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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 28, 2024
1 points

OMG! So deflating! I got the word out without a stutter and you are asking me to repeat it. Or.. ..I barely got the word out and you want me to fucking repeat it. I scuba dive. I fucking love it....

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterNov 28, 2024
10 points

How can I mitigate the anticipation before I speak

How can I mitigate the anticipation before I speak My stutters been getting so much better and I’m actually speaking quite fluently now. However, I have trouble not stuttering when I know I’m gonna ha...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterNov 27, 2024
19 points

Totally blew up today

Totally blew up today Today was my Canadian citizenship oath ceremony.It was a virtual call on zoom.During oath I was not able to not even utter a single word.After few minutes officials muted my s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringBlocks & Stoppages+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 27, 2024
1 points

Most ppl have a mild stutter so they can easily mask it or just use techniques to make it less noticeable. Like me I only have a severe stutter if I have to cold call or do a phone interview...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & CareerFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterNov 26, 2024
14 points

Rough day today

Rough day today I had a job today with a client I've had for about a year and she's never heard me stutter. I don't know her that well but I've always been comfortable around her and have never had an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 26, 2024
1 points

I always get stuck on my Ds. I humm before I say my Ds and it works 90% of the time. Sadly I named my daughters Dusty and Delilah so I'm constantly humming at them...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterNov 25, 2024
14 points

T- t- t- t- t- t- t- reatment. Number of times I repeated letter t at the first word I had to say during an oral exam. In 8th grade. 14 years ago.

T- t- t- t- t- t- t- reatment. Number of times I repeated letter t at the first word I had to say during an oral exam. In 8th grade. 14 years ago. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesRepetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterNov 25, 2024
6 points

Help! I stuck on some alphabet like D B

Help! I stuck on some alphabet like D B When i have to speak any word starting with D or B i get stuck badly i feel like i got no air left in my lungs to speak is there any way to fix it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterNov 25, 2024
33 points

I stuttered through the whole phone interview- do I email them?

I stuttered through the whole phone interview- do I email them? As the title says, I had a phone interview earlier for a dream job that I'm so qualified for. Issue is, I stutter much more over the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2024
1 points

How did you use strategies when we can't say the first word in a talk I have a mild stutter but often fear some words ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2024
2 points

Have you tried sounds or jaw exercises? Or maybe using different words or synonyms of those on which you feel more speech blocks? Or notice during which sounds ( hh , or ch or sh etc..) you face more...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterNov 24, 2024
6 points

How do I overcome stuttering blocks?

How do I overcome stuttering blocks? I've been stuttering ever since I can remember, I'm 15 now and it seems to progressing and worsening, not so much with mumbling or stammering (sttt-,hooo-) but the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterNov 24, 2024
9 points

Public discussion for completing my degree.

Public discussion for completing my degree. Hi guys, I'm an italian girl and in Italian university in almost all universities, to graduate you have to speak in front of the commission about a work you...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2024
4 points

I had the same issue, i was a very extrovert child who loves to read aloud in class and it was clearest reading in all class, then i dont know when i started to experience stuttering and my teacher wo...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical TensionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2024
4 points

I had the same issue, i was a very extrovert child who loves to read aloud in class and it was clearest reading in all class, then i dont know when i started to experience stuttering and my teacher wo...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical TensionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterNov 23, 2024
29 points

13f just ranting

13f just ranting I've always had a stutter and it's died down a bit but it's still lingering, mainly when i read aloud or if i get flustered with strangers, i never really stutter around friends or fa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterNov 22, 2024
22 points

My first date

My first date Hello everybody, I'm a 23-year-old guy, and yesterday I went on my first ever date. The previous two times I was supposed to go on a date ended with the person unmatching me on the day ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 21, 2024
1 points

me neither, it's bad I often stutter trying to say my name, but the right Propranolol dosage and the will to risk being seen can do wonders....

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHelpful Med Outcomes