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commentr/StutterJan 2, 2020
1 points

These are great observations, and hope some variation of it helps others here. I think #3 can be explained that when you're not in familiar surroundings, it's difficult for your brain to trick you in...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2020
4 points

Yes - I think it underlines the role that anxiety plays in stuttering (at least for some people who experience the above). It's the brain pre-planning "**Damn - I always get stuck in the most importa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2019
1 points

Yeah, I could relate. Today when a priest asked me my name I stammered for a bit and that kinda caught him off guard I guess. So frustrating....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2019
14 points

I’m still thinking about the situation where it took me 45 seconds to say “My condolences for your loss”. I think the person I was speaking to forgot for a brief moment about her loss and started feel...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2019
3 points

​ My last name, my home town, and my high school all start with /m/. Saying any /m/ word for me brought on 30-60 second stutters. Shame and fear drove it (i.e. "I should be able to say m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2019
1 points

Same here! I’ll be really worried about stuttering a lot and messing up during a presentation, and then I won’t at all. The weird thing is that I tend to stutter more around people I know, not strange...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
3 points

When you’re trying to push them out, can you consciously pause, stop pushing, and relax your mouth/face muscles? I think we tend to tense up when we stutter because we feel social pressure to get the ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
4 points

This is something you have to remember: Even if you stutter, you can achieve a productive and satisfying result. - You should not be afraid of stuttering. You should not be afraid of what people thi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
2 points

1. My stutter in mostly blocks and repitions Blocks in p, b, q, k and have diffucilities saying letters l, s, ch, a, i Coming to talk first thing I feel is a hot sensation in my chest followed by rapi...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
2 points

Alright, let's move further. - Why would you be embarassed? - Who's belittling you? - What's the anxiety about? *(I take it you don't mean this in a diagnostical sense.)*...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
2 points

Hey there! I'm also a first year college student and I can relate so much to your post! My stutter comes in mild blocks, but it does go crazy on certain occasions when I'm supposed to speak aloud in f...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterDec 28, 2019
24 points

I am broken..

I am broken.. This past week was hard for me mentally all these thoughts about how I just want to speak without fear or holding back, I am worried about my future, I will go to university soon and the...

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Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
1 points

Hearing someone else stutter makes my speech worse. I was pretty much in a constant block after watching It 1 & 2. I dont really know what to do...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Repetitions & ProlongationsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2019
1 points

Its not like an immediate headache it usually happnes in a middle of a conversation when i stutter mostly because i feel soo bad about myself and have no desire to continue speaking...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2019
1 points

Yes i have an actual headache when i stutter it happens to me a lot when i speak and makes me feel dizzy...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2019
2 points

What did this guy say doesn't mean that he is mean. Don't overthink this situation. And no one who is nice with you did this because of pity. They just don't care. They think about their own problems....

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 27, 2019
25 points

I’m getting a speech therapist

I’m getting a speech therapist I went to the doctors about a month ago and I told him all about my stutter. He referred me to a speech therapist but the therapist he referred me to is the speech and l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2019
2 points

any kind of speed makes mine SO WORSE. Its so embarrassing. cant even enjoy a adderal from time to time cuz i literally have to give up and walk away. Now any benzos or alike substances like Alcohol.....

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHarmful Med OutcomesRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2019
1 points

When i was with the therapist, i didnt have problem, but when i left the room - stutter. About my boss-he knows, but he thinks it's not a big deal. And i have a problem with stuttering openly, like wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2019
1 points

how come it feels so bad to stutter in front of people? in the job the MA is for, will you have to speak a lot? and, have you talked to anyone at the school about your feelings?...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career