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postr/StutterOct 27, 2019
22 points

I'm a student, I tried debating today and I can really use some moral support.

I'm a student, I tried debating today and I can really use some moral support. Where I live there is this debate competition that is huge in my country, for the first time they are hosting an English ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
postr/StutterOct 26, 2019
5 points

I have two presentations on Monday

I have two presentations on Monday Like the title says, I'm gonna have to do two presentations in one day. I'm trying really hard to be confident and not let the anxiety get to me but everytime I reme...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2019
1 points

I think my biggest problem is my confidence if i solve this problem i think things will be getting better Thanks😊...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2019
1 points

I feel your pain. Even though I'm not in the medical field, I need to give oral updates at daily project meetings, and I have a mild to moderate stutter. Sometimes I block and sometimes I'm fluent, b...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationFluency TechniquesSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2019
1 points

Actually i don not have a lot of problem with patients because i speak to them with a mild stutter My biggest problems is speaking to my seniors who are attending doctors or residents cuz i feel weak...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPower Dynamics & Intimidation
postr/StutterOct 25, 2019
11 points

I am a 23 year old female . I am a 6th year medical student who stutters

I am a 23 year old female . I am a 6th year medical student who stutters I am a 6th year medical students . The fact is i have a moderate stutter which really holds me back from speaking in morning re...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2019
5 points

In any interview sit in a relaxed posture. Your brain will tells you it’s safe, therefore lowers anxiety which then hopefully leads to less blocks. I trick I use is to tap my finger to each syllable o...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 23, 2019
13 points

Wim Hof breathing to reduce anxiety in the morning and set a calm tone for the day.

Wim Hof breathing to reduce anxiety in the morning and set a calm tone for the day. Anxiety causes my stutter, or maybe it's stuttering that causes me anxiety. Whatever. Anyway, there's this eccentric...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightSituational VariabilityMindfulness & Breathing+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2019
1 points

Yep, I get that way too in meetings. Just lack the confidence to speak up for fear of blocking, and then everyone just looks at you whilst you struggle to get it out. I tend to stay quiet as much as...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
2 points

Thank you for sharing your story. Just like in your case, stuttering usually starts in childhood so by the time someone reaches high school they had thousands of opportunities to develop ingrained ne...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
2 points

Many times our mind can be our worst enemy. High school is tough as hell socially. Keep on hanging in there....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

I feel the same! If or when you stutter, it feels like your mind is your own worst enemy. Wish I could offer advice, but the same thing happens to me \/(T^T)\/...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
2 points

Khalid Hosseini- “...she left the certainty of turmoil, for the turmoil of uncertainty.” - A Thousand Splendid Suns. I think it’s hard for people to understand how debilitating extremely fluctuating...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationCycles & RandomnessFrustration & Anger+1 more
postr/StutterOct 21, 2019
8 points

I'm really just confused and frustrated

I'm really just confused and frustrated I'm 16m, by the way. I've always stuttered, but until about the seventh or eight grade, I didn't really let it bother me much. I'm a junior now, in my third dif...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

My top advice is that if you are really bothered or worried about your stutter, there are brilliant specialist Speech and Language Pathologists out there that can help you gain confidence and become m...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

All of those, but it starts in the brain. Stuttering is a neurodevelopmental disorder, which means that from birth, the brain of a person who stutters is wired differently from a person without this p...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
3 points

Yes, there is a definite and well documented link between anxiety and stuttering. Up to 60% of people who stutter suffer from social anxiety. The good news is that people who stutter respond very well...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightMindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

What have you encountered when it comes to the link between anxiety and stuttering E.g. stuttering when anxious/nervous, then increased anxiety due to the stuttering, resulting in a cycle of anxious s...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
3 points

I would probably get a heart attack if this happened to me. Not that I can’t do it but not out of nowhere...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
8 points

Why did you choose this path? Most people i know avoid talking with guys like us ahah On a serious note, god bless your work, i got a little better on my stutter when i had a therapist. I'm now on my...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerPublic Speaking