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commentr/StutterSep 16, 2020
2 points

I never knew people stuttered much on their own. I dont stutter atall really unless I know someone is present or they can hear me. Like you, if i hit the mute button, i can easily say whatever I want ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 16, 2020
2 points

Resistance only makes it works. Try to stay away from away from the physical aspects of stuttering. The more you resist and reject the idea of self-acceptance, the harder it will be. It’s easier said ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 15, 2020
5 points

Please help

Please help One day I’ll barely stutter but the next day I’ll stutter almost every sentence. It’s super annoying cause I’ll be talking to a group of people then I’ll stutter and I can’t get the words ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
postr/StutterSep 15, 2020
29 points

Today was my Presentation and I stammered!

Today was my Presentation and I stammered! Note: I am a first time poster and a long time reader on this sub reddit, so, sorry if it doesn't go well. I am stutterer since childhood, now 22. I discove...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2020
2 points

Ok so please hear me out Stuttering is not hereditary or a disorder It's just a habit or you can say our brains got wired that way I'm a stutter/stammerer too so I feel all peeps reading this. When...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2020
1 points

My stutter had been so bad some years that I felt like I effectively couldn't talk. Even at my worst, it was hard being mocked by people who I liked and who I'd hoped to befriend. It was the very wors...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stigma & BullyingAvoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2020
1 points

Man, there's too much. I don't know what to tell you, maybe a few things that comes to my mind. Stuttering is a system, it's a system that's constructed of parts that influence and are influenced by ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2020
2 points

You may know this already but maybe start with a word first like Its ... Uhm... Uh... It could work but only if you know which letters you have problem on when talking or unless you have severe stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterSep 14, 2020
6 points

I thought about it but never actually done it, I wouldn't do it for dating though.. I've been stuttering since I was a kid (31 now) so I'm kinda a pro stutterer if there's such a thing, I can have a s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
1 points

i just dont talk anymore. sometimes i forget that i stutter...

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Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 13, 2020
14 points

Has anyone else here pretended to be mute so they don't need to talk?

Has anyone else here pretended to be mute so they don't need to talk? As the title already suggests I do that sometimes. Usually just for buying tickets or ordering food when I am alone. I even played...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureQuality of Life
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2020
1 points

addiction warning, it will fail in a long term solution. may it help with ppl because they also smoke and you feel rest because you on the same wave. ether with ppl who do not smoke it will only harde...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Harmful Med OutcomesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2020
2 points

This is what I've been doing since I was 13 and now I have a mental library of conjoined words/sounds that I can choose from when I have to speak a nightmare sentence lol....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2020
1 points

Yes, that's a common tactic used by many stutterers. It can also become a bad habit, and it can make us struggle with confusing sentence construction. I'd like to repeat this point, though: Have you ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2020
2 points

Hi, late to the post but thought I'd give my experience. It's not law enforcement, but I joined the Army in 2012 with a mild block stutter. I worked in Intelligence and had to give briefings and prese...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Preparation & RehearsalEmployment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2020
1 points

Okay. So, to take things in small steps here - why do you pretend like you don't have a stutter? And what exactly does that entail, to you?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2020
4 points

I spell my name out. I have a bit of an odd name but even with my husband I spell his out to book appts and his name is super common and so are my kids. Whatever gets it out. Super rude of that guy to...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2020
15 points

Starting with my last name always helps but I feel like it’s weird to do that? I don’t know maybe it isn’t....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2020
25 points

I’m sorry. I can’t believe he would laugh. So immature. Have you tried switching it up by using your last name? You can also try starting with “My name is ___________” or “It’s ____________” Sorry i...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2020
7 points

i feel you! i can't say my name either, so what i would do is spell my name out. most people don't seem to mind...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution