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commentr/StutterNov 2, 2020
7 points

Good job my man! (or woman) As a non-stutterer I can say that many people fear phone calls, and feel the same way. My advice is that if you are talking to someone you havent met yet, tell them in adva...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 2, 2020
9 points

I am overthinking my stutter, AGAIN

I am overthinking my stutter, AGAIN Hello! I am 21 years old and I stutter. I have stuttered for a long long time. When growing up I always thought it would go away or at least it would get much bette...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2020
2 points

I never stutter with my best friend i dont know how but i can control my stutter with him but when im talking to my brother parents or teachers i stutter and sound like a typing machine...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2020
2 points

Snap! Haha I think that's why my stutter is so bad just now, my social anxiety is through the roof with covid! Thank you, you've really inspired me and I think I needed that. You're amazing x...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2020
1 points

I know how you feel dude. I’m a junior in college right now and my stutter has made things difficult for me as well. I can pretty proudly say that my stutter has drastically improved over the course o...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2020
2 points

it’s also a big insecurity of mine and I think about it a lot which doesn’t help. But sometimes we just have to put on a brave face to trick ourselves into being less afraid and stuff...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2020
2 points

Aw ! thanks hun ! I actually have super bad anxiety, so anything that’s offline and in person makes me stutter super bad. You got this !...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2020
2 points

Trust, if I can do it, you can as well ! I’m just a teen with really bad social anxiety and stage fright, so i’m sure you can do it as well !...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2020
4 points

You're so brave! I don't think I could ever do this, I've been struggling like you lately and just feel awful. A lady asked me for directions yesterday and it was just a mess. I wish I had your courag...

Emotional Experience
Hope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 1, 2020
3 points

Having a camera pointed at you and recording can really mess with a person’s head. This is a fairly common issue, even among people who don’t deal with stuttering. Something about the pressure to perf...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
3 points

The same thing happens with me, the exact thing about pity and don’t want other person to wait and all .I think this is what goes on with many stutterers. I don’t think you can control it. I think wha...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterOct 31, 2020
5 points

I need help with anxiety, I think.

I need help with anxiety, I think. First of all I just wanna say this is really out of character for me, like I usually don't go out of my way to ask for help but I think I need it. But uh if you guys...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2020
1 points

I also talk super fast when I’m nervous which causes my to stutter, which is why I try to calm my nerves by taking deep breathes every other sentence and taking my time speaking. Another method that h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
4 points

I think stuttering killed my extrovertedness. It's not easy being a bright eyed kid wanting to say something and having someone else tell you to "spit it out" or "what, forgot your name?" I've even be...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
7 points

Yeah I might as well be honest and tell them I stutter. That’s what I did with my first two jobs and I got them. I just really need a new job with better pay, since my current job doesn’t pay that wel...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
10 points

I feel for you. It's not easy for me either. Your best bet is to be upfront about your stutter and tell them about it at the beginning of the interview. This takes away a surprising amount of the fear...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
1 points

I've been to a psychologist as a kid. Back then I used to have some weird tics combined with my stuttering. I was a really shy and introverted kid and that was hurting my social and school lives, so t...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Therapy ExperiencesAnxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
postr/StutterOct 30, 2020
32 points

Just tried to do a video interview and failed miserably

Just tried to do a video interview and failed miserably I feel so embarrassed. My stutter hasn’t really acted up in a while, and all of a sudden I have to do this video job interview and it’s worse th...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
1 points

Hmm. Thanks alot for the reply. I guess itd my usual fear of meeting ppl thats stopping me from going rn....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 30, 2020
2 points

100% go to therapy. A lot of stutterers tend to be highly sensitive people and I can tell you are too (nothing to be ashamed of, I'm highly sensitive as well). Therapists are generally trained to not...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesAnxiety & Social Judgment