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commentr/StutterJul 30, 2021
1 points

I may get downvoted for this, but here we go... Reread what you wrote 3 or 4 times. What I am seeing is load of negativity, avoidance and victim playing. With that being said I can relate to you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2021
1 points

Also whenever i go to library or some places in my country where we have to tell them our CNIC(Identity card number) for entry and stuff so whenever they asks that "yeah tell me your number" i just ha...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2021
1 points

Oh god idk how much i hate this. When someone asks my name i just acts like i didn't hear him and then i just say "oh sorry?" And then while they ask again, i just charge my batteries to spit out my n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2021
1 points

I’m 23 as well and It’s definitely hard for us who stutter. I usually change my words a lot automatically in the workplace and it’s very tiring. Stuttering has nothing to do with fear it’s just that w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterJul 28, 2021
11 points

Any tips or strategies?

Any tips or strategies? Hello fellow stutterers, This year I’m going a new school, and I’m kind of worried about how I’m going to approach this. In the past I’ve had trouble making friends with my stu...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
1 points

How can I get a job or a bf if I don't tell people? They would find me weird or sth and not want to pick or be with me because of my speech. It's a never ending cycle...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
2 points

If they don’t explicitly ask, I wouldn’t tell them. I never got a single job where I disclosed to the interviewer I stutter, no matter how many years experienced I was. (They also legally cannot ask y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
1 points

I tried to apply to those jobs and even disclose it during the interview or application and got a lot of negative feedback so it's been a while since I've had a job or gone on an interview. Even thoug...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
1 points

I am sorry to hear of your struggles. I've felt the same way at times. What has always helped me find relationships is being funny. I think I used humor to mask my stuttering because I tend to stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
4 points

I tried to use a fake name once at a hair cuttery. But then they called the name and I didn't respond and almost lost my appointment. So, I never did that again!...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
3 points

I never told an employer about it. I felt that if I felt it would hold me back, that that would give the employer second thought weather I was the one for the job. I was tired of feeling sad and hopel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+1 more
postr/StutterJul 27, 2021
21 points

How To Go About Making Friends, Dating and Finding a Job

How To Go About Making Friends, Dating and Finding a Job Hello everyone! My name is Tiff and I'm a person who stutters. I've been stuttering since I was in elementary school and have been to therapy...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+3 more
postr/StutterJul 27, 2021
14 points

Sorry for the long post guys! Talking about my stutter

Sorry for the long post guys! Talking about my stutter I'm 23 , currently a 4th year medical student. I am a stutterer since I could remember. But I didn't believe few years back that I actually stutt...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
2 points

One time I got a block so heavy trying to introduce my name to a dad's friend that I just said "you will have to wait for later to know my name, now I'm not able to say it" After some minutes I could ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
5 points

i used to say a different name when it happened & it did not bother me because it was like once or twice every 6 months. however, one time i was at raising cane’s placing my favorite box & i j...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
5 points

You could probably look it up in your court records, it depends on your jurisdiction. My jurisdiction has an online database that includes basic information like the case number, date, and judges name...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
11 points

I stutter a lot on my first name so I usually begin with my last name. Even tho if it's something casual, I just start w my last name...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2021
60 points

Stuttering on our own names is one of the most annoying parts of stuttering. I used to give fake names when meeting strangers. I'd never stutter on a fake name for some reason....

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2021
4 points

Give it a time. After 1 Month ask yourself "do I feel more confident that at the day 1?" If so, it will get only better. I can imagine that most of the time you will improve. Let´s say you stutter li...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2021
12 points

Well, I had a big block once I wanted to say my adress in public and my wife was also there. The next time i was about to say my adress again she told me to "say firstly the adress to me". I said "why...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment