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postr/StutterDec 15, 2018
15 points

My stuttering journey

My stuttering journey I feel like "journey" is a little too cheesy but whatever I've had a stutter since i was about 7. It all started happening around the time my dad died. It was probably a shock o...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & BullyingSituational Variability+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2018
1 points

Nice job man, thank you for the hope that we can beat this damn stutter!...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2018
2 points

Thank you! 😄 Well. That is definitely a very hard place to be in that’s for sure. Communication is a key. However, if he really is into this girl, he needs to understand that as much anxiety as she’...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Propositionality & WeightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2018
2 points

>Congratulations! > >I know 10 days is too short. I told him so myself. but African parents can be... well his dad had a heart attack and said he wanted to see his son married with kids b...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Propositionality & WeightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2018
2 points

My current job ad said the same thing. Been here 7 years now. You Just gotta go for it anyway. You definitely won't get it if you don't try. I'm Guessing it's a job that requires your high degree of ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2018
10 points

Now, before people jump out of the wood work and say 'Mate, you cant cure your stutter', 'Diapghramatic breathing is bullshit, you will still stutter','Won't work, sorry to break it to you'. &#x2...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Advice OfferedHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2018
1 points

I second that. The quest is not to find a way around it. As they say, the best way is "through" it. Just takes practice, perseverance, and some self belief. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 9, 2018
1 points

Sounds the exact same as me. If I'm confident and relaxed I don't stutter anywhere near as much ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2018
2 points

I don't think there is a certain way to cure it. You should work towards having a better control over stuttering. The most important part is not worrying about it. Say fuck you to those who make fun o...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2018
1 points

I strongly recommend trying to get prescribed propranolol. It is a beta blocker, it works by stopping the release of adrenaline in your body (which is the reason why your hands/legs/body may shake, yo...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2018
1 points

This life is only the tiny short period of time in between everything else, so I guess that's a good thing?...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2018
1 points

Life is so fucking sad man... So sad.. For some it is like living in heaven, but for some like going through real hell... I don't understand why this is so... why, why, why.. we didn't choose it, it j...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2018
1 points

Medication. Before meds, I was a stutterer who would never raise his hand in class and would freeze for a long time if suddenly called on. Then, my doctor prescribed meds for me, and I can’t tell you ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2018
3 points

This is the attitude that we should be seeing more of here. More being grateful for advances and less infighting as if people with a worse stutter than someone else could even dare to think cussing th...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2018
3 points

Hell yeah man. I'm on a similar journey. The only way to grow is by keep pushing the comfort zone. Well done....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 4, 2018
5 points

It hurt. But when I see the other side of the coin that they are atlesst showing the courage to speak up on some platform it motivates me....

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Hope & MotivationValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2018
2 points

Self acceptance is the first step. Confidence and self-respect is what ultimately "cures" it. Whenever I have a bad speech day, I read in my journal of a day that I achieved great speaking success, da...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2018
3 points

I am glad that you found it useful. One of the biggest problems I have is understanding the mindset that the only acceptable solution to stuttering is "self-acceptance". Its **A** solution, but clearl...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHope & MotivationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2018
4 points

I just gave my first public speech today in a hackathon ( I stepped in for the main speaker as he wasn't available) and can't believe I hardly stuttered. For the past few months, I have learning self ...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Hope & MotivationMindset shiftEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2018
11 points

Alright here we go: 1: Learn about and how to control your parasympathetic nervous system. There are tons of weird alternative medicine ways that claim to do it but there are also science backed ways...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingMindset shiftHope & Motivation