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commentr/StutterJan 28, 2022
4 points

The more you do it the easier it will get. You need to develop a different mentality. Go on the attack. What are speaking situations that scare you? Get out of your comfort zone and start engaging in ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2022
1 points

haha no worries for misreading. i’ve been told that leaving a good impression is quite important as the course i’ve applied for isn’t the easiest to get on and there’s a lot of applications. what i’ll...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 28, 2022
12 points

i have a college interview coming up, please help

i have a college interview coming up, please help hello. im a 16 year old from the uk with a moderate to severe sutter. ive recently applied for a construction course at a college in my town and i hav...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
postr/StutterJan 28, 2022
9 points

Venting about Stuttering in Med school

Venting about Stuttering in Med school Man some days are good and some days are just plain bad. We have a class called doctoring with a group of 8 students and 2 doctors. Then we have a standardize pa...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2022
2 points

My father stuttered very badly growing up. He stuttered all through school and was painfully shy and introverted and afraid of public speaking. He never dated, and didn't have a lot of friends because...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
2 points

I feel u man. It’s really tough for us to see some of our friends, family and the media make fun of him it for it. It really rubs me the wrong way. The world is cruel out there and people love shittin...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
1 points

How did you go about making phone calls from another area, to I’m assuming in front of people? I get really nervous when people hear me make phone calls...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
2 points

I agree. I constantly feel like a pathetic loser for not being able to speak fluently. I constantly hear about the president to, and that also annoys me. Sure, he has a problem, but what´s the issue i...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying+1 more
postr/StutterJan 26, 2022
65 points

Practice practice practice!!

Practice practice practice!! Hey guys I’m Noah I’m 20 years old and I’ve been stuttering for as long as I can remember. I’ve had speech therapy during my childhood and also during highschool. I knew a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
1 points

I mean, it’s a lot more reasonable to say Biden is a poor public speaker. I can get behind that. I just have a problem with people looking at him stumbling over his words and acting like that proves h...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
2 points

I have stuff that happened in my childhood, but I don’t think I can point to one thing that I think caused my stuttering. Also, I feel like EVERYONE has at least a little childhood trauma....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
1 points

Nope. But pinning his otherwise-fluent but dementia-addled speech on a "stutter" is a clear attempt at gaining an old-timey white guy entrance to the intersectionality club for sympathy, votes, and am...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
0 points

If Biden "stutters" then I'm a mute. Give me a break....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
1 points

A few touched on not knowing it was OK to stutter. I can't stress this enough. I battled with this for decades. To add on to this, if therapy is not working for her, maybe take a break. Ask her w...

Identity & DisabilityParent & CaregiverEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideTreatment DecisionsAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
1 points

I hate mine too it just makes me stress and nervous all the time for school and I hate it. The weird thing is I don't stutter around girls, friends and other people my age but older people I stutter. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
6 points

I use a phone a lot and some times in high pressure situations on faults. I'm a signal electrician for a city rail network. One thing I found that helps me for all conversations with people I don't k...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2022
2 points

Yeah I feel you big time. That "...hello?" on the other line is just gut wrenching. One of the many challenges, but whenever I AM able to get through, it's great. Teaches me patience and how to deal w...

Emotional Experience
Hope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2022
1 points

Thank you for your response. I have been feeling so alone bc no one gets it. Everyone around me just thinks I’m shy that’s why I have such trouble with phone calls. They don’t understand that I physic...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterJan 25, 2022
20 points

I need advice

I need advice Hi guys I started a new job which is pretty good so far besides having to make phone calls. I stutter bad when I’m nervous and I also block on certain words. I have avoided making phone ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2022
3 points

Honestly I'd try a counsellor or therapist to help with everything else other the stutter. Make your home a safe place to stutter freely and unashamedly. Show her that her stutter doesn't affect any...

Parent & CaregiverEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Home SupportAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride