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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
2 points

It's so awesome that you run your own business and don't let your speech hold you back. I constantly stutter. I would say that I am most of the time anxious if I know I have to be in a speaking situat...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 5, 2021
7 points

Jobs that don’t require verbal communication

Jobs that don’t require verbal communication As the title describes I am looking for high paying jobs that don’t require me to speak to anyone. I am currently at a great job where the management seems...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
6 points

I went to a speech therapist and found that I rarely stuttered while I was there, do you have any triggers for your stutter or is it constant? I have triggers with pressure and fear/anxiety. I run 2...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterJan 5, 2021
22 points

Need advice

Need advice I am really bad at putting my thoughts into writing but bear with me. I've read so many of your stories and they're so admirable. For the past few years I've started to speak less and less...

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postr/StutterJan 5, 2021
15 points

Am I going to stutter till forever?

Am I going to stutter till forever? Hello, I am currently 17 years old, I've been stuttering ever since I can remember (probably started at age 5 or 6) and I would consider the severity of my stutter ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
1 points

Yeah I had this just a few days ago with my dad and when I stuttered and repeated words like crazy, I paused but it was hard to reset my talking in a slow pattern and so I started talking very slowly ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

I look at it as having a stutter has fed my social anxiety. Introversion is a personality trait and the world needs us in it. For me, finding the techniques that work for me to manage my stutter has...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

Woodworker here. Check out Frank Howarth. He has a stutter (talks about it rarely) and you can sometimes catch a glimpse of his block. I heard an interview with him where he talks about being able ...

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Personal StoriesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
1 points

True. How did you manage to do that? Everyone in my life from employers to family have told me that my stutter is not very obvious and secondly it is not an issue. Can't get that to sink in haha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
12 points

Hey fellow redditor, Not sure which profession you’re in, but I finished my program as a physical therapist a few months ago, and am currently working. I know how you feel. You have all the terms in ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFluency Techniques+1 more
postr/StutterJan 4, 2021
27 points

Stuttering affecting my future career.

Stuttering affecting my future career. Hello everyone! I am currently going to school to become a future health care practitioner. I am feeling like success is far away as I am finding it harder and h...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

I have a youtube, same as my username and i should have like 70 subs or something EDIT: not gonna hear much stuttering cos oli cit it out most of the time but yea, if u watch like my vods on there i...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
1 points

The person I stutter the least is my bf because we do this kind of lovey dovey, bit of baby talk when we are by ourselves (ik it’s cringy to others) and I noticed I’m so much more relaxed and able to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

Ya for me it’s fine usually if they don’t do it too much and I’m having trouble getting a word out...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

Not a stupid question at all! I thibk it really depends on how close you are with them. Like others have said, I don’t do much mind my close family or friends ending my sentences, but I hate stranger...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

Ask him directly if it's okay. No one here is going to be able to tell you how he feels. I personally hate this. Just because I'm unable to speak doesn't mean I'm not capable....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
5 points

Yes, yes, 100% yes. I believe if I didn’t stutter I would talk to people more....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
3 points

I think most people are hitting the nail on the head: don't ask us, ask your friend. It's important for stutterers to work through a block, and not find a different word or let someone finish their s...

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commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
1 points

I usually start sentences with uh. Like: "What's your name?" Me: uhhhhh Lucas I can't control it, it's my way to start speaking. If I don't do this, I usually stutter on the first syllable of the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
3 points

Some people like it, some people don't. Personally, I hate it. To me it seems like I don't know how to talk. I stutter, and it's frustrating, I get it. But I'm trying to get better, and as I know the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
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