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commentr/StutterSep 23, 2020
4 points

He definitely has a stutter, he's spoken about it over his career many times. A quick Google search can reveal this. Also stutterers are pretty quick to recognize when someone else has a stutter. He h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2020
6 points

Agree. There's been a few moments I've seen where I can recognize blocking and stalling, but most other times where's he's appeared to be incoherent, I just think that's it. Incoherence....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2020
6 points

Exactly. Memory loss/forgetfulness isn't a symptom of a stutter. Nice try guys!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2020
12 points

I’ve seen a handful of Biden gaffes that I might be able to explain away as a stutter. Most of them aren’t. Go back and watch the VP debates in 2008 and 2012, he was different then. I’m not saying tha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 23, 2020
-1 points

He doesn't have a stutter. You guys are just deluding yourselves Does your stutter seriously make you say the things he does? No, it prevents you from getting the words you want to say out, not say 2...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterSep 22, 2020
21 points

One cool thing about stuttering is I get all the easy parts in Raids

One cool thing about stuttering is I get all the easy parts in Raids I play a lot of Destiny 2 and often times, the hardest parts in raids are often the spoken parts where you have to call out "I have...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2020
1 points

I almost immediately noticed my slight stutter (on mostly my "R's") disappeared within a week of starting on Paxil. I believe only 10mg but could have been 20. It's returned after switching to Pros...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2020
1 points

We can't help you with "temporary" stuff, both because we're not professionals, and also because "temporary stuff" doesn't really exist. When you substitute words, you avoid stuttering likelihoods. Y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2020
1 points

If you cant have a conversation dont try to . If the time comes it will come naturally. Focus on being the best person you can and that means being the boss of yourself .Dont let your emotions take ov...

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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2020
2 points

I feel you, friend. Try gradually increasing the amount you say to people. It can help you slowly get more confident....

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2020
1 points

I have/had a stutter too. Unfortunately it will never become socially accepted I would say. Mainly becuase it is quite annoying to listen to someone that can't get the words out. I find it terribly a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 22, 2020
3 points

Ugh that sucks. I totally know what you mean. It bugs me too. But I can’t believe that I am not being my best self. I don’t want to be trapped by stuttering anymore. I try to capitalize on the little ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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commentr/StutterSep 22, 2020
18 points

The saying goes "you get what you give". ppl who have controlled if not "overcomed" their stuttering have inputted immense effort. I know we all like to wallow in our despair. I have been there, its e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterSep 21, 2020
67 points

I don’t know how to have conversations,tell stories,jokes, talk in complete sentences and it’s really ruined my personality.

I don’t know how to have conversations,tell stories,jokes, talk in complete sentences and it’s really ruined my personality. I really don’t, because I’ve stuttered my whole life early on I was able to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2020
1 points

it's a tough situation, but I'm sure you'll push through it. Just try ur best with maybe some breathing teqs and slow talking...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2020
1 points

Yeah i know i can't hide it forever, I'm gonna tell him one day but today is just not that day yet. And telling him won't keep me from stuttering tomorrow....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterSep 21, 2020
4 points

Meeting significant other's family members

Meeting significant other's family members Hello everyone. I've (22F) been dating this guy (22M) for almost 3 months now. I have a moderate stutter but he doesn't know that i have a stutter yet becaus...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2020
2 points

Used to do this but in the end it just avoided the underlying problem and I was scared i would eventually stumble on the alternatives too....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2020
3 points

So true 😂 I have learnt the skill of thinking of another word with the same meaning. But words that I block on with no alternate words, that scares me 😳...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2020
2 points

Definitely. Even when I attempt a joke, people often completely miss the humour and think I'm being serious, which often leads to awkwardness....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment