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commentr/StutterJan 3, 2015
5 points

Once, i was waiting for my turn at the psychologist, and there was a guy. He said hi, then asked me why was i going there. I told him that i had this stutter but i wasnt stuttering at all, it was weir...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2015
6 points

Hey man, I'm heading to work right now so i can't type as much as I'd like to but I just want to say you're a pretty strong individual for even still being alive after all that has happened to you o...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2014
1 points

if you identify as a stutterer, you should familiarize yourself with the science on the condition. there's no easy cure (the condition is varied and complex). if you don't identify, i can see why you...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2014
1 points

My goal is to go back to what I used to do: speak comfortably and not have to do what I do now to speak. Not controlling or hiding my stutter. Maybe the word "reverse" isn't the right word. My intende...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2014
1 points

>reverse it i don't know of any stuttering research that suggests something like that (*i hope some of the learned ones in here can chip in on this part if there is some*). but you might be workin...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2014
1 points

The analogy is supposed to illustrate the process of speaking, not the emotional side of it. Also note that ofc confidence isn't the answer to everyone, I just want to clarify that it applies to me....

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2014
2 points

it's always good to try and get some sort of grip on your own stutter, to get acquainted with yourself that way. i imagine there are numerous ways of representing it, in terms that make sense to the s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringMindset shift+2 more
postr/StutterDec 27, 2014
9 points

MY hypothesis on MY stuttering

MY hypothesis on MY stuttering Before I get to what I think, i feel like some background is necessary. I'm not a long-time stutterer; in fact, I only became aware of my stutter late last year. Eversin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2014
2 points

To me, personally, if I was a non stutterer who met a stutterer I think I'd find it so interesting I'd instantly befriend them. Stuttering is such an underrated problem and people don't really see it ...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2014
1 points

Yeah me neither, crazy to think that he's known for spoken word. I've only heard his interview with Zane Lowe but he even mentioned that he stutters in the introduction to the interview. He actually ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2014
1 points

I had no idea this guy stuttered, and I'm a huge fan of his! ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2014
4 points

This. The same thing happens to me. Especially around my dad is when I have the worse trouble.. Around friends I'm pretty fluent.. and then when I'm saying my name/introducing my self I have trouble a...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2014
1 points

Usually with dates and everything, I don't have much trouble talking. It's just mainly introducing myself and saying my name (and then there's those times when I call people I don't know).. Not just w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 2, 2014
1 points

i just don't like the implication made: that _without_ stuttering, these positive traits would _not_ have been there. that's a counterfactual we shouldn't be thinking out loud, because we simply can't...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2014
1 points

No one with a stutter on planet earth is thankful for stuttering. It's as bad as someone saying they are thankful for a non functional leg....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterNov 30, 2014
15 points

Hi all, first time posting here, I'm 31/m/pws, glad to see this sub exists!

Hi all, first time posting here, I'm 31/m/pws, glad to see this sub exists! Hi, so yeah I'm 31 and I've stuttered my entire life. Before I discovered reddit I spent some time on a website devoted to s...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & FluctuationOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2014
2 points

I liked this answer, it was right in my alley, the whole "finding yourself". I have been looking into that area quite a bit lately, meditating and reading some spiritual books and stuff like that. I f...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingIdentity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2014
5 points

A talkative person in a mute body, I like that. It is how I feel literally all the time, but I too hide all of the time. A recent change in me decided that I dont really like people, most people lie, ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Mindfulness & BreathingIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
postr/StutterNov 30, 2014
7 points

Written with a smile on my face.

Written with a smile on my face. I can't be arsed to write my whole life story, but yeah, I stutter. I have been for my entire life, as far as I am concerned. The difficulties of my stuttering goes...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 19, 2014
5 points

Good point, but even if your stutter does not improve, if you gain self-confidence and have a positive attitude, your life definitely will improve....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception