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commentr/StutterJul 11, 2020
1 points

I would highly recommend giving this a try. It was developed by one of the world's leading experts in social anxiety in people who stutter. He leads you through the program....

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Research & ResourcesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2020
1 points

CBT has been proven to significantly decrease anxiety. This program is specifically geared towards adults who stutter. In CBT, you identify unhelpful thoughts that keep you stuck and learn to change t...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Research & ResourcesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 11, 2020
4 points

16 year old scared about getting his first job

16 year old scared about getting his first job I’m really scared about getting my first job and I’m not sure what to do about it....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2020
3 points

Thank you for putting in the time and writing this wonderful and inspiring post!! Similar to your target audience, I am 20 and in college! I am guilty of some of the things you mentioned, such as feel...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2020
2 points

A similar thing happened to me too. I was at a class of nearly 300 students. It was a lecture for an exam I was taking up. I was sat in the last row of this bunch and this faculty started asking quest...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2020
2 points

Good luck man! Consider disclosuring it before hand to them, it'll make you less nervous and maybe they could give you a bit of extra time. Also try to relax, being nervous could make you build weir...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2020
1 points

I feel you as I've been there. It's hard to give you a good advice for your particular case because it's hard to adress if it's a toxic or discriminative enviroment or not and how you feel about your ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2020
2 points

I'd focus on controling that anxiety and self-consciouness in addition to fluency techniques. The anxiety will make your stutter way worse and may make harder for you to remember the information relev...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2020
2 points

I’m exactly the same dude. I suck at cold calling and I become self conscious and worse when someone points it out. Just don’t worry too much about your stuttering. If it happens, it happens. Who care...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJul 10, 2020
22 points

Cold calling and stuttering oh no

Cold calling and stuttering oh no So I’m going to law school in August and they do cold calls which is basically where they call on a random person that day and that person has to answer questions abo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJul 10, 2020
3 points

Being a PWS in the Workplace and How to Self-Advocate

Being a PWS in the Workplace and How to Self-Advocate Long time lurker, first time poster. This is piggybacking on the post asking the community if their stutter was used against them in a professio...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2020
2 points

That sucks, there's nothing a stranger can say to bother me, but it's incredibly easy if it comes from a loved one....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2020
2 points

I’m in my last semester as a senior in college. I’ve been postponing and dropping the speech courses for years now and it’s really starting to affect my life, as it’s beginning to morph into a phobia....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2020
9 points

Yeah man go apply for that position, it seems like your managers really like you if they told you that. And with your coworker, I agree with what the other OP said, she’s definitely using a defense me...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJul 10, 2020
2 points

Stuttering abnormally hard today

Stuttering abnormally hard today I always stuttered, the usual block or repeat happens on a daily basis, I am fine with it, personally it’s not that terrible and I can get over my blocks in about 2 se...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Severity & FluctuationFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2020
1 points

I always got these huge chills of fear down my spine everytime this happened. One time in 6th grade i started crying when i was asked to read out loud because i could not get a single word out. That i...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 10, 2020
51 points

Has anyone ever tried to use your stutter against you?

Has anyone ever tried to use your stutter against you? I work at a department store (have only been here for about 2.5 months now) and the managers in my department encouraged me to apply for a manage...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2020
2 points

Sometimes I did and sometimes I didn’t. But the fear of stuttering always made me anxious to read....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2020
2 points

Did you stutter?(Personally i didn't stutter when i read but i felt very nervous and anxious but you just need to control and relax yourself)...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2020
2 points

It is terribly frustrating isn’t it. I’m always worried I’m gonna make my parents think I’m way worse than I normally am when I’m not seeing them...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSeverity & Fluctuation