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postr/StutterMar 18, 2021
14 points

How do you guys get around the fear of stuttering in front of girls?

How do you guys get around the fear of stuttering in front of girls? [deleted]...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityStress & Fight/FlightAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2021
5 points

Thanks for sharing your experiences! I completely understand about overthinking situations and lingering on the moments of stuttering that you had during them. I used to do that all the time and I wou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2021
5 points

Yeah this also happened to me. I was at Wingstop with 3 of my friends. My friend forgot his mask so I had to order. Since we had to wear masks, it’s hard for people to see me struggling to get words o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2021
2 points

I've been teaching for over 10 years now, and still stutter on my last name whenever I have to make a phone call home. Nothing quite like that to start off a phone call. I really have to remember to u...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2021
4 points

For me is exactly the same. I think the amount you stutter alone is the reall stutter you have and the rest is affected by psychological problems. Ive always said in my other comments that its good to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2021
5 points

My friends are surprised when I tell them I am fluent alone. They simply can't wrap around their head around that concept, and then persuade me to channel that energy out in public to solve the proble...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2021
13 points

It’s really tricky for me. I stutter the most with the people I am most comfortable with (like my wife) and less with say my team at office or a new person....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2021
1 points

I have almost the same issue? I mean I barely stammer with patients, but my stutter seems to explode when the patient leaves....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2021
1 points

Well, to be honest. It sounds like an easy escape from a real problem. But it sure as hell would be easy !...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
6 points

This right here. I always hear “just sing all the time and you won’t stutter!” Yeah bitch, you sing all the fucking time and tell me how that goes....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
2 points

Same when I was retail security I was able to say the word receipt and ask customers easily. Lol now I sometimes struggle to say it with my mom...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
4 points

First, congrats on the new job! Clearly you did something right and no one on your team at work cares about your stutter - they hired you after all! Second, yes this blows and I’m sorry to hear it h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
5 points

Oh yeah I should breathe omg thanks for reminding me!! will you look at that my stutter has been cured wow awesome!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
7 points

I used to act and when i put on a funny voice or accent i never stutter. So my father thinks he found a solution "just always speak in a character".....aah yes because i always wanna sound like someon...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
19 points

yerp and the "just slow down", "just breathe" and then when u tell em they have no idea you get hit with the passively aggressively "trust me I stuttered as a child". how many people I've met who clai...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
5 points

I had this experience once. Literally nothing would come out. So I just recorded my introduction on my phone and played it aloud when it was my turn to introduce myself. I dont stutter much while spea...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
1 points

I struggled a lot with public speaking in school. To combat this, anytime a new teacher called on me, id quickly explain I have a stutter, and it’d be more of a chore to have me read than another clas...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
1 points

Have you spoken to your teacher about this? It’s the best thing to do. Most of my teachers were incredibly supportive. I had the best Careers and French teacher, who would allow me to stay after class...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic LifePreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
5 points

Once I got to middle school, I would decline to read or speak in front of the class. I told the counselor that doing so was an embarrassing situation. If you can't get excused from speaking in front ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2021
1 points

No way to control a stutter is weird , if it works , its a good tool to have. I think a person with a stutter never really gets rid of it , but they can control it to the point , where people might n...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Severity & FluctuationAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques