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commentr/StutterNov 20, 2024
2 points

Couldn’t have said it better myself. There are no inner demons to slay or kill. There are just inner children who are calling for our help. Pushing them away, or attempting to get rid of them only mak...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 20, 2024
4 points

Agreed. You can't get rid of an aspect of your psyche. You can heal your inner child with love and compassion and integrate it into the whole. Suppression may help you get through the day, but will ca...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterNov 17, 2024
13 points

Do you disclose your stutter to people you meet?

Do you disclose your stutter to people you meet? I've heard a lot about people who when they meet people, they'll let them know that they have a stutter. I personally don't do this when I first meet p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterNov 17, 2024
12 points

Our hidden Talent !

Our hidden Talent ! Hiding your stutter is like having a secret superpower a talent for concealing things in plain sight. It’s not just about masking your speech; it’s about mastering subtlety, readin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

**Stutter example:**  **Neutral stimulus**: Speaking our name  **Transformation**: An intrusive thoughts “If I speak my name I cannot substitute the word” increases perceived pressure  **Conditione...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

**Stutter example:**  **Neutral stimulus**: A specific word used without issue in casual speech. **Transformation**: Repeated difficulty with this word during moments of high stress creates a ment...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & Psychological+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

I have no knowledge of YT video editing, but once we finish the diagram, maybe you can help me with creating a web series or YT playlist? However, I don’t think a web series on 'random important thin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & Psychological+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
2 points

I'm 31 and still stutter just as bad as I did when I was a kid. Even now I haven't fully accepted it as a part of myself, but I have grown to care less. One thing I've learned though is that people n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

To add something, whenever I speak English I don't focus on my speech I focus on my English language speaking skill. Like just I like I mentioned in my previous comment, when I speak I focus on which ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
4 points

I agree with this take, and while I don't think everyone thinks you shouldn't hate it, I do think the people who do think that are just using that mentality as a sort of coping mechanism. I definitely...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

Basically, I just got used to it. I was forced to speak more than I used to do because I moved abroad for study. Since it is just me now, I started speaking a lot and somehow I managed to control it. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
3 points

I’m going to take the opposite route here and say it’s ok to hate it. Acceptance doesn’t meant you love it and welcome it. Acceptance just means you acknowledge it’s an aspect of your life. I don’t li...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingValidation & Empathy+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

Yea, that's a good idea. Maybe a YT video playlist about stuttering onset/development regarding how a neutral stimulus turns into a conditioned stimulus (that elicits a conditioned response) aka a tri...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & Psychological+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

You will get better as you age more. Consider this as a birth defect like ADHD or autism and accept it. There is nothing to hide or act in front of others or don't feel shame for having this defect. A...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
1 points

No cope mate. I just hard accepted it and I am trying things to see what works for me. I am a person who stutters, I am a person who talks freely......

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2024
1 points

I work in academia and I mostly include a bullet point on stuttering in an about me slide like you (or "transparency" slide). I try to make it a bit fun, like "it's not a brain freeze, I stutter ;)" b...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2024
0 points

This is definitely NOT true. Firstly, you cannot make factual statements for everybody for something that is PURELY subjective. There are, for me, words and letters that are always easier to say, no m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2024
1 points

This is definitely NOT true. Firstly, you cannot make factual statements for everybody for something that is PURELY subjective. There are, for me, words and letters that are always easier to say, no m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2024
3 points

The most important is to do it every day, even if it's only 5 minutes, I can't leave the house without it, I realized that the first impressions are very important, that's how you start your day and y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 15, 2024
2 points

I think I understand what you mean. You feel like you are performing so you are not able to feel the moment and your emotions. You’re just looking for good results in your social interaction so that y...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance