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commentr/StutterMay 8, 2024
9 points

Please, for the love of God, do not give her unsolicited advice. I promise you she's heard all your "tips" before and probably tried plenty of them. No matter how kindly you offer it or how helpful yo...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Advice RequestsAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2024
2 points

I've been with my partner for over 4 years now and it's never been a problem for him, in fact he gets mad at me when he senses that I'm frustrated because of my stuttering, because as he always says, ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2024
6 points

The best you can do is to treat her like normal, unless she states otherwise. My girlfriend and I have a deal, if I need her to speak for me, I just give her "the look" and she takes over. Tips and ...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesValidation & EmpathyAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2024
5 points

I used to stutter myself. It is a complex thing to fix. Asking her to use tricks or tips will just make her extra consious of it and will cause more stuttering. Also usually it feels very disrespectfu...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & PrideValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
3 points

I have a stutter and in a relationship. It really depends on the person. I was raised with my dad and brother having a slight stutter. I got it worse. But we were raised to embrace it and laugh it off...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
25 points

you should bring it up to her in private. it will make her feel seen and that you care. don't try to give her tips as you are not someone who stutters. you have no idea what its like to stutter. the k...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
2 points

English is not my first language either, and when I just started speaking it, I definitely stuttered less. Now I stutter more in English than in my native language, but I guess it's because I mostly s...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
3 points

I was reading fluently at 3... Stuttering sucks, it makes me lose all the motivation and it fucks me up straight up. When i'm alone or not in serious situation, i can read fluent and proper, more than...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Authenticity vs. MaskingSituational VariabilityBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
13 points

Personally, I love it when my boyfriends ask me what I would like at a restaurant and then proceed to order for both of us. I don't find it humiliating or anything; it's what gentlemen do. Something l...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
69 points

As a person with a stutter, I would prefer to bring it up myself. As in, don’t bring it up directly with her. Let her come to you if she wants help. Just literally treat her like a normal fluent perso...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 7, 2024
2 points

Yeah, i would do something similar. If i felt “safe” with them it made talking a lot easier. But if i didn't feel safe, i wouldn't talk a lot....

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2024
1 points

Now this a question: When I was in second grade there was this real shit kid who would go Sc, Sc, Sc, Sc to me whenever he saw me. My name is Scott and at that point in my life I did not have a stut...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationStigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 6, 2024
1 points

Creative Director here. I just sort of accepted it and wasn't going to let it hinder what I wanted to do. Sometimes I have to present things but more often than not I just own the stuttering/blocking....

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/stutteringMay 3, 2024
1 points

This is what helped me with my stuttering

This is what helped me with my stuttering I've stuttered since I was a child and it's continued throughout my life. It's debilitating, but more so as an adult. I've never been to any doctor or speech ...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med OutcomesGenetic & Family Factors+1 more
postr/stutteringMay 3, 2024
1 points

This is what helped me with my stuttering

This is what helped me with my stuttering I've stuttered since I was a child and it's continued throughout my life. It's debilitating, but more so as an adult. I've never been to any doctor or speech ...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med OutcomesGenetic & Family Factors+1 more
postr/stutteringMay 3, 2024
1 points

This is what helped me with my stuttering

This is what helped me with my stuttering I've stuttered since I was a child and it's continued throughout my life. It's debilitating, but more so as an adult. I've never been to any doctor or speec...

Causes & VariabilityMeds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityHelpful Med OutcomesGenetic & Family Factors+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2024
1 points

Part of my perspective comes from the fact that mine has become much less severe over the years. I still often block when introducing myself, especially in college classes lol, but other than that it ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2024
3 points

For me it was allowing myself to talk the way I can talk. No more trying to hide it, no more being quiet because I don't wanna embarrassed myself talking, no more not taking this career change because...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2024
1 points

Most of the stuttering is not neurological. If you can speak perfectly find when you are relaxed then it isn't neurological....

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Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2024
3 points

I think that your question "What should we do exactly" is hard to answer. Why? Because there are so many speech therapy techniques. Outside of speech therapy (such as, mindfulness, CBT, ACT etc) - I t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringMindfulness & Breathing+1 more