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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2024
2 points

I stutter everyday :) some days are better than others. Some days i can barely get a word out and I just wanna give up on the world. But with constant practice and learning to control how you feel i...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationMindset shiftAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2024
2 points

Q1 I answered on the thread. For Q2, I would say, knowledge, understanding and most importantly to do the work. Q3, I would say to help PWS in a way that is sustainable....

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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2024
2 points

So it’s like you stuttered because you ‚trained‘ yourself to stutter. Like in stressful situations. You overcame that with positive affirmations right? How long did it take (I think you said three yea...

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Mindset shiftAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2024
2 points

Good luck! Ideally you get to a place where you don’t even think about it, which is easier said than done...

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Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2024
7 points

I think your statement “what you resist persists” gets at the idea that stuttering is an approach-avoidance conflict. The more you try to resist stuttering the worse it is: for example trying to giv...

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Mindset shiftAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2024
18 points

3 years. I made everyday life decision based on my subjective values and preferences hence improved my life for the better. Speech improved as life improved. That's not a technique. I worked on...

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Mindset shiftAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2024
4 points

Yeah, your situation sounds alot like what I went trough. My two cents, (from personal experience, so take this with a grain of salt. Everyone's different and I don't really know you) are that is psyc...

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Mindset shiftHope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2024
10 points

When you say you've overcome stuttering, what is your definition of overcome? Did you stop stuttering using speech therapy techniques or did you go the acceptance route or both?...

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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
2 points

As always, you pose a great question! On auto-pilot we still stutter, do you agree? So, we need to do at least something, to reach subconscious fluency or stuttering remission. If this is true, then, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
2 points

Yes, I agree. I also think that it's most likely best to first become conscious and aware of what we are doing, thinking, feeling, experiencing, and believe that we need to rely on etc. As you point...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
2 points

You are telling a truth that many of us think, but no one dares to say. I think we have to learn to live with it. Accepting it and loving it is difficult for many of us. Deal with it and try to be bet...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
postr/StutterJul 19, 2024
40 points

A stutterer from morocco

A stutterer from morocco Hey guys, i'm Karim 24-year-old from morocco, i want to share a bit of my story with you all. Since i was about 5 or 6 years old, i've been dealing with stuttering it's bee...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeLoneliness & IsolationIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
1 points

Your stutter is not stopping you from lighting up a room, your confidence is. Go travel abroad on your own, do things that you have believed you are unable to do because of your stutter. The more unco...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
3 points

4. Talking to yourself positively will help you raise your self esteem so make you more confident which will make you stutter less Science shows that when you are already feeling bad about yourself p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
2 points

4th point - You cannot lie to yourself. Things like "I like myself" makes things worse when you actually hate yourself. But "It's okay to stutter" is fine. Even better is acknowledging that there will...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
3 points

Solutions: don't try to control the things which are not in your control i.e don't try to reduce anticipation just leave it as it is, just say hello to it and then ignore it....

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Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
4 points

>Telling OP “hey even if you didn’t have a stutter you wouldn’t even be that great anyways” is so pointless and unproductive. I appreciate your feedback but this is not what I was saying. It is impor...

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Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-PerceptionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
2 points

I get what you are saying but you can apply this to anything. There’s always going to be people supporting you and people who don’t understand. We just need to learn to ignore them. My thinking is -...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
2 points

I mean if you know something works then it works and you can share it. I also advocate for acceptance because it has worked for me when I have been able to practice it. But some days, when I am too co...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2024
15 points

We are our own worst enemy. If we focus on the negative things like our stutter, we feel defeated and hopeless. I have a stutter too and I often think about how easier my life would be without it. I j...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Identity & Self-PerceptionMindset shiftSeeking Therapy