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commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
2 points

It's not particularly offensive, but I don't like it either. I don't get why it's even a saying, given the fact that stutterers are so uncommon, and that I honestly never hear anyone else stutter. It'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStigma & BullyingOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterSep 6, 2020
1 points

Thanks man, yeah if I didn’t have like messaging it would be so hard to get girls, I can’t imagine how hard it was for stutterers before smartphones and instant messaging etc...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2020
1 points

Nothing has worked for me. Recently I’ve been making video presentations to avoid talking, it takes more effort but it also gets me a better grade....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2020
3 points

Don’t do it. I know someone who did and then starting stuttering on the new name. :/...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 5, 2020
5 points

Quick question

Quick question Hey, have any of you thought about changing your name as it’s difficult for you to say due to stuttering? Has it helped you or did you end up being fixated on that word too? Thanks in a...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2020
16 points

I used to think a lot like that, still do sometimes like: Dude, you can speak anything you want without stuter, why don't you? It's easy for you, you don't have a problem. But then i realized that eve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2020
4 points

Agree Fucking dont get it, i can rap as fast as k.a.a.n but just speaking normal, oh no not possible...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 5, 2020
60 points

I won

I won One night, my non-stuttering friend and I were both flirting with/trying to get the same girl. This situation had obviously happened before and more often than not I can’t be bothered to put in ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
5 points

Everyone’s stutter is different. Everyone has individual mental obstacles for their stutter. Really hard to compare my progress to anyone else’s considering that. Choosing to “accept” our stutter is ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
1 points

I tried to not eat gluten for 5 weeks and there was no change in my stuttering. But thats just me, everyone is different :) Good luck...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 4, 2020
2 points

bad day

bad day hey guys, i just had a really bad day. it was during a french class (which is my first language) and the teacher asked me to read something out loud so i started to feel anxious. and it was ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
1 points

Try and use headphones and play loud music in the background. It's a crutch but only way I can speak over zoom...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionAssistive Devices
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
2 points

Oh man yes. I’ve basically refused for 15 years to use the drive thru. I just started using them this year (because most of the open restaurants were drive thru only). I still panic every time though....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterSep 3, 2020
41 points

First job interview...

First job interview... Fuuuuuuuuuck was it hard. I lose so much confidence after situations like this, even if it goes well. I drank two shots before the interview (virtual) hoping to calm down but I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2020
3 points

In my experience, having masks is a life-saver. I usually suffer from blocks, but instead of being blocked on a word, I just garble that word and move on to the next one, e.g. "(garble) you like bag w...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
8 points

Hey, much love. Today on the phone with a doctors office, she was convinced it was bad connection and then when I tried to say my last name she mimicked my stutter and said “S-s-s-s-what?”...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
3 points

I’m a freshman in college and I have to wear a mask at all times when I’m not in my dorm room. When I meet people, they can’t see that I stutter due to the mask. When introducing myself, I’ve heard “d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
14 points

Hey I feel that a lot too. It’ll take so long I just say forget it. Because so many times when I actually DO end up getting the word out, I’ve heard people say “all that for one word”? Makes me feel l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterSep 2, 2020
73 points

Just me sharing my emotions because I had a hard stutter day today with people who are assholes

Just me sharing my emotions because I had a hard stutter day today with people who are assholes Whenever I speak I’ll get especially caught on one part and it can last literal minutes straight of stut...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
1 points

Have you tried re-wording the sentence. Sometimes when I feel a stutter coming I'll re-word the question so it's shorter, but still get's the point across....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution