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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
1 points

As weird as this sounds when you try to fix your stutter you are actually adding to the problem. The cure is to just be ok with the stutter and once you start flowing through stuttered words you bec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
1 points

Yes it’s the worst. Time pressure is a stutterers worst enemy. We can’t say our names we can’t tell the punch line of a joke. I’ve found that when I try to purposely stutter my name it will just c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
1 points

The best way to get through stuttering is to be open about it. Just be you, let them know, and words will come easier than if you try and mask it....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
1 points

Speech muscles are very coordinated and flow loosely as we speak. When we stutter or stammer we are over-tensing these muscles which restrict and stop air flow. There is no words if air isn’t flowing ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
3 points

I turned to writing things down on my phone to communicate and now I can’t go back. Makes me sad....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
5 points

I disagree with comments suggesting you find new friends. I too have tried to talk about my stutter with some people in my life and they just don't understand, at least not completely. I think people ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & EmpathyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
1 points

My job requires A LOT of speaking. Just know that if you choose to take your stuttering into consideration, you are settling for a job you dont really want. Ultimately, its your life....

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
1 points

Hey. Firstly, I think that you shouldn't let your stutter completely impact your life choices. But at the same time, reality is reality and I agree with you that aiming at a career which is mostly bas...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
3 points

I’m a warehouse supervisor. I’ve been stuttering my whole life. I’m on the phone talking with customers, truckers and my team members when they’re calling in sick or I’m calling them to schedule an in...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2021
2 points

To me, it sounds like you should get out more. Stop living alone. Join a social club etc. People who stutter have gone on to do amazing things in pretty much every career imaginable. If it helps, I ...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Friendships & BelongingEmployment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
2 points

Responding late so not sure if you’ll see this but I am currently struggling with stuttering blockage and am hopefully trying to find the cause and a “cure” because it’s not like a standard stutter. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
1 points

Control = struggle. What if you didn't control and let your stutters happen? Blocks aren't a natural stuttering behavior. Tension isn't a natural stuttering behavior. I would recommend finding a thera...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
4 points

Obviously, you dont know me. I stuttered my whole life. I know the stifling feeling of being someone who stutters. However, I preach not letting it be a crutch. We have every right to live our lives t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High Distress+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
1 points

I don't clutter out of a fear of stuttering. I just happen to do both. I can control them to some degree, apparently enough that they bother me more than the person listening whenever I talk about it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
3 points

Learn to get past your shame and let yourself stutter. What if you had no anxiety, worry, or fear around stuttering? If you said everything you wanted to say and if a stutter happened you let it happe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2021
3 points

He gave an amazing advice that he stopped Stuttering buy imitating people who don’t.I thought that was eye opening...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2021
2 points

You're absolutely right and I couldn't agree more with you! I went to therapy for my stutter and other stuff a few years ago and my therapist told me facing the problem was the best way to overcome it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2021
3 points

That was my first job 20 years ago and I will be honest, I bombed the interview. I stuttered, twitched, and ummmmm my words so much that I just wanted to jump out of the chair and run to door. But for...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2021
1 points

This got long but I left it, I am often told my intro can be disarming: Practicing an intro that flat out tells people before I get ahead of myself really has helped even though it's 100% to make othe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2021
2 points

Sure! But it's also because you avoid it that it becomes harder. Ofcourse you suck at something you never do. That's how I see it for myself atleast :)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking