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commentr/StutterApr 17, 2021
12 points

I woke up feeling the same way. I miss being “fluent” even though I don’t remember how was it like since I started stuttering at the age of 9. Sometimes I just like to remind myself that stuttering ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
1 points

Hey..I have given IELTS three times and nailed it all 3 times. Your stutter is not relevant. Its overall English speaking skill - vocab, grammar, fluency, etc. If you’re English is good you won’t have...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
2 points

Yes yes yes. Happens to me a lot! I feel you.. However, if your friends really care and love you, they wouldn’t give a shit if you took an hour to share a story. Let me tell you something.. Lately my...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Friendships & BelongingStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
10 points

This really is me. When I try to tell stories, it never works out. I imagine it as being beautifully explained, with well timed humour and voice inflections to convey dramaticism or whatever. Bu...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFriendships & Belonging+1 more
postr/StutterApr 16, 2021
15 points

Not being able to share stories

Not being able to share stories After I got left out *yet again* by a group of people I hoped to be friends with, I sat down and thought. Stutter aside, what about me makes me unable to connect with o...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
1 points

Ay sir it sounds like you're real with yourself about it. Good to hear you still take the shots, I guess you'll only get better or get more used to the discomfort. It's good for me knowing that you're...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
3 points

Hey bro I’ve been in the same situations. I’m not a 9/10 chad by any means but Im in decent shape and sometimes get eyed by women who are interested. I’ve had drinks bought for me by random girls. I...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Dating & RomanceSeverity & FluctuationAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
1 points

Yeah they know. I love talking to people. IMO stuttering is the only disability people laugh about. Luckily people never bullied me about my stutter. In fact, I talk the most now in my class ( on the ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stigma & BullyingIdentity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
2 points

I stutter on certain letters ( like h, k, f), when I was little I used to go to a speech therapist. He tried to help me for like 3-4 years, but it didn't really help. Usually it is very hard to star...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesBlocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
11 points

I have been stuttering since I know myself. But when I got into highschool it got worse, so I started to change my body to improve my confidence. I lost like 15 kilos since 2020 June and started to wo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
1 points

I bethink thou art better off asking him, thy client, and/'r production manager as those art the opinions yond very much matter *** ^(I am a bot and I swapp'd some of thy words with Shakespeare wo...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterApr 16, 2021
1 points

I think you're better off asking him, your client, and/or production manager as those are the opinions that really matter....

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Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterApr 15, 2021
37 points

Update about my suicidal thoughts because of my stutter!

Update about my suicidal thoughts because of my stutter! Hey y’all <3 Let me just start by saying that I was overwhelmed by the amount of support feedbacks and messages I got when I shared my thou...

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postr/StutterApr 15, 2021
16 points

Does anyone else find it difficult to make friends?

Does anyone else find it difficult to make friends? People just don’t see me as worth their friendship. No matter how nice and funny I am, how I try to relate with them, in the end I’m ignored/the las...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterApr 15, 2021
2 points

I'm looking for someone to practice my English conversational skills/ just casual talk

I'm looking for someone to practice my English conversational skills/ just casual talk Hello everyone, I'm looking for someone to practice my English conversational skills with and to just talk casua...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterApr 15, 2021
3 points

Help/advice

Help/advice I don’t know if this happens to anyone but when I start reading, I feel a tension growing in me and causes me to stutter the first couple words. Do you guys have any advice to help me calm...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2021
1 points

That's kinda what stuttering is for a lot of us. One of my former speech therapists used the term "secondaries" to refer to these habits. It's the things we do in our attempt to get past the block. My...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2021
2 points

Some techniques should be helpful to use; there are many, but everyone should follow certain ones that suit him/her the most. That situation frequently happens to all of us, and by the time we learn h...

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commentr/StutterApr 13, 2021
2 points

I get stuck on every letter some time. Just keep practising and talking daily mate. Stay strong and don't be too hard on yourself....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2021
2 points

I did the same. Acted like it wasn't there and the stutter faded away largely. I still worry about things a lot, sometimes making phonecalls (work calls specifically) and introducing myself. I probabl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride