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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
2 points

in my old job part of my working day sometimes involved phoning up customers about their bicycles, it was a complex task at the best of times and one which i would have to psych myself up for. most p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
1 points

(i'm totally in the same boat as you) i think this all depends on the situation, if your with colleagues at a restaurant or party most people there will know you and a quick hand up with eye contact ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAudience Scale & Group Size
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
5 points

Hey! This could possibly be word block, which I have and it completely sucks. Physiologically, your esophagus and respiratory tract tighten and stiffen with the psychological pressure to say what you ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
1 points

Thanks for sharing - I'm really pleased you've found a solution which works for you. I just wanted to share my thoughts on your approach in case they are helpful to others. I'm a highly covert stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
12 points

Very few people do it and it eventually stop after you become adult. My concern is I have become a pushover overtime , because I hate to argue , debate or even converse . My mind is probably trying ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
1 points

No advice since I haven't been able to practice this much since covid started, but just a lot of sympathy because I am the same. I often feel like my speech is getting better and then I get into a gro...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
5 points

I remember my skul days when I had presentations or had to deliver a speech, I was really terrified from the time I was assigned the task till completion ! I kept repeating the speech almost every min...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
8 points

It is very difficult as a stutterer for sure to add your input to groups when everyone else is talking really quickly without blocking up that you almost feel intimidated or envious of them having a l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStrategic Swearing/Cursing+2 more
postr/StutterAug 24, 2021
34 points

Just did my project presentation

Just did my project presentation I greeted my peers told My doctor that i stutter and they might hear frequent dis fluency in my speech and asked them to not pay it any attention Stuttered my whole ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
2 points

I'm sorry to hear about this :( I should've probably covered this earlier, but it may help to alternate between different starting phrases. The reason stuttering perpetuates is because our brain hype...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
2 points

Send your teacher an email right now so he knows and so he can inform your classmates. Then we have 2 options: Fight with it, or use the chat. Well, fighting is the better choice, so keep fighting :)...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
3 points

I am glad it helped you, maybe it will help someone else too. I tried naturally all these steps when I was younger. I couldn´t say "M" so I´d say "Somy name is Erik". The problem is i started to bloc...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
6 points

The worst thing is when you say for the first time in a week one FULL SENTENCE fluently and they say: "What did you say? I wasnt listening". And after that the good old stutter come back stronger than...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionCycles & RandomnessAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 23, 2021
22 points

No stuttering incidents since last year; Stutterer of 6 years

No stuttering incidents since last year; Stutterer of 6 years This is my first post on this subreddit, and I think it's actually my first time checking out this subreddit. I made an account just for t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
1 points

I also had knowledges about some improving methods but yeah mosf of them are not effective. I tried accent exercise,saying words myself to myself,reading texts and so on. But yeah nothing worked. B...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightSituational Variability
postr/StutterAug 23, 2021
13 points

Told my friend about my stutter

Told my friend about my stutter He had no idea I even had a stutter. He’s very supportive and one of the first people to know, but idk if I’m gonna regret it. I did it because there were a lot of inst...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
2 points

My son developed a stutter round the same age , it disappeared within a couple of years he is now 12 and doesn't even remember it .. We never pointed it out and I think it was the best approach. I had...

Anticipation & AvoidanceParent & Caregiver
Avoidance & SubstitutionEarly Concern & OnsetHome Support
commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
1 points

It’s crazy how I’m in the same situation as you. I was a junior last year and was online, but this year I’m a senior and I have to go in person. I’m really nervous because I’m scared I might stutter w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterAug 23, 2021
3 points

Sudden onset stuttering and learning a foreign language.

Sudden onset stuttering and learning a foreign language. So about 3 weeks ago I developed a stutter. From what I understand for the time being it’s not going away. I am required to take intermediate l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSchool & Academic Life+1 more
postr/StutterAug 23, 2021
52 points

Phone calls are a pain

Phone calls are a pain Today I had to make a phone call to get a refill for my medication. I don't have to make phone calls often and I'm at peace with my stutter. I avoid phone calls but if I really ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life