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commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2025
3 points

Yeah that’s very true, the statement I made was very broad but I just wanted to offer up what helped me. I’m not saying I’m 100% correct. I think it has to do more with material possessions and main...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
postr/StutterFeb 6, 2025
11 points

Rude lead dimmed my confidence today

Rude lead dimmed my confidence today I just started my job as a crisis counselor, and my trainer is incredibly overbearing. He wants me to share all of my screens and set up my computer exactly like h...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2025
8 points

I'll try writing a big summary in the future.. but here's a brief summary up til where I've read. So. The author (a psychologist) stutters. And. She writes to let go of preconceived notions about stut...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. MaskingOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2025
2 points

If it’s mild maybe try some articulation exercises and diaphragmatic breathing. Develop inner confidence and get experience to relax. Speaking particular while under pressure is more complicated th...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2025
2 points

If there is chemistry, if he likes you, odds are he will like you no matter what. There was a girl I recently saw and liked and she barely said much, english was her second language, she did a little...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2025
3 points

OP Score!!! You told him and by doing so you nicely put speech things on the table. It’s like, “this is me and if I hiccup a little (or a lot) with my speech it’s okay.” In my judgment that’s a terrif...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2025
2 points

Start a channel teaching people about things you are interested in, the hardest part is making that first step and getting yourself to do it. People won’t give a shit you stutter, if anything it’s th...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Advice OfferedHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 3, 2025
10 points

explain this.

explain this. honestly, i have no clue how this works. i stutter a lot when i’m around my family, relatives, and sometimes even strangers. but recently, I went on this unofficial date, and for some re...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityExperiential AssociationAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2025
1 points

The same here. My typical party schema was to get drunk as fast as possible and try to be socially desired. It was a pattern during my 20's. Indeed, I was stammering almost unnoticeable when being dru...

Meds & SubstancesIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Authenticity vs. MaskingQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2025
1 points

Frequency of stuttering is simply *one metric*. CBT can decrease anxiety and avoidance. *Meanwhile, anxiety and avoidance have been added to the diagnostic criteria. “For many people, this is what c...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2025
1 points

Absolutely the same for me. Like I saw in a few replies, it’s the mental aspect that makes a huge huge difference. We just don’t care if we’re having a good buzz. I like the idea that someone mentione...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAvoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2025
1 points

I’m glad you realize we are on the same team My copy of the latest DSM is in my office at work, and I can’t readily find a link to the exact terminology, but I know diagnostic criteria now includes...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2025
3 points

Nah I’m not going to take anything wrong, I see what you’re saying. Like it has the opposite effect of the wording. I got this for me, not for other people. It’s a daily reminder in a very visible p...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2025
4 points

I don’t want to sound mean or disrespectful so please don’t take this the wrong way. I’m just thinking the fact that you have those words etched on your arm tells peeps you’ve got something to prove....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
12 points

Brain gets disturbed only if we are with others. If we are alone, stutterering demon forgives us...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
38 points

Relationship Help

Relationship Help Apologies if I mess this up, it’s my first time on Reddit! I have a bf with a stutter that I think results from spasms in his diaphragm. He’s had it since childhood (we’re both unive...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
17 points

Fucking exactly. Shove my stutter in their face via tattoo and myself....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
10 points

Yeah, this is completely true. I know a guy who stutters and have a very active social life and speaks publicly. For me? Well, you guess!...

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

Ok. So real talk here. As a fellow stutterer, did I sleep with escorts? Yes plenty in my 20's. I also got some free action one night stands etc but not all the time as I struggled in the bar / club / ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
2 points

This was a really pleasant read. You complimented my writing skills, but yours are clearly even better! I would love for you to delve deeper into why being passive intrigues you? What does being passi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+3 more