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commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2024
2 points

When I started college, I had the exact same issue. For me, I think my stutter got worse because of how stressed I was. Maybe it’s the same for you. Now in my second semester, I try to stay somewhat ...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2024
3 points

I am the exact same my friend, you stutter more with people who know you stutter because you know that they are subconsciously waiting for you to stammer. Anyway mine is more blocks than a stutter but...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2024
3 points

I used to be the same a couple of years ago .. now it's the opposite i stutter more with strangers 🤣 Maybe it's because the strangers don't know that you stutter and that makes your subconscious talk...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2024
5 points

This is me lol and I’m sure it happens to a lot who stutter too. I can speak pretty damn normal with friends and especially new people that I end up meeting but when it comes to speaking to very close...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2024
3 points

Substitutions help me a lot. Beyond that, i don’t stutter if I’m yellow or “pretending” to talk in an accent different from my own. My stutter and silent blocks are HELLISH when i speak with my own n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionRoles & PerformanceFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2024
3 points

This may not be the answer you're looking for but one thing you could do to help relieve some of the anxiety is to let the class know you have a stutter. It helps set expectations for everyone and all...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2024
13 points

I get how you’re feeling, what makes me feel better is the people that say their job after school is a much better environment because they don’t really have to speak as much in an office/work environ...

School & Work
School & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
1 points

School was by far the worst years for my stutter. It's awful, right? You'll get through it, and then it'll only get much easier from there. Stay strong....

School & Work
School & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2024
1 points

he stutters a bit when he is with family members, but a friend of his at school told me that he sometimes can't get the word out but it doesn't happen often and I'm afraid now that he starts high scho...

School & WorkSpeech & Stuttering
School & Academic LifeOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2024
1 points

I think people say to speak anyways because avoiding talking becomes a habit that doesn't help, especially if you have ideas to share. Yeah when you talk you are probably gonna block or stutter but s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
1 points

Yeah, I opted to take theatre studies in school. It was sometimes outright harrowing but I did it and that was a big fk u to my stammer. It's very lonely under the spotlight when you are blocking thou...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
1 points

Me too, that's partly why I chose my major even though I am not all that tech savvy. How did your interview process go?...

School & Work
School & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
4 points

I chose a major where you work on technology. I hardly need to present to speak in front of a large audience. I hate introductions though where I struggle to say my name....

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeFeared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2024
20 points

I have tried approaching a lot of girls but later found out they don't have enough patience to talk to me. I don't have any gf, but I think trying consistently and practicing your social skills alon...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Dating & RomanceAvoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2024
1 points

While there are studies suggesting it is very genetic, I (genetics undergrad degree/med school + currently doing another graduate degree in genetics) think it’s more that child raising patterns and fa...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
2 points

I totally feel this . I’m a 19F and currently in college and exhaust me that I still have to present and introduce myself in college . I just spent k-12 doing that in order to get points for something...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeDisclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2024
1 points

Oh yes I have it has somewhat helped they let graduate anyway even though I studer badly still I have graduated 2 or 3 times though my 15 years of life I’m a male from the US and was born in the us...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
School & Academic LifeSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2024
2 points

Your teacher needs to be more considerate if you cannot be able to present slides because of a stammer then a recorded solo presentation should be available...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2024
5 points

My guess is lack of proper communication via speech during covid, because while I've always rushed my speech, my stutter really only developed while lockdown was happening, and I was 13-15 at the time...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesAvoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2024
3 points

I hated presenting so much. I once asked the teacher in private if I could skip out and she didnt let me. Hated that b**** for making me talk. Looking back I shouldve just not done it but as a kid I f...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Frustration & AngerSchool & Academic Life