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commentr/StutterJul 24, 2020
1 points

thank you, i'll take this in mind. sometimes i already have a sense of which words i can't pronounce and when im home im trying to pronounce that word with different tone, sound and speed (different b...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJul 24, 2020
56 points

“You really wanna get a job but you can’t even order your own food”

“You really wanna get a job but you can’t even order your own food” Today my mom said “you really wanna get a job but you can’t even order your own food” and I thought damn. How encouraging :) Just r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterJul 24, 2020
3 points

Any advice for me?

Any advice for me? Hi, im new here, sorry if im not following some sort of methods to describe whats happening to me. I am stuttering. My dad was stuttering, im not sure if he was born with it, i ne...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family FactorsPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2020
1 points

I dont like to talk to ppl generally But I love to discuss on some ideas or present some ideas. I can overcome my blocks when I put enough willpower to say the word. Doesnt matter if it comes out corr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJul 23, 2020
9 points

How do you deal with talking on your feet or answering tough questions, especially during presentations?

How do you deal with talking on your feet or answering tough questions, especially during presentations? I work often have to give presentations for work, occasionally on sensitive, political, or cont...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterJul 23, 2020
1 points

Stuttering when switching languages

Stuttering when switching languages Hey, I used to have a stutter as a kid, but as I grew up, it pretty much disappeared. Now, for some reason, it's back. I'm an Arab, who did school in English, and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionExperiential AssociationPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2020
7 points

I was a barista for a few years and loved it! It’s your first job so there’s probably going to be a little anxiety centering around the fact that you’ve never worked before. But with more experience w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2020
4 points

Congrats on your new job. Take it one day at a time. Also welcome the new experience. It is okay to feel anxious and excitement when starting something new. You will be fine! My first job was working ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJul 23, 2020
40 points

I’m scare my stutter would affect my first job.

I’m scare my stutter would affect my first job. Hi everyone, today I just received a call from a local coffee shop that offered me a job as a barista. Even though I feel happy for getting the job but ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & SubstancesSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
postr/StutterJul 23, 2020
12 points

How I’m overcoming my stuttering

How I’m overcoming my stuttering Hey everyone. Since I was born I have a stutter and I hate it, it’s so frustrating.. I have gone to many speech therapists but I feel that I don’t improve anything and...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionPersonal StoriesFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2020
3 points

Lol I'm tryna get some job at local dollarama or Walmart but been procrastinating thinking when asking for the job application imma mess up bad...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2020
5 points

>Look in your network you might find something good this is such an important part of job hunting. most good jobs are found through networks unless you are a doctor or nurse and even then... add ...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 22, 2020
11 points

Stuttering is the worse illness to have

Stuttering is the worse illness to have Imagine being in a social interaction and everyone else can speak normally. but when it's your turn to speak you get stuck on a sentence and everyone in the gro...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+3 more
postr/StutterJul 22, 2020
3 points

Being honest with my boyfriend

Being honest with my boyfriend EDIT: yayyy I told him and even though he had some wrong assumptions about stuttering (he thought I only stuttered when feeling anxious, when it's rather the other way a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2020
2 points

First of all try not to sabotage yourself with all those thoughts; self-confidence is one of the keys to do well in interviews, focus on that. Also disclosure your stutter and try to make it look li...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterJul 22, 2020
23 points

I just feel stuck.

I just feel stuck. I’ve been working in this retail job for a year. The company itself is horrible however I like the people I work with in my small store. When I first got the job, I told myself it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterJul 21, 2020
1 points

Need to look for another job...here we go again.

Need to look for another job...here we go again. I got a super great job back in January, but since COVID my hours have been cut to only 10-15 hours a week. The $600 unemployment benefit is about to e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2020
2 points

I’ve always been the type of individual to never hold back on anything I want to pursue because of it. Do I find myself blocking on the same breakfast order, or talking over the phone, or crying becau...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2020
3 points

You bring up a good point about saying where you work because it's another thing, like your name, that you can't just substitute a different word in for. I work at a place that's insanely hard to say ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2020
3 points

😂😂. I go quite often and just say medium or large. They probably think I’m trying to be an ironic asshole. Good thing I’m Megan 💁‍♀️...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride