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postr/StutterApr 10, 2022
16 points

does anyone else stutter more when they feel relaxed? for example being at home with your family, and then stutter less when you’re at work with work colleagues. This happens to me and i was wondering if anyone else experiences this as surely it should be the other way around?

does anyone else stutter more when they feel relaxed? for example being at home with your family, and then stutter less when you’re at work with work colleagues. This happens to me and i was wondering...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2022
1 points

I'm in no way qualified to have an opinion so take it with a grain of salt but I'd try meditating and working on anxiety reduction to see if oh helps. It always helps reduce my stutter when it's wors...

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Overthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2022
2 points

I bet it is stress related. F do o you take meds? Are you sleeping well? Might be worth talking to a therapist for some strategies with handling stress or find ways to mitigate it....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 10, 2022
10 points

What funny stutter story do you have?

What funny stutter story do you have? Today I was talking my friend through a situationship and got stuck on the word "company". The kind of stutter where I get half way through the word and then just...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 9, 2022
2 points

I was very sexually frustrated. Before seeing the escort, the thought of remaining a virgin always loomed over my head. I don't think about having sex with women as much anymore, which drastically red...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterApr 9, 2022
2 points

It was annoying at the time. I still think it plays a big role at least in how you cope with stutter....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2022
3 points

I think you should give it a shot, if you can't ensure your stuttering will have bad impacts on your interview or not. Plus it can also somehow reduce your mental burdens....

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2022
2 points

You're most welcome. Always glad to help. ​ >how you dealt with/improved your anxiety Part of the speech therapy was really mastering my fluency. When the anxiety would present, I *kn...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2022
2 points

Dude wow thank you so much for all the words of wisdom and advice I’ll definetly be coming back and reading this as I keep looking for speech pathologists. I know you said in other posts you overcame ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterApr 8, 2022
13 points

Interview

Interview Should I disclose the fact that i have a stutter at the start of an interview? My stutter is not too severe but I am worried it will be mistaken for nervousness or being unprepared....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2022
3 points

Dude send it. Tell her you have a stutter. Analyze her reaction, and continue talking to her. Itll take the stress off of you trying to hide your stutter. Imo if I don't tell someone I have a stutter ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2022
1 points

So from your perspective if someone who had a stutter accompanied with anxiety of speaking or fear of people hearing them stutter was to overcome that anxiety is it proven that their speech would beco...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2022
5 points

I think it’s just a symptom of someone who is speech anxious, which most stutters are. Perhaps he is worried that if he doesn’t speak right away he will stutter more after time builds up. That being...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2022
39 points

I once had a bartender tell me I was too drunk to serve because I stuttered when ordering. It was my first drink of the night. Luckily my friends encouraged me to go back and explain to him that I h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2022
3 points

Accept yourself for the amazing person you are. I was able to achieve great success in life in spite of my stutter. First, you need to get out of your own way. Tell people you stutter, ask them to be ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 8, 2022
2 points

Not always. My stutter is related to trauma and anxiety. I was also very confidence before Covid (still stuttered, just mildly) and find my current heightened Covid/world ending anxiety has made my st...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterApr 7, 2022
4 points

Seeking Advice

Seeking Advice I am 19 now and I feel like throughout covid and online school I lost the confidence I once had and now have crazy anxiety. This anxiety definetly started after 2 years of having less p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterApr 7, 2022
16 points

Does anyone else stutter really bad with specific words that start with wh?

Does anyone else stutter really bad with specific words that start with wh? Who, what, where, and when are all words i physically can’t get out of my mouth often. It’s unfortunate because these start ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 7, 2022
3 points

For me it’s S 😭 But I used to have a very bad stutter, but I conducted a study on myself 😂 and I’m going to share some ways that helped. 1- Inhale before you start any sentence, and practice brea...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesHope & MotivationSituational Variability+2 more
postr/StutterApr 7, 2022
4 points

Dating advice

Dating advice I’m m21 and I’ve never really been in a relationship. Im a custodian and I really like this para teacher at my work. She’s really pretty and kind to me and gives me compliments sometimes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+2 more