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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
4 points

I was once also in a group of people and everybody had to introduced himself. I started to acting like someone just called me, so I picked up the phone, faked a conversation and left the room. It was...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
14 points

Oddly enough, my fluency is better spelling things out. On most customer service calls, I end up spelling out my name even though it’s pretty common....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 31, 2021
31 points

Could I take an email address so we can send you a digital receipt?

Could I take an email address so we can send you a digital receipt? Sure take a seat, we might be here for a while 😅...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterMay 31, 2021
1 points

It can help to unlearn the stuttering habit. According to neuroplasticity, if you practice something it becomes more prominent (e.g. writing with your non-dominant hand, playing an instrument or a spo...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Neurological & BrainAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
2 points

If I'm alone and read loud for myself, I speak fluently. I guess the reason is simply, you don't have to worry. You don't feel in a hurry to say something. No worries what they might think. How you...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
1 points

I do have another name I sometimes go by but I've been pushing myself to not fall back to that. Ooh another voice sounds fun. I do notice when I talk I an accent or if I emphasise my words then I don'...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
2 points

I’ve always had a block on my name too, and sometimes I just use a different name when I do things like order coffee. Maybe this isn’t the right advice, but you could have a fake name that you use on ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
3 points

I believe the most useful thing to realize is that your stutter just doesn't get worse for no reason. Your stutter will get worse depending on the amount of tension in your body. There's many thin...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightTrauma & PsychologicalAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
4 points

True, I had the same thing with buying train tickets, too. Nowadays we have online applications for that, which is also faster and more comfortable....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
1 points

I don't know... I also don't stutter when I'm alone although I'm pretty sure mine is genetic. I struggle on the word "remember". But I can say it no problems when I'm alone. Absolutely no issues. But ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 30, 2021
3 points

Yeah start with something funny but something that tells the audience you stutter, like the above or like good one (groom), choosing the guy with a stutter to do a speech"...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
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
postr/StutterMay 30, 2021
5 points

Why I don't stutter when I'm recording voice message?!

Why I don't stutter when I'm recording voice message?! Hey guys. I'm a stutterer. But you know what? I don't stutter even a bit when I'm recording voice message? I mean, no stutter. Zero I was talking...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
1 points

I don’t know how the best man speeches are in your culture, but can you make it in a way that it is not fully reliant on your voice? Like showing picture at the same time or something like that? It wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic Speaking
postr/StutterMay 29, 2021
15 points

It’s so easy to order a pizza now via the app , back in the day you had to call and it wasn’t a good experience

It’s so easy to order a pizza now via the app , back in the day you had to call and it wasn’t a good experience ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
10 points

This is great. Im sure there's many people out there who associate stuttering with a lack of intellectual ability which couldn't be further from the truth. If anything, I think stuttering has made me ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2021
11 points

You could potentially try make it someone what funny at the start ‘Well uh, I’d like to start off by saying I am not severely drunk, infact I just have a stutter’, then just ride that slope. But I’m n...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal
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...

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

My eldest has a very mild one, my youngest daughter had a severe one but it went away after a week (My hypothesis is that we ignored it hoping it would go away and it did). My father had a mild one, m...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family Factors+1 more
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....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more