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commentr/StutterApr 27, 2023
7 points

i talk to myself quite a bit. i like to think out loud, makes it a lot easier to figure stuff out. i still stutter when alone, but i do find that it’s better than with other people....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2023
3 points

Lifting weights actually makes my stutter worse, especially the day after the lifting session. I feel really tensed, on edge and a bit anxious....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2023
7 points

Lots of stutterers don't stutter alone. The theory is it's tied to anxiety and expectation of stuttering. That's why a lot of the advice given including by me is all about self acceptance and anxiety...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2023
4 points

Sorry 6 times a day? You prob meant 6 times a week. DM me if you want to chat about your experiences.... i can also offer you what i did to overcome my fear of stuttering and social anxiety...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Advice OfferedAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2023
8 points

Glad it worked for you but it doesn't for everyone. I've always been overweight (max 132kg). I started losing weight and going to the gym regularly 6 times a day and following a healthier diet. i've l...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2023
1 points

Tbf I am at my absolute worst level of fitness I've ever been at. I work a full time job in a call centre with irregular shifts and when I get back home I don't feel like doing anything else. I just g...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2023
2 points

The same thing has happened to me twice in my life so far. The first time was at the beginning of 8th grade. I was very fluent and sociable in the previous grades, but in 8th grade a lot of my schoo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2023
2 points

If you’re with people that know you like family or friends mentally you feel more comfortable. With strangers your guard is up so sometimes you try your best not to like me...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2023
1 points

my problem is that when iam alone i dont stutter a single time even if i'm reading a text with the hardest words to spell , but when i'm with people i stutter severly , and i know this is because of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 26, 2023
3 points

I do feel a bit more jittery than usual but I don't feel anymore anxious or nervous than I usual do. I found out that my workplace is moving to a city over 40mins away which I'm alright with because ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
3 points

When this happens to me I try something new. The usual stress reduction techniques aren't working so I try a new one until something does work. I also find meditation with deep self analysis helps as ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
2 points

I stutter a lot with my parents. With my friends, i may be just good at hiding it or not but imo i stutter less, especially with strangers.....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

I’m almost certain it got me a warning once. I was driving home from work and traffic was especially heavy that afternoon. Wanting to just get home, I entered the HOV lane (which requires two or more ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
2 points

I was coming back to the US from Europe, and had to go through a security personnel check. The officer asked me basic questions like “where do you go to school. Why were you in Europe, etc.” I stutter...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

Sorry, there's no quick real fix. The only way to get over fears is to face them and realize they're not as bad as you're making them out in your head. Start small....

Emotional Experience
Hope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
2 points

It’s paradoxical - if it’s bound to fail then fail saying what you most dread and fear. Objectively, women are just people. It’s the mind’s projection that makes it more scary for a reason, so you can...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
5 points

For me depends a lot on physical and mental health state at a particular time or day. The only time I know I stutter less is if I am very drunk…lol But most of the time it’s worse when talking to stra...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsAnxiety & Social JudgmentCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
5 points

At home i have the feeling im dropping my guard and the stutters get multiple times worse. In public/with strangers i subconsciously try to stutter less...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
7 points

I see what you mean, and understand that people don’t want to be with stutterers. Even so, the stutterer does not need to associate themselves with such people as well. After all, you can’t please eve...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
3 points

I do not think that blame is the correct word. Some people just do not want to be with a person who stutters. Its their preference, and they are not shallow because of this unless they are mean about ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceAnxiety & Social Judgment