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commentr/StutterSep 20, 2020
2 points

Thanks. I've actually heard that a few times. It's a little bitter sweet though, as I write like I think. And I want to speak like that too....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2020
4 points

An overt stammerer is somone who openly shows others they stutter, without trying to hide it. A covert stammerer (like me) does not openly display their stutter, they tend to hide it from society. Fo...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2020
1 points

So I've smoked weed for 5 years and I've never noticed any difference in my speech. I don't really stutter a lot but I definitely think less of the words I'll say when im high which helps....

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
postr/StutterSep 19, 2020
18 points

My Personality

My Personality Do you feel like since having a speech disorder that doesn't enable you to express yourself to your maximum potential, affects how much of your personality you can display? Not to blow ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterSep 19, 2020
66 points

I read in my class last week after almost 10 years

I read in my class last week after almost 10 years So I stammer a little bit. When I was in school I liked to read in class but then the bullying started and my self confidence took a serious hit and ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSituational Variability+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2020
12 points

I find myself often just reacting to what others say when I'm in conversations, because whenever I try to share an interesting anecdote or express my thoughts, I suddenly can't seem to get words out l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 19, 2020
48 points

I totally agree. I feel like no one really knows me. I can have such long and detailed discussions within my own thoughts, but they're just not possible in real speech. It's not just what I say, bu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterSep 19, 2020
158 points

By far, one of the worst things about having a stutter...

By far, one of the worst things about having a stutter... is when you have a long, and really interesting story with lots of details that you want to share with people, but you end up just summarizing...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2020
6 points

The only that I worry about is I talk too fast but when am conscious I talk slow a bit. My stutter is obvious. When I told her she said she loves me even though she knows I stutter. Some girls don't l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideDating & Romance
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2020
2 points

This hit home. Comments are so true. I can never say broccoli and I always want it at the Chinese... Mushrooms is A lot easier to say...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2020
6 points

I've been ordering Fanta my whole life but what I really want to drink is Coke. I hate Fanta! But it doesn't start with a 'C'....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2020
4 points

I ordered vietnamese yesterday. Order number was 20, the name of the food was Chicken Gyros with Rice. I said the whole name instead of the number because I knew I would get stuck more on the number.....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2020
7 points

One time I was at a restaurant and I ordered a hamburger with fries I waited for a bit then the waiter comes and brings me a slice of pizza and then I was so brave that I didn’t said anything and just...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2020
6 points

There's no shame in prefacing the audio recording that you have a stutter!! <3 and/or edit the recording to chop out long blocks, etc. Good luck!!! My heart is with you. You can do it :)...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2020
2 points

This is great advice, thanks so much! The hardest part for me is saying my name. It starts with a B and I always get stuck on it :(...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2020
7 points

If you email the audio to me i can edit out the stutters...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2020
3 points

If I was you I would take my time and cut the stuttering parts from the audio....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2020
3 points

When I was in grade 2, age 7. That time we moved to a different city. I used to love it in those times because I thought people are laughing "with" me, so, I must be humorous in some way. As I grew up...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterSep 16, 2020
2 points

Is this stuttering?

Is this stuttering? Sometimes when responding to a question, I will partially form the sentence and then pause, and then try reforming the sentence. I do this multiple times until getting frusutrated ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionLoss of Control
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2020
1 points

This resonates with me so much! Keeping busy has always resulted in a drastic change in my speech and stuttering. I notice that when I’m forced to show up I do and make the best of it. Stuttering take...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking