to get out of your comfort zone....

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StopStutterFeb 14, 2025
1 points

View in your timezone: [tomorrow at 12pm EST][0] [0]: https://timee.io/20250215T1700?tl=Stuttering%20Speech%20Club%20Therapy%20Hangout%202%2F15...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2025
1 points

I feel sometimes the insecurity stuttering causes in someone hurts them more than the actual reactions by people around them. Sure, there must be mean people that'll laugh or be mean but that doesn't ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2025
6 points

Sooo true. I often feel the same when playing videogames or watching movies for example. There are all that cool people in all that cool situations, but you know you wouldn't be as cool as them. I try...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2025
4 points

I completely understand you, I would say go for whatever you want to do. Push yourself to meet new people and be in different environments. It’s hard but think about how happy it would make you feel ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2025
1 points

Hey so this may sound really stupid but i have the same problem since like the age of four, i think? as i’ve read in your other posts about “knowing when you’re going to stutter” is a huge part which ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2025
2 points

Do not take anything that has any short term effect on hormones that affects confidence and fluency. Work on yourself, as complex as it is, try to workout whether your stutter is primarily induced by ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Mindset shiftMindfulness & BreathingAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more