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commentr/StutterJun 12, 2022
4 points

Focus on your breathing and brave it man. Just be yourself. Women find stuttering genuine and cute often times. Be yourself and don’t get down on yourself f what others think, life is too short....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2022
3 points

I just have college experience with presentations but just saying: If a professor has no empathy for stuttering then they´re really not as smart as their title. The weight of the situation is on them,...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2022
3 points

Totally understandable and healthy if you ask me! Stuttering can take mental energy and discipline. Think about it, where other people would talk fluently and feel like it´s nothing, we have to put in...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 12, 2022
8 points

Need advice on entering Academia with a stutter

Need advice on entering Academia with a stutter Hi everybody, I'm planning to take up my masters and eventually a PhD in Computer Science, but there are a ton of presentations for those degrees. Its...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJun 12, 2022
28 points

I took part in a public discussion and now I'm exhausted

I took part in a public discussion and now I'm exhausted Yesterday I was one of two speakers at a public discussion and I came back with a massive headdache. It was a small event, maybe with \~20 peop...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJun 12, 2022
25 points

Choosing baby names starting with vowel.

Choosing baby names starting with vowel. We are waiting for our baby to be born. Choosing a name became difficult, because I told my wife that I cannot risk names starting with vowel, but with conso...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2022
2 points

Yes! Get in there. The more you do something, the more normal it becomes. Eventually you won’t care what people think of your stutter and carry on with your life....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2022
5 points

Stuttering is seriously under-researched. There's a few good people working on it but we simply don't have enough attention for people to care. I personally believe, [based on a very impressive prese...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
16 points

It's great for him but it's one of those times where you shouldn't really listen to the. 0.0000001%. They are an outlier. You're much more likely to to have a better happier life if you work on accept...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2022
4 points

Making phone calls and seeing new doctors. Both tasks make me so anxious because I’m used to being put on the spot, so they make my stuttering get worse. For example, I’ve been putting off finding a ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
1 points

Umm I dont try to hide my stutter but ofcourse I change words while talking and avoid talking to not get the embarrassment but where there is needed to talk I talk no matter what but my bad speech blo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 10, 2022
5 points

Im getting a new job and I need serious advice .

Im getting a new job and I need serious advice . this might be my first job ever and Im 22 , I feel very anxious and I keep having negative thoughts about my stuttering and how it will ruin my opport...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
2 points

I’m defining body tension as when our muscles tighten. Our chest tightens, diaphragm and vocal cords contract, and it cuts off our air flow, causing stuttering. That’s my understanding of stuttering. ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
2 points

I think it’s because you have a negative view about assertiveness or commanding attention from others. Maybe you equate powerful speaking with being a tyrant. Or you are just generally afraid of your...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
2 points

OP how old are you? If you are a bit older, such as in your mid twenties or more, I think your stutter may have gone away because you feel fully integrated into society in a way that gives you peace o...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJun 10, 2022
11 points

Stuttering on academy

Stuttering on academy Hello I’m europe and I’m at police academy . My stutter many times makes me feel like an idiot when we have to talk loud to our trainees.(for example saying our name loudly ,Many...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJun 10, 2022
7 points

Do anti anxielotics make stutter worse?

Do anti anxielotics make stutter worse? So I am 21 years old and i developed speech blocks at the age of 17 and at that time I was so badly felt it that I developed low self esteem but with time I lea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
2 points

I still bet it’s related to your internal desire to break eye contact. Honestly, if you understand why it’s vital to hold eye contact, and practice it in less stressful situations, you’ll be able to ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
1 points

How did I deal with the awkward moments? That depends on how awkward my interlocutor would make those moments. There were people who literally just waited for me to finish talking, and even if my stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
3 points

Stuttering is weird and it wouldn’t surprise me if having started your new job without stuttering put a lot of stress on you. Always hoping you’d be able to keep it up, worrying it would come back, un...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment