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commentr/StutterJun 7, 2020
10 points

I’ve spent years of my life running away from things because I’m scared and I’m now at the point where I’m feeling lost and directionless. You’re 100% right, I should try....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2020
2 points

I’m considering becoming a teacher but I’m in the same situation. I love languages and would love to teach Irish, but I’m worried about not being able to speak to my students cause I stutter a lot spe...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 7, 2020
4 points

Hey, I think we're in the same situation. I'm currently on my way to get a languages degree and I'm terrified with the idea of teaching. I think that if you consider your excitement for teaching bigge...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeAvoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 6, 2020
3 points

I have always told interviewers about it throughout my life. I find getting it out in the open early means I'm less distracted with thinking about which words to avoid and can focus on the interview. ...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2020
1 points

I would suggest finding some distractions first before going to the interview. You can either go to a Grocery Store or ATM. And do the breathing exercises. You can try the following exercise half an h...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingPreparation & RehearsalAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2020
7 points

Make a joke out of it casually after they ask you to talk about yourself. Something like "By the way, just so you know, if I stutter, it's because I have a stutter. Not because I'm nervous. Well, not ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice RequestsSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2020
7 points

They control their stutter (same way to stutter everytime) and choose the "common" letters to do it (b, p and t)....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2020
22 points

I would consider the display of tension. While many stutterers have developed physical mechanisms to help them move through a block or a repetition, many stutterers experience a physical tightening an...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Physical TensionAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2020
1 points

Dude, we should talk. Have the same experience as you, right down to the stutter disappearing after childhood and coming back at 24 (minus the intensive program though; good for you on doing that!). H...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2020
1 points

Oh my God. This makes me so sad. I just got out of college, and I'm going to start a job that involves programming. I actually like talking to people one on one about tech, so I wanted to eventually d...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2020
1 points

My father was also emotionali abusive he always made fun of me (even infront of my friends and adults) I stutter since I was 2 years old now I am 16 and things are the same my stutter never got worse ...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Trauma & PsychologicalFamily Support & ConflictAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2020
2 points

I'll give my opinion but please understand that I'm not trying to tell you what **you** should do, just what **I** would do. I don't think you should warn the school ahead of the interview. I think ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2020
11 points

Mine did, but I think a big part of that is that all of my work is now via Zoom or phone. My fluency always seems to go downhill in those situations....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2020
1 points

Thank you for those kind words. I want for you to think about the BIG picture. I've had to lie to recruiters and tell them that I have already taken another position which I hadn't because I could...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2020
3 points

Thank you for the kind words of encouragement. I will always try to move forward and do my best not to let the constant rejections get to me but it's unfortunately taking a toll on me psychologically,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2020
1 points

I also get where you're coming from. The terror I used to feel at times was.... indescribable. It's too bad therapy didn't help you. What I really took away from it were little tricks for sounds I wo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2020
2 points

Hey man, 30 year old stutterer here. Look, if you're part of this club, it is what it is. Sometimes you're going to stutter, sometimes you won't. Here's the thing - the insecurity and constant worry...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2020
3 points

This. Also don’t be afraid to stutter. Trying to find ways around it is what contributes to it. Just let it happen....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2020
0 points

17, LOL. 31 here. Just so you know, this is for life. Learn to deal with it. Get some SSRI and start weight training. If it cripples your life in any hard way. Get some Benzo script. Im on Paxil and D...

Anticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHelpful Med Outcomes+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 3, 2020
3 points

hey I'm also 17 and have had a stutter for pretty much as long as I can remember too, its not as bad as it once was mostly because I found ways around it. My advice is to try and recognize a pattern i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride