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commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
2 points

I feel the same, if I’m trying to be in a conversation with someone I’m not close with I end up taking to long to respond then the conversation moves on and I’m stuck. It definitely makes you feel lik...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
1 points

Personally it was speech fear. The more it diminishes the less I started stuttering....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
1 points

Same! I feel like if I didn’t stutter I’d be so much more socially confident...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
2 points

Right!! It’s worse because your not making any noise so people think your just stupid haha. And yeah I try to do that too but my job requires me to introduce myself on the phone, and it’s gotten even ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
2 points

This is insane, I just came here after having a break down because I had a zoom German class and considered leaving several times. I don't have any advice for you except that you've gotten this far in...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
1 points

Same thing happens to me, I think that is why I have kind of developed a bit of social anxiety because I know that every time I meet someone new I cant introduce myself without having a block. Sometim...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2020
2 points

Im also kind of in the same boat. I used to stutter a lot in my adolescence and teenage years but haven't as much now. I still stutter now and again. It usually depends on my anxiety in my life and ho...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 20, 2020
9 points

College zooms

College zooms Hey I’ve started 2nd year in college this semester and I study languages, last year in my classes there was a lot of oral work and we had to speak a lot, I found it tough but we were in ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterOct 19, 2020
5 points

How does stuttering affect your social skills?

How does stuttering affect your social skills? I'm so socially awkward that girls in my school are scared to be around me, it's very hard for me to socialize with people because i can't even speak nor...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & BelongingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2020
1 points

I definitely have a hard time listening and understanding what someone is saying when there are multiple people talking at once. And even when it's just the me and the person I will also have a hard t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2020
2 points

So having Psychotic Tendencies basically means I have a hard time being in touch with reality and I have things like auditory and visual hallucinations ! I haven’t been diagnosed with Psychosis (which...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2020
2 points

I'm not sure i understood some parts of your diagnosis (like the psychotic thing) but i'm glad you know about all these things know and that you can understand yourself better i guess. My stutter also...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentCycles & Randomness
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2020
1 points

Don't worry about it. I am 13 myself and I have been stuttering my whole life (granted it's pretty good compared to other people but still) and all you have to do is be confident and see a professiona...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2020
2 points

I'm sorry you're experiencing this. I'm 27 now (stuttering since I was 2) but when I was a kid, my mom would get annoyed with my stutter and it made it so much worse. Now my stutter gets worse wheneve...

Emotional ExperienceParent & Caregiver
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentParent Emotions & Guilt
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2020
2 points

Hi. First of all, I totally understand where you’re coming from. I have stuttered since I started talking as a kid and let me tell you, it has not been easy. I’m a girl, 30F, and though now I care les...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/FlightRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2020
18 points

Oh, stuttering doesn't really have anything to do with confidence. You can stutter even if you're perfectly confident. And you can also _not_ stutter even if you're _not_ confident. You see, it's not ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2020
3 points

I was in your same exact place. I also have a mild stutter, and I speak well most of the time. But I was terrified to read out loud during class. To answer your question… If you would like to, you c...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
School & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
22 points

I think she’s just being nice, and may not know how to approach someone that stutters. Maybe she does find it adorable? But as a stutterer, I can say that I don’t think my stutter is adorable and you...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2020
2 points

Please don't use the chat like people are saying to do. There's some things you can do to severely decrease your anxiety and allow yourself to be more authentic during the presentation. Do you have ...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
postr/StutterOct 16, 2020
6 points

My anxiety is high these days

My anxiety is high these days Guys i want a very good and strong advice.I am afraid to read in class and my biggest fear is that.I am a mild stutter and most times i speak good and they don't even kno...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringFeared Words & Names