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commentr/StutterOct 27, 2020
1 points

Since you will have the microphone really close to your mouth (I guess), you can speak in a softer voice, and have a note pad near you the entire time. Whenever you have to say a difficult word, you c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2020
2 points

In my opinion, I wouldn't begin saying that you have a speech impediment. Let your speech speak for itself. I think that when you do that, you reinforce your fears of stuttering and make it worse. Let...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2020
3 points

I actually don't use the phone to speak to anyone other than my boyfriend and my mum. Even then it's a last resort 😂 all you can do is try, it's more than I do, so well done. It's so tough getting re...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
2 points

I relate to this, and have been hung up on while trying to breathe and gain control. However, I would say that I have benefited from increased exposure - the more often I’m exposed to situations like ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
3 points

Yes, it's really what I hate about stuttering is phone calls, so what I recognize more I call easier it gets, and for me best way pretending I'm a different person, I don't know why, but I stutterin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
5 points

I used to be terrified of the phone. I am 34 with a severe stutter. The first thing you should say is some form of, “I have a speech impediment please bear with me.” I have surprisingly only been met ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
5 points

I also have the same problem. During everyday life I’m fine. But when it’s time to hang out socially I just can’t do it. It may be an introvert issue, but I know exactly what I want to say but just ca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
4 points

I've stopped taking phone calls altogether coz of so many bad experiences. I have a block stammer in which i just get stuck on a word for a long time. And 95% of the time the person on the other end t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
2 points

This happened to me some 7-8 years ago that when I started to think that oh no, now I have to call someone so I will stammer, and I did but when I stopped thinking about this i stopped stammering in ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
19 points

This is so me. "Hi my name is uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh luuuuuuuuuuuucas" Their response is always "Ha! Did you forget your own name?"...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterOct 26, 2020
12 points

Ever feel like you know what to say but can’t?

Ever feel like you know what to say but can’t? For me, my stutter only really happens when I talk to certain people. But when it does happen, it’s like I know what I want to say, how I want to say it,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
3 points

Severely unhealthy. Definitely not advised. Just think about it: If at some point down the road you find that you need _more_ for it to work, it'll be even unheathier. And think about it some more: ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionSide Effects & Risks
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
1 points

I can’t really say “yes I’m here” because he just goes by the name list really fast and everyone else says “here” in like a second....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
1 points

Do you watch a lot of porn if you do stop it will definitly help and if its not that then try not stressing a lot...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2020
1 points

Say a word like yes and then say im here all in the same sentence something like this Teacher:Is (your name) here? You:Yes im here or Yes Teacher If you just struggle with the word here then just sa...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
3 points

I am 19 and never had I problem finding girls. When I was 13 I had my first kiss with a 16 year old since I was premature for my age. Most girls don’t even notice my stutter that much because I hide ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDating & Romance
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
1 points

I’ve never eaten a mushroom but I told a customer yesterday at the shop I work in I do just because I thought it might end our exchange a bit quicker....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2020
1 points

Slightly off topic. In my youth I caught the bus a lot to get home. Unfortunately my home village began with a P, which I’d block on so I’d say the name of the next village and get charged extra 😊. F...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2020
2 points

Yes I do the same thing but a lot of people get annoyed when I do it because they are impatient...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionListener Reactions
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2020
2 points

Ha yes I have, only with my name though. I could never say my real name when ordering fast food restaurants, so I gave some other name instead....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution