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commentr/StutterMar 22, 2022
1 points

Yeah I'm mostly fine reading out loud to others, though I've not really done it for a good few years, but as you say, outgoing calls and calls that catch me off guard set my heart rate up a good no...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
2 points

It’s all in your head you will do fine just go to the interview and be yourself nothing wrong with it. Usually interviewer don’t care as long as you’re qualify. Don’t over stress you will do fine… goo...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
2 points

In the days leading up to the interview you may have the negative thoughts creep into your mind about how all the ways your stutter will mess up your interview. I just went through a interview and wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
4 points

Thanks for the reply, I intend to write things down before, and take notes as the interview goes along, it's booked for 30mins, be the longest 30mins of my life I think... I'm going to take the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
2 points

Thanks for the encouraging words, I was thinking of saying bout my stammer, but part of the job description was "good communication" lol, I think facing someone I can kind of disguise it a bit bett...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
2 points

It's a bit late to rearrange it now, it's on Thursday morn and I've booked a day off my current job, and I guess telephone interviews must be their company policy,...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
3 points

All I can tell you is try to avoid what I did - at university I was so afraid of stammering saying my name when introducing myself, that I avoided talking to people altogether. This meant that I made ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
1 points

Wow you sound almost like me bro. Parents, bosses, new people, make my stutter worse. But friends/my crush makes me stutter relaxed. I wanna go to speech therapy but I don’t have enough money...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAccess & Affordability
postr/StutterMar 21, 2022
19 points

phone job interview....... panic time!!

phone job interview....... panic time!! I applied for a new job, got a email today saying I have a telephone interview this week, straight away I went into panic mode, I hate using the phone, I'v...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
2 points

I don’t think my parents would feel the same about me getting therapy, so I might have to wait But should I go to a speech therapist or therapist for anxiety? Or both? I still have a stutter when I’m...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
3 points

The cost depends on your insurance or your parents' insurance, depending on which you're on. At the risk of giving medical advice I'm totally unqualified to give, it sounds like you believe that t...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterMar 21, 2022
17 points

Would speech therapy work for me? And how do I get it?

Would speech therapy work for me? And how do I get it? So a bit of a background on my stutter. I’m 18 (male) and I’ve stuttered my whole life. But recently I’ve discovered my stutter isn’t bad in of i...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking TherapyAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
2 points

Yes, the biggest triggers for me are stress, extreme humidity or extremely dry air, dust, bed bugs, and wrong food. I sleep with cotton gloves; they offer solid protection against bed bugs and scratch...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
2 points

Stuttering can and does cause all types of secondary problems such as social anxiety and eczema. I know how horrible that can be. Have you tried stuttering devices like the Edinburgh Masker or Delay...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
2 points

Thank You! Always happy to answer questions! >How severe of a stutter did you have before adult speech therapy? I was a severe stutterer from my earliest memory. Severe, as in, never a fluent se...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
5 points

Retail is so hard with a stutter, especially when a customer gets mean or pushy! I absolutely hate picking up the phone, because people can’t see me block....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
3 points

Wow, I am so sorry! With your college story, I feel like I’d start crying in that situation, though I like to imagine getting confrontational about it....

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2022
3 points

I’m interested to know about your eczema condition? Because I also have stuttered my whole life and have been dealing with dyshidrotic eczema on my hands for over 5 years now .. I’m sure a big part of...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 20, 2022
4 points

What skill should I learn to switch to a more stutter-friendly job?

What skill should I learn to switch to a more stutter-friendly job? First of all, I apologize for this big blob of text, skip to the bottom for TL;DR. I work remotely in a field that heavily relies...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2022
7 points

Oh absolutely, happens to me more often than not. While working at an ice cream shop over this past summer I would avoid taking orders, just minding my business preparing stuff for people. But when my...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more