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commentr/StutterMar 18, 2023
1 points

>*But my habit of trying to go hard on that ‘pa’ is ingrained in my brain and so when I try and say it using light contact, it feels wrong saying it with light contact when I’m facing someone.* W...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2023
2 points

I typically do a disclosure statement. I think I do it for both the audience and myself. I want them to focus on WHAT I’m saying and not my stutter. I feel that if I don’t acknowledge an elephant in t...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2023
2 points

I agree that light contacts works! I have a hard time saying ‘pathology’. So I know light contacts is the only way I can get this word out. But my habit of trying to go hard on that ‘pa’ is ingrained ...

Coping & AdvocacySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2023
2 points

I understand your frustration for sure. I just had a few meetings with directors this week and totally butchered my talking points. Times like that really stink and are hard to get over. But I think w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2023
2 points

Sorry to hear this. Itll be ok, the stutter is going to happen, we have to control how we react to when it does and to what people do. If you have to keep doing these presentations.. I think I would ...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2023
1 points

Well, I also stutter waaay more in my native language (Bulgarian) than in English. I think the reason is hidden in the subconscious anxiety we feel about what's *expected* from us. Our brain says: "...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMar 17, 2023
16 points

Weird thing

Weird thing Hello, so I have a psychological stutter what means stress is what triggers it and my stutter causes me stress but I just noticed smth weird everything I stutter my body gets tense like it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2023
5 points

Try not to panic. It clouds your perspective and makes every problem immediate and dreadful. No matter what you 'did' in work, it happened but it doesn't define you, only if you allow it. Drop me a ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
1 points

Yes - The McGuire Programme. We work on relearning how to speak clearly and eloquently, with the help of physical speech tools. But thats just 20%. The rest is on overcoming the fear, anxiety, stress,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
2 points

I have a story about your last sentence, people thinking we are “retarded.” Sometimes it can be a benefit. When I was in my early 20s, I got pulled over by a cop for driving in the high occupancy ve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
2 points

I know, right!! I mean - what the heck, brain?! Sometimes, we can say a whole fucking long sentence - smoothly and rhythmically. And then the most hateful question follows. In this second, brain a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
4 points

>What should I do to help me with this fear? I recommend reading the PhD research of [these](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul-Brocklehurst) studies that have great tips to deal with stutt...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Advice RequestsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
1 points

>If I say something and somebody responds with "What? Or "Could you repeat that?" my brain immediately just shuts down. If the listener asks to repeat, then we could perceive it as: * *"I need to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
2 points

What thoughts are appearing when you drink the soda or wear the bracelet? And do you think this is somehow related to your conficende?...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
2 points

This [post](https://www.reddit.com/r/OCDRecovery/comments/xjsttj/tips_for_stutteringocd_observing_triggers_not/) explains how stuttering and OCD are related and has tips how to improve it....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2023
1 points

Regular therapist. Because there has to be something to the fact that I can speak freely when I’m calm, conficend, angry, horny, intoxicated or whatever, but not when I’m anxious. All the feelings I j...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterMar 15, 2023
2 points

Graduate School (MSF) Interviews coming up soon. Afraid of being rejected because of my stutter...

Graduate School (MSF) Interviews coming up soon. Afraid of being rejected because of my stutter... I am applying to five competitive Masters in Finance programs in the US that have great job placement...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2023
1 points

A lot of people stutter and we get judged with weird looks. Not all of us feel like causing harm to anyone. Their reaction is natural. It's not their fault that you can't speak properly. You need th...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2023
15 points

yep. I could say my name fluently but I guess too quietly, then when asked to repeat the anxiety kicks in and I block on all 3 syllable...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMar 15, 2023
1 points

I honestly find it hard to express myself to others because I literally stutter. So I tend to suppress my feelings all the time and tbh, I’ve been noticing a increase in my stuttering these days due t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more