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commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
10 points

Do you have a stutter? I do, and to me it looked like he blocked and stuttered on live tv. I find it hard to believe someone who mentors children and adults who stutter would also mock them. Your post...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
1 points

I'm studying to become a midwife. It is hard sometimes at internships when I get the feedback that they don't know if I can do it. It is importent to speak clearly in situations of stress. I think if ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
3 points

My wife usually orders but if I'm solo I've yoga strategy to make it easier. I just wrote it in another post too but If I'm starting to talk with a person at work or ordering food or anything. I start...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
1 points

Mate I have a really good strategy. I have a very well rehearsed "high how are you?" if you you struggle with H sounds maybe find a different greeting that's easy to say for you. If I'm starting to t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
2 points

No. My stutter isn't normally *that* bad, but the combination of being caught completely off guard, and having to introduce myself in front of ~100 people was a deadly combination. I'm not seeing a...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
2 points

I moved into a new team at work some months ago. They have a monthly meeting, in which they ask new members to introduce themselves. I never stood up to introduce myself, and since I was never call...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
1 points

My name starts with a and so does my wife’s. A’s can be the bane of my existence when I’m off my game. My wife’s name is Akiko which is fricken brutal for me to say sometimes. She’s gotten used to int...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
2 points

Wow I'm so sorry to hear that, yes it is very hard to lead a life with stuttering which fuels anxiety which further fuels stuttering and so on.... goddamit. But health problems coupled with stuttering...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & MotivationMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
2 points

I hated the first day of classes for this same reason. I tried to make it early and meet the professor. Even if I still had to present myself it made it easier somehow knowing I already spoken to t...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
1 points

Neither have I tbh... guess there's a first time for everything. I don't think my speech has ever been this bad before, interviews of recent certainly seem to make it worse though...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
8 points

Man, only stutterers know the amount of anxiety we go through every single day. I don't know how my heart is still healthy, but I got some gastrointestinal problems due to this great amount of anxiety...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEnergy & Biological RhythmsMindfulness & Breathing
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
3 points

I feel you! That is the worst nightmare for stuttering student like us. Its weird how almost all of the stutters stutter in their own name....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
2 points

Reading this post gave ME anxiety.. I've been in that same situation so many times in my life. My name starts with an "A" which I have the most trouble with. I feel you man. I really, REALLY do....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
2 points

For me I can’t say anything that starts with a w or l I put too much pressure in those two for some reason never less I feel you....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2019
6 points

This is why in new classes I always sit in the back near the door. I've bailed on several occasions....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 20, 2019
52 points

Just another day of stuttering

Just another day of stuttering This is my first post here and I think I need to vent.. sorry :( I'm 21[M] and studying in a university. Yesterday we were sitting for a new class. The professor was n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterDec 20, 2019
27 points

Rejected for having a stutter - right or wrong?

Rejected for having a stutter - right or wrong? I am on my way back home as I type this out. I’ve just wasted an hour travelling to an interview that was listed as a ‘technical analyst’ role where the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2019
3 points

I work for a large defense contractor and my company does pretty much exclusively phone interviews, boy it suuuuuuucks. I tend to pace around the house quite a bit, so I make sure the family knows. Ma...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2019
1 points

DMD here. Also want to have side incomes like real estate, etc. Just worried that my negotiation skills won’t seem as intimidating or persuasive due to my stuttering problem....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2019
1 points

I think there's a language barrier here. :) Also, I'm obviously not saying "be nervous". That's something you made up yourself. At any rate, I know what my point was and that's all. See ya!...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment