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commentr/StutterDec 15, 2020
2 points

Doubly syllables words give me such an issue. So my name definitely give me trouble. I tend to just go by nickname nowadays since it’s one syllable and I can say it fluently....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterDec 15, 2020
26 points

Saying my NAME

Saying my NAME Ok. This is my number 1 struggle, I would happily take the rest of my stutter for the rest of my life no problem if I could say my name fluently. I know this is a pretty common problem ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
postr/StutterDec 15, 2020
16 points

Do you know what’s the worst part about stuttering mid conversation?

Do you know what’s the worst part about stuttering mid conversation? People that keep looking at you faking it as if they didn’t notice the stutter and act as if nothing happened, and end conversation...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentGenetic & Family Factors+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2020
2 points

For years I've called it stuttering but was told by a speech pathologist during a consultation that wasn't the case. She said what my son had was more of a stammer and that there was a difference. I t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceParent & CaregiverCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool/Clinical AdvocacyAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2020
2 points

The best thing you can do is to start working out and slowly cut on eating unhealthy food. Even though it might not help your stutter, it will make you feel better mentally. Btw I stutter as well, i ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2020
2 points

Hello! Thanks for sharing. So there was one boy that liked me and i kind of liked him too. Even though i knew he knew i stuttered , once we were talking and i said yeah u know i have stutter and i sta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterDec 15, 2020
20 points

I tried to hide it my whole life, I'm still trying.

I tried to hide it my whole life, I'm still trying. Ever since I was a little kid, stuttering was and still is my number 1 issue, I am not sure whether it's congenital, but what I'm sure of, I'll be m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2020
2 points

This is very cool. There are a lot of bigger issues than stuttering, but what has always frustrated me is that nobody knows you stutter until you do it. It catches them off guard, and I think is resp...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling OthersValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2020
2 points

I agree with you on all this, love the fact that I can order food via an app but then they ask my name when I need to pick it up. I know for a fact that I lost some job prospects because I didn’t soun...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Quality of LifeEmployment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2020
2 points

Thanks for your answers! Yours is interesting was expecting us all to say the same letters! The ‘what do you call it’ is the best armour 👍!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterDec 14, 2020
5 points

not much of a rant lol

not much of a rant lol i was in a call with a friend and we were talking about elementary school times. at one point during the conversation, i talked about my ex-friends would say “beep” or “bleep” a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2020
3 points

1. Both. When it is a letter, it's usually the first one in the word, but those are not that bad, at least compared to when I can't say one whole word - that's much worse. 2. Yes. I would like to giv...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsFeared Words & Names+3 more
postr/StutterDec 13, 2020
4 points

Call center job tips?

Call center job tips? Hey! I have been stuttering for 13 years now and I got a job where I make and receive calls and I have never done a job like that. I have called people in my old job before but n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2020
3 points

1.Mine is definitely both and depends if I’m more stressed than usual or if I haven’t spoken a lot. I started just on letters and this still is the most sever one. 2. O L M U W Is what I can think ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightCycles & RandomnessRepetitions & Prolongations+3 more
postr/StutterDec 13, 2020
4 points

Questions!

Questions! I’m interested in why people like me and you stutter and enjoy doing research on the stutter and if we all have the same experiences and ways it works. and if anyone could answer some of th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterDec 13, 2020
53 points

stuttering sucks so much

stuttering sucks so much I stutter my whole life, and I still cant get used to it. I hate how I dont even "stutter" but I do that thing which sounds like "o-o-oo-u" and cant breath anymore, people are...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2020
17 points

Any topic that I’m interested in or passionate about discussing will result in so much stuttering that I don’t converse above basic generic stuff in most settings. This leads to very lopsided interac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2020
3 points

Negatively. Last semester there were less conversations during lessons, so I practiced speaking less and my stutter was getting worse. Now its better but I’m still struggling a bit And the worst part...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterDec 12, 2020
36 points

What is the worst part for you with a stutter in a conversation?

What is the worst part for you with a stutter in a conversation? Mine is when someone finishes my sentence for me. It seems to make either the stutter worse throughout the rest of the conversation or ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2020
2 points

I did speech therapy from 2nd to 3rd grade, it help out a bit but then it got worse, then better during middle school, now in 11th grade its getting worse, probably from not talking a whole lot during...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & Avoidance
Seeking TherapyAvoidance & Substitution