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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2024
4 points

That it is in fact a mental thing and I can sometimes enter or give in to a “flow state” I always thought it was some muscle issues in my neck especially after I injured it 3 times...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2024
2 points

I think many of us can relate to this problem. Sometimes when I start speaking it’s relaxed without many stutters, but with long talking it can start to get worse and then it’s a spiral that only gets...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringDisclosure & Telling OthersMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterDec 6, 2024
23 points

Public Humiliation

Public Humiliation I'm 44 and dealt with stammering/stuttering all my life.Most of the times I can manage. I'm in outside sales and usually do ok one on one a with a customer or co-worker. I'm usually...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterDec 4, 2024
9 points

Hello all,

Hello all, I am a 37-year-old man from Cali and have been suffering from a mild sitter my under life. I believe I started stuttering when I was 7 or 8 years old. I did take some speech therapy when ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterDec 2, 2024
5 points

Block stutter - how it affects my everyday life

Block stutter - how it affects my everyday life I’ve just started a new job, I haven’t met all of the staff there yet & I had my first day yesterday. I’ve already posted on this page and mentioned th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2024
2 points

Everything that we doesn't have experience with, always seems hard or impossible, but with practice and experience, we find out that it is not that hard. So give it a try, do regular practice, frist a...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2024
2 points

Absolutely correct, you definitely know what to say but there's something that stops us from Talking it's very hard to say how it feels, but you definitely know how it is...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterDec 2, 2024
4 points

Confidence and Meditation (INFP with Stutter)

Confidence and Meditation (INFP with Stutter) I’m a 99% introvert with INFP and stutter identity. I’ve been experiencing stutter for around 1 year, when I start my employment in a tradition hierarchic...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterDec 1, 2024
3 points

HELP

HELP I'm 14 years old and I have been stuttering as long as I can remember. I was able to speak in public in the past, but since last year when I need to speak in public I just can't, words won't come...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2024
3 points

I believe so yes requires intensive focus first to understand what you do to stutter. I personally believe stuttering doesn’t just happen to you but you are doing it to yourself unconsciously....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2024
2 points

>Pls let me know how it goes! Hey, I’m back! Here’s what happened: I did speak with the professor. He first tried to convince me to do the presentation, saying it would be good for me and that i n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentAccess & Rights
postr/StutterNov 30, 2024
4 points

Tips for interview

Tips for interview Here me out - I'm not having an interview. I'm interviewing someone this time. It's a different feeling when you're the interviewer and you're gonna stutter. At least I don't have ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 30, 2024
16 points

I have a big presentation next week

I have a big presentation next week Im a 15 y/o male in grade 10, me and my buddies were tasked to do a campaign-like presentation, basically they chose me as one of the senators even though they know...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
1 points

Great question ! >*You asked: "Why is it that someone can say a word completely fluently, but then when asked to repeat that word, they sometimes stutter?"* Different stuttering theories provide dis...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterNov 29, 2024
9 points

Sometimes I’m physically unable to start a sentence

Sometimes I’m physically unable to start a sentence I am a 26yo male and I’ve recently developed speech issues in my last few years, and I feel like it has become worse. Sometimes, when I want to star...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterNov 29, 2024
14 points

I just want near fluency.

I just want near fluency. my stutter tended to fluctuate throughout my life between not-noticable and cant-get-a-sound-out, but the past two(?) or so years it's just been at the maximum, with it only...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterNov 29, 2024
12 points

Gave a presentation today... Didn't go well

Gave a presentation today... Didn't go well I just gave a presentation today... (it sucked) Sometimes very rarely (only once I think) a presentation went well (if well means I stuttered at the start...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterNov 29, 2024
11 points

Frustrated

Frustrated I am frustrated. I was pitching a startup idea and got stuck and got rejected. How will I handle people and team if I stutter Its like god has been unfair to me I am not able to talk with...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterNov 29, 2024
3 points

I have an interview in the army in no less than 4 days and I wanted to ask you for any tips that would help me.

I have an interview in the army in no less than 4 days and I wanted to ask you for any tips that would help me. Jobless for years the cause why is known already, I have a severe stutter, last time i g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2024
3 points

yes, I agree. listening, thinking and talking - three seems to be difficult to coordinate. I can do only one at a time. People seem to lose patience because of that. adding more to the fuel, the stut...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution