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commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2025
2 points

Just because you don’t think you have anxiety affecting your stutter doesn’t mean it isn’t happening on a subconscious level. You don’t realize how much anxiety and anticipation that goes into speakin...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnticipating StutteringOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2025
1 points

No yea it’s actually caused by anxiety you just lack awareness around it. I used to think I would get these random blocks too, once I started paying more attention to it I realized because I was alrea...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & MonitoringAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2025
3 points

Absolutely! The issue that I still deal with is that I get too in my head about it, but whenever I step out of that space, I'm doing good. You feel me. Some niggas just need to understand that it's ok...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2025
0 points

Are you going to tell me how MY stutter occurs lol? I've had it 3 decades, I know how it happens. One most common word to block on is "hello" and trust me, I'd have to do work hard to stutter ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightOverthinking & MonitoringAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2025
3 points

A recent poster has said that Abilify, Aripiprazole ended his stuttering. In my own case my stuttering ended while I was prescribed Abilify for 12 months and although I had to discontinue it, the flue...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Hiding & ConcealmentNeurological & BrainOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2025
8 points

LOL I've had a similar realisation. I once listened to my own recording and OMFG did I always sound this bad? And my voice sounds so dumb too! Now I've come to accept myself as I am. I've tried ever...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2025
1 points

I'm bilingual, and I stutter in both languages. One thing I've found that works in the short term but will keep myself in eternal suffering is trying to hide my stuttering. That added stress of want...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterFeb 19, 2025
52 points

I might as well be fucking mute

I might as well be fucking mute I can’t believe I can’t even have a conversation without stuttering or using filler words. Oh my god, and on top of that my voice sounds so bad, probably because I don’...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2025
1 points

This person is much more intelligent than you realize. People with a stutter go their whole lives being in their head more than the average person. They don’t produce much output verbally which gives ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2025
0 points

I used to be horrible at interviews. The thing that helped me was tonnes of practicing. I would put a picture of scary people in suits on my computer and simulate an interview. I ended up doing so man...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & RehearsalOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2025
1 points

Yes I'm using it now. Hardest part is finding a good model. Make sure its someone you look up to, has lots of clips and speeches that you can access for years to come, and of course exhibits speaking ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Preparation & RehearsalOverthinking & MonitoringRoles & Performance
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2025
1 points

I had to find **good** in order to get confidence in my ability to communicate in an interview. It's very hard when you feel like you're free falling and don't know how to catch yourself. Did you an...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 19, 2025
1 points

For stuff like interviews, I practiced a lot. I mean a lot lot. Eventually my brain felt so normal to sit in interviews that I felt more comfortable and stuttered less. A lot of it is practice and sim...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Preparation & RehearsalOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterFeb 18, 2025
6 points

Now how the Hell do I deal w/ microbiology class

Now how the Hell do I deal w/ microbiology class this course is gonna be the death of me man.. what do you mean we’re barely just starting and the words peptidoglycan, lipopolysaccharide, and glycocal...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2025
2 points

Hi, apologize for just getting back with you. Been meaning to respond. So by passive I almost a question of asking ourself why do we need to DO something to feel good about ourself? If it’s doing th...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionMindset shiftOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2025
1 points

I read a comment here not long ago that there was a guy who had a stutter +40 years and after an accident his stutter was gone. His theory was because he forgot he had a stutter. There is a hyphot...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringExperiential Association
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2025
1 points

Yes, I have a mild stutter but when I’m speaking Spanish, a second language that I learned in childhood, that sounds stutter badly. I, like you, have to think about the process of translation before ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterFeb 18, 2025
8 points

Stuttering only when thinking

Stuttering only when thinking I've been stuttering since the 4th grade and it's significantly improved over time, but I still notice that I stutter mostly when I'm thinking about what I'm saying. Like...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringNeurological & Brain
postr/StutterFeb 17, 2025
9 points

Struggling with Stuttering, Speech Blocks, and Social Anxiety

Struggling with Stuttering, Speech Blocks, and Social Anxiety Hey everyone, I’ve been dealing with stuttering and speech blocks for a while now, and it’s become a major issue for me, especially in soc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2025
1 points

Sorry for the late response but that might be why you’re stuttering so often. I have anxiety and I overthink A LOT which increases my stutter and it’s so exhausting....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight