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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
2 points

I've completely stopped talking on phone calls after numerous bad experiences. Im a freah grad and job is starting from 20th. It's wfh so I'm very afraid about the calls...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
1 points

I have such a hard time on the phone to the point where I have my boyfriend call off from work for me on the few occasions I can’t come in. I know it’s definitely something that I hype in my head and ...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
2 points

The phone is very tricky. In my worst moments I've been like 30 mins with cold sweat looking at the phone without being able to press the call button, and being in the receiving end was like getting m...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
7 points

Yup. I used to walk 20 minutes to the store just to find out they didn't have what I needed because I would have rathered that than call and ask....

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Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 6, 2020
34 points

I want a restart

I want a restart I want a restart. I'm okay with living a life in which I happen to stutter. But I've attached too many emotions to it that it seems almost impossible to unwind all those knots. it see...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
1 points

I was there once and it's awful. Not sure if that's your case but your goal shouldn't be speak "normally" but acept your stutter and become confortable with it. The ironic part is that will improve ...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
21 points

I have no more issues with the phone; I actually enjoy it now. (Here's what I did) I bought a used office telephone from Ebay and I practiced every day for months. I practiced making phone calls a...

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Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques+1 more
postr/StutterJul 6, 2020
35 points

How many of you struggle with phone calls?

How many of you struggle with phone calls? I tested positive for COVID so my work sent me home. I’ve had to make numerous calls to both my work and the clinic. It was so painfully hard to communicate ...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
2 points

I have done this when I was young and my friends forced me to give the order. But I also did this because I have fish memory and wouldn't able to record it. I know you shoudn't use this all the time,...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
1 points

Looking back when my stammer was more persisting, I would say, yes, I had the same problem. From my experience I would say It has something to do with letting go control over what we say. The more f...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
1 points

Went to a job fair, presented my resume (significantly impressive due to the fact I’ve channeled all of my anger and stress into my majors and programming and competitive engineering clubs and side pr...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
1 points

They let me just cook n shut up BEST JOB EVER n I could smoke in the walk in freezer...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
2 points

I used to 'forget' the word I wanted to use because I would stutter on it and instead use a different, usually more simple and/or imprecise word. It was frustrating to appear to others less fluent whe...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
5 points

I do have an urge to do just this on occasion, but I instead settle for ordering items that are easier to say. :/...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
13 points

i do agree but i also know when i have really really bad days i'd rather do ANYTHING than talk, and have done this before. all the time, no dont do it. but i think occasionally it's a nice relief....

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
11 points

It sometimes helps to pretend like you are scanning the menu when you are ordering, it buys you more time to say what you want and takes the pressure off to try and get the words out...

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Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
1 points

Im 18 almost 19 in 7 Days and ive applied to 687 jobs, went to 104 interviews and done 100+ phone interviews. Its been a full year and half of job searching since i graduted highschool. Been turned do...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
40 points

As much as I understand, don’t do this. To put it blunt, your stuttering won’t leave you and your inability to confidently speak to other people will only degrade your mental health and make your stut...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
26 points

Something similar happened to me, I walked into a gas station while open carrying my AR and handed him a note saying "give me all the money in the register or else I'll kill you" and for some reason h...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
27 points

I wrote a note for the bank teller once to deposit a check and take some money out and she looked scared when I passed the note lol...

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Avoidance & Substitution