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commentr/StutterOct 15, 2024
2 points

Thanks friend. I don't know why I lived so defensive all throughout my life due to stuttering. May be some stutterers push extra gear due to the job demands and solve this puzzle alot. I'm happy to se...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Authenticity vs. MaskingHope & MotivationValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterOct 14, 2024
28 points

FaceTimed the guy I met on a dating app. He told me I gave off serious “virgin” vibes

FaceTimed the guy I met on a dating app. He told me I gave off serious “virgin” vibes I’m 23 years old and I’ve never been in a relationship. I don’t want to reveal my stutter. I get so embarrassed o...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2024
1 points

Again... the sheer arrogance. You know absolutely nothing about stuttering. You've never lived with it nor had to think about it for longer than 2 seconds. Allow me to educate you since you clearly di...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterOct 13, 2024
9 points

[23/F] My crush asked me why I’m so quiet and I’m kind of upset about it

[23/F] My crush asked me why I’m so quiet and I’m kind of upset about it Don't get me wrong, 9 times out of 10, people don't have any bad intentions when asking that. It's just that when I was younge...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2024
3 points

Stop being angry on yourself and start loving yourself. I know its hard but until and unless you fully accept yourself others will not either…...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2024
2 points

u miss 100% of the shots u dont take. If i stutter, everyones gonna be on the ride with me. I have a therapist and i started seeing a reiki practitioner and I feel more comfortable in my stutter. I do...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2024
6 points

fluency lasts for a short time, but some say that this method only works because you are actually focusing your awareness in another direction instead of focusing on the same thing you used to focus o...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2024
25 points

Don’t try to be like anyone else. Just be yourself. Don’t worry about others and where they are in life. Focus on you and your life not on anybody else. “Comparison is the thief of joy”...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2024
1 points

You should be thinking it in a way that you are not doing anything illegal, you didn't ask for this God gave this to you without this you would be unstoppable in life so yeah I ain't gonna sit and cry...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterOct 10, 2024
8 points

How you stutter vs. how you feel

How you stutter vs. how you feel Let’s talk about the severity of your stutter vs. how you feel about it. Especially those of you who get by (in terms of speaking fluency) reasonably well in your eve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2024
4 points

Definitely!!! It's weird but what helped me w continually exposing myself to those type of situations. The type of reaction you had is a result of embarrassment and happens to every stutter to varying...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2024
2 points

As someone else said. You answered it on your post. People aren't reacting to the subject of your stutter. They are reacting to how you are when talking about your stutter....

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2024
1 points

I've recently made a new friend on a vr game, we've been playing for a few weeks and part of me is bothered that he's never asked about my stutter. But I'm also glad that he treats me like anyone els...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2024
2 points

I’m late to this question, as I can see in your edit that you already passed the first interview - Congratulations, well done ☺️ But to give an advice to others, on how to get through a job interview,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2024
2 points

i'm aware of the fact that it doesen't define who i am, but people usually gossip and make assumptions "Oh you see that guy over there? He can't talk without glitching and lagging" and then i get l...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2024
0 points

> I basically just needed to get secure enough with myself Heheheh the problem is here lol. But I completely agree with you, getting rid of the social anxiety is the final solution in our case....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 5, 2024
1 points

This is an interesting point. I don't recall going through a particular fluency system in speech therapy, but some of those techniques probably laid down the foundations for some of the other techniqu...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2024
0 points

Your comment about "masked version" makes total sense. I think I replied to your other post about connecting with women b/c of it. I relate completely - I considered that a Persona. But I found later ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Authenticity vs. MaskingTrauma & PsychologicalTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2024
1 points

Bro honestly you sound like me when you explained that in detail. Because I’ve been telling people that same thing and they never understood what I was trying to say. It’s like, when I’m around my fam...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 30, 2024
6 points

We are similar in the sense I stutter profusely with my family (specifically parents) and am almost 95% fluent with my friends. Funny you also mentioned a "masked version". I can relate a lot to that....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception