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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2021
1 points

May I ask please, I'm just trying to find a cure as well cause I'm just tired of stuttering i have been suffering since my childhood and i got told that it will disappear by itself when i will become ...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
3 points

Aw same. Did you try it with smoking less? I stopped trying to get over the roof high especially in social context. It just makes me anxious and hyperaware. Just small amounts work better for me...

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Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
9 points

amen dude. Im totally convinced my stutter (and many other's) is an anxiety/psychological issue. For some like myself, I dont stutter at all when no one is around and that to me is proof that there's ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
11 points

For me when I smoked weed, and admittedly took acid later in college, I learned that stuttering was really in my head, and driven by anxiety. For many people marijuana increases anxiety, but for me it...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
1 points

It really depends for me on the situation! If I’m with friends and having a good time then I rarely stutter high haha but if I’m not too comfortable e.g. with people I don’t know or don’t see too ofte...

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Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
2 points

My thought would be that one can't go around high all the time and the reality is that one would become "dependant" and there's a risk that it may become more of a crutch than one might want. The oth...

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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
2 points

Hey, as someone that also stutters, but doesn’t stutter that much, the real problem is just in our own head. We don’t want other people to know that we stutter, and especially we feel embarrassed to d...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
1 points

I'm sorry but that's not how stuttering works. I'll be happy to change my mind if you can find me any reputable studies showing how reading improves fluency. Reading fluently does not remove the memor...

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Situational VariabilityAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
2 points

Of course there is. When most stutterers read out loud, they speak fluently. When you hear fluency from your lips, the memories of disfluency will soon go away. That will help you with your anxiety. ...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
2 points

I have tried this technique. I think anxiety gets the better of me so I speed up uncontrollably. 😂 Ill definitely give this ago when I start though! Thank you very much...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
6 points

Im not sure about you but the severity of my stutter can vary by a lot on any given day. Its very hard to pinpoint what makes it worse but I know for me any type of stress worsens it along with being ...

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Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 30, 2021
41 points

New job fear 😬

New job fear 😬 Hi all! Little background first, my name is Bianca, 23. I've had a speech impediment my whole life. So today I've accepted a job offer as a customer service representative. The job i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
1 points

I feel very uncomfortable in bars. I prefer it to be quite and private. If I go to a bar then only with a set group of friends. So nothing like “let’s go to a bar and have a nice seal talk with some r...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
2 points

I think it's situational for everyone, so yeah, I think that's normal. If only for you, you could convince yourself that every situation was a voice recording!...

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Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMay 29, 2021
19 points

Terrified about Best Man Speech

Terrified about Best Man Speech So two days ago my very good friend told me he was getting married and wanted me to be the best man. This of course means giving a speech. There'll be roughly fifty peo...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
2 points

100% Feel free to check out some of my stuff as so much progress in my journey has been by desensitizing myself to fear/judgements from others. And also feel free to reach out if you would like som...

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Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
1 points

yes. I have felt that the fear is a much bigger problem than stuttering itself, my stuttering isn't as severe as it used to be a couple of years ago, but sometimes the fear would make it worse...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterMay 29, 2021
8 points

What has been your experience trying to flirt?

What has been your experience trying to flirt? I find it extremely hard. Any time I stutter or stammer, I get very red in the face and lose the will to continue....

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
2 points

Nice to hear. So your main focus right now is more removing the fear from stuttering?...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
2 points

At first it was stagnant, stuff didn't improve, but then I decided to put myself forward. I try to interact with people as much as possible, no matter how severe I stutter, it's a bit hesitating, but ...

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Hope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment