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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2015
2 points

Thanks for the kind words. Deep down, I know this is true. I had major anxiety going into college, yet I've been fine. I had major anxiety going into my first internship, yet I've been fine. I'm sure ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2015
1 points

Don't worry so much about the real world. You will grow into it just fine. "The future comes one day at a time."...

Emotional Experience
Hope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2015
1 points

Good on you man, Im exactly the same 10/10 I turn up to a social event I forced myself to attend, have a great time and have a laugh Its useful to build yourself up for the evnt (eg. imagine yoursel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterMay 27, 2015
1 points

I've basically started responding back to people who say something. I've also started not giving a shit what people think anymore and just power through it. That might just be because my stutter doesn...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2015
1 points

I wouldn't worry about too much. I have no clue about table top gaming, but generally with "hobbies," it's people coming together over a shared passion. They don't care who you are as long as you shar...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathySelf-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2015
3 points

Lately, I am more and more not giving a f*** about it. With much going around in my life now, having to give presentation to bunch of people, doing some interviews for possible internships, looking ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2015
2 points

I've avoided hobbies in the past, I've taken up hobbies that I didn't really enjoy too. But I realized something only very recently. The only reason I feel I do not wish to partake in certain hobbies ...

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commentr/StutterMay 24, 2015
4 points

My week was ok, friday was the last day in college/sixth form in year 13 and I said my goodbyes to people i'll never see again and signed t-shirts etc. It was compulsory to come into school the past f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 24, 2015
7 points

Stuttering and your hobbies

Stuttering and your hobbies Hey all! I recently got into table top war gaming after years and years of shying away from it due to the amount of speaking involved. I finally decided the hell with it a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2015
1 points

Nice. Thanks for the TED Radio Hour. It is my favorit podcast. Not only did it change my view on many topics, but it also changed me as a person. You do an amazing job. Thank you so much. ...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Personal StoriesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2015
1 points

My god. I feel for you friend. I'm very glad it went well! That anxiety beforehand is a biiitch. As if job interviews weren't nerve-wracking enough. Because of that, it really compounds the stutter, b...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2015
1 points

Thanks man. Appreciate it. I guess this time, I failed to collect my thoughts and regulate my breathing pattern. I'm not going to give up, though. Looking forward for the next time. Good luck to ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2015
2 points

I didn't do speech therapy but I did do the 2 week intensive clinic at the university of Utah and I have to say that I am glad I went. At that point in my life I hit rock bottom and I didn't know wha...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Therapy ExperiencesPositive Therapy TechniquesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2015
1 points

Its not about staying positive, its about staying realistic. Life is not rainbows and lollipops the whole time but its not doom and gloom the whole time either. In general, the way I try to live m...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMay 11, 2015
5 points

Help getting a girlfriend

Help getting a girlfriend I'm 17 and i've missed like 3-4 opportunities of getting a gf. My stutter, insecurity, low self steem and 0 commitment have been my biggest obstacles for the last 2 years. M...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 10, 2015
1 points

You get used to it, but it's definitely something I've had to work up to. Has taken years of gradual improvements to get to this point. And I still have a really long way to go! ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2015
0 points

I envy you! You are about to start the best 4 years of your life. College is a melting pot. Everyone in the dorms gets real friendly with each other. Don't worry too much. Go out to bars, have a good ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeDating & RomanceHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 4, 2015
1 points

The sole reason I joined the Army was to see if my stutter would improve because I've heard stories of that being the case with some people. I can say that it has improved a lot. I'm not as scared to...

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Hiding & ConcealmentQuality of LifeHope & Motivation
postr/StutterMay 4, 2015
12 points

So I wrote an essay about stuttering for a scholarship application

So I wrote an essay about stuttering for a scholarship application For a college scholarship application, I had to write an essay about overcoming an adversity in my life and I knew the biggest advers...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 30, 2015
1 points

I'm like you in this regard, ShutupPussy. When Im just waking up or caught off guard and I speak right as my mind pieces together the words, I'm at my most fluent. When Im focused and conscious of my ...

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Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftHope & Motivation+1 more