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commentr/StutterOct 12, 2021
3 points

It's sadly to be expected. Politics will attack any perceived weakness you have. Weight, looks, any misspeaking at all, etc. Sometimes I feel it's mostly about that and less about the actual politic...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2021
27 points

it's not really funny but what do expect from people who doesn't have a speech problem, stuttering is always correlated with being unsure on what you're saying...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2021
6 points

I mean its to be expected though. It was always my fear growing up. Cant expect everyone to be so understanding of our struggle. Sucks...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2021
6 points

What you describe about your speech doesn't sound too unusual for stuttering to me. But the anxiety you describe seems to be affecting your life a lot, so yes, I would also recommend to seek therapy....

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2021
12 points

I'm 56 and have dealt with a stutter my whole life. I streamed on Twitch for a while last year, had a good time but was always anxious about my stutter. People were very kind in chat. I did stop strea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2021
1 points

Surprisingly no, I don’t really have repetitions or elongation although sometimes my hands “block” in a weird way like they can’t move the way I want them too in certain times like speaking. Never hea...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 10, 2021
8 points

Doing a presentation in university

Doing a presentation in university In 2 days I have to do a presentation in french in my university. I just need to speak for a few minutes so it's not that bad but I'm really stressed about it. No on...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 10, 2021
1 points

New study but something i feel most stutterers including myself have known for a long time. There is definitely a stuttering problem but a lot of it comes down to fear or what people think....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
2 points

Don't overthink about stuttering, please. It made the whole thing worse for me. I still think it's mostly a psychological disorder....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
2 points

That could be the reason why its happening to me i constantly think about it because im trying to get rid of it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
2 points

Before 2013, I didn't stutter much, and it wasn't in my dreams. After that, I started stuttering heavily, and I spent whole days thinking about it. Unsurprisingly, then I started stuttering in dreams....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
0 points

Yeah still meaningful but actually this article is kinda out-of-date cuz several yrs ago therapists have developed a therapy called Delayed Auditory Feedback which trains PWS to imagine a deaf but inv...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Assistive DevicesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
1 points

I hope this was just a one time thing. It's hard enough dealing with it when i awake but to deal with it asleep...that's a BIGGER problem!!!...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Cycles & RandomnessAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 9, 2021
11 points

Help

Help I don’t know what to do anymore. When I’m by myself I don’t stutter at all. Not once. I’m fluent with every word and pronunciation but when with others I stutter and it’s hard to get out die wor...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
1 points

That's the thing: I'd say mild/negligible except for the times I do get stuck. Like I can skate through most convos relatively unscathed until, for example, I'm asked my name. Then you get the jaw-loc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
2 points

I may definitely have some suggestions. Where do you feel the most stuck in your journey? Mentally? Anxiety? Low self esteem? Etc...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
6 points

I can see why it made you upset it’s like sheesh can’t I at least get a break in my dreams? What pissed you off the fact that you stuttered in your dream or that you weren’t expecting to stutter while...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Cycles & RandomnessAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 9, 2021
3 points

They hang up on my as soon as they hear the h-h-h-h on the phone. No awkward shyness from me at all. Other than reliving my waking nightmare, you just need to try and be more confident in person, an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 9, 2021
8 points

Online Dating + Stuttering

Online Dating + Stuttering To all the lead-tongued lotharios and disfluent flirts here: I'm dipping my toe into the online dating scene again after a plague-based hiatus and running into an old probl...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Dating & RomanceAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 8, 2021
7 points

Yeah, I think about alot this even though I’m still a teenager. A few people in the past have tried to compliment me by saying I’d be part of the popular crowd in school if I didn’t have a stutter sin...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution