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postr/StutterDec 22, 2020
36 points

Vent

Vent Hey you, I apologise for any mistakes, English is my second language. to explain my situation: I was stuttering badly from second to eight grade, like really badly, I would cry in class and peopl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 22, 2020
2 points

Hey, I did a group presentation over Zoom the other week and I will share with you some tips that helped me be more confident with stuttering. \- You said your teachers laughed at you when you mentio...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterDec 21, 2020
5 points

Welcome Post

Welcome Post Hello you guys. I’m 23 and I’ve always stuttered but lately at least for the last 6 months it’s all I think about . I kinda feel like I have a lazy tongue at times, I’m kinda self consci...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2020
3 points

I've been doing these since March and since you have already disclosed about your stutter just do it and if you have a block, pause, breathe and continue on. You are going to be fine because you are ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2020
5 points

You’ve got this. I struggled with presenting for so, so long. This past year I had the opportunity to teach in college as a TA. The first session I ever had to teach was absolutely TERRIFYING. Id st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2020
4 points

I feel the pain. Every trick works different for everyone, so I only speak for myself. I gave a presentation this week with no video, and yeah, it could have gone better, I didn’t really give a good ...

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postr/StutterDec 21, 2020
7 points

Presentation

Presentation I'm going to have a presentation to give which is contains 60 sentences, and I’ve never been that scared about anything in my life before. I know that I should be happy because now we hav...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2020
3 points

To the first point: yeah I definitely see where you’re coming from. It’s something that’s in constant work, maybe my reality of people perceiving me as a stutterer is more blown up than what would rea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 20, 2020
54 points

So happy there’s a community here.

So happy there’s a community here. Hello everyone, new to this subreddit. Honestly, I’m just happy to find a community of those who go through this too. I’m the only one I know in my family and soci...

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commentr/StutterDec 20, 2020
1 points

I've had the same problem since I was kid. And honestly, this problem has increased due to my own anxiety issues as well. The only thing I would say is to first accept it is there and then think "So ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2020
6 points

Don't let a stutter define who you are. Giving it total control on how you approach situations/people isn't going to make it go away. For the talking to girls problem, it doesn't matter how "embarrass...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2020
3 points

Yes. I’ve never known if PTSD was the right word and I still don’t. But I can get crippling fear combined with feeling physically ill to the point of vomiting...whatever you call that......

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2020
2 points

This is something I’ve been interested in learning about. I’m 30, and have had a stutter for most of my life, and still do. However, after a few drinks, or after partaking in certain substances, my st...

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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2020
-11 points

Blocks are a learned behavior caused by the approach-avoidance conflict. You block on sounds you anticipate stuttering on because you don't want to stutter / are afraid of how it'll sound, but at the...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 19, 2020
8 points

Stutter PTSD

Stutter PTSD Hello, Im 18 years old and have been stuttering since i was 9. Recently i went to a new school and due to 2 presentations my stutters have become worse, i didnt want to do them at first ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2020
1 points

>Thanks! Great way to think about it. The nervousness is a mixture of stuttering and other things like what the other person thinks of me, whether what I am saying makes sense, etc....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2020
2 points

It sounds like whether or not you prepare, you might stutter. Right? So perhaps the question isn't about preparation. It also sounds like you get nervous, and think you can only solve this via prepar...

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Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2020
2 points

Bruh I know how you feel. I'm doing my internship and I have to presented in front of kids for like a 2 or 3 hours a day. My stuttering was so bad today, I felt my anxiety increasing. At the end...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2020
3 points

Hey mate, I relate with you 100%! I'm an Account Manager working for a big Telecoms firm in the UK. I also have a stutter, I don't really stutter on words but sometimes I have really terrible speech ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 17, 2020
2 points

Cause the thoughts get all stuck there. That’s what a stutter is, isn’t it? Hahha In all seriousness though I used to think that when I was a kid. Like “I must have so many thoughts in my head cause...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment