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commentr/StutterMay 26, 2020
3 points

I don’t like it because it’s phrased like they’re saying we’re intentionally “”taking our time”” to inconvenience them. No, I didn’t choose this....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterMay 26, 2020
6 points

I think you hit it right on the nail !! When you focus on it and keep thinking about not stuttering then you are going to stutter. I reached a point in my life that I gave up fighting it and I just ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMay 26, 2020
10 points

My experience with the McGuire program

My experience with the McGuire program I attended the McGuire program this fall, where we learned a lot of techiques. I practised it frequently and talked to my coach almost everyday for about a two-t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
1 points

“I don’t stutter, my brain just works faster than my mouth” is something I’ve come up with for myself before...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
4 points

I think the problem is that it can be funny and the misconception is about what is the subject of the laugh. It is not you! Not a person. It is the word, the stuttering here and now. When I understood...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHumor & Community ToneVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
2 points

So true! It actually hurts me the number of times I've been forced to sound like I don't know what I'm talking about when talking about something I actually know a lot about just because I can't say t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
2 points

Thank you for your reply. That's an aspect I find really fascinating: the mental agility that people who stutter often have in this way. I will definitely experiment with incorporating that....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
2 points

Some advice I think that would be useful is that stutterers can still be very articulate and knowledgeable of their own language but will choose to say different words or phrases to get through a stat...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
5 points

Sometimes when people who stutter encounter words, certain sounds or syllables they feel like they would stutter on, they usually change the use of the word they had in mind to something else that the...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
5 points

I'm sure you're already aware, but everyone stutters differently, in terms of the severity and the coping techniques they use. I even stutter differently, and use different techniques, in different si...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
6 points

I don't have repetitions either. I either say the word perfectly or I just have a long pause. Sometimes this is a "block" where my larynx just won't cooperate (a part of stuttering) but often I'm ju...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterMay 25, 2020
6 points

I think I might me stuttering but I'm not sure

I think I might me stuttering but I'm not sure Hi. I'm a 17F and I've been recently diagnosed with ADHD. I'm currently medicated for it. I'm thinking I've probably stuttered for my whole life without ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 25, 2020
3 points

Presenting under a time crunch is the worst

Presenting under a time crunch is the worst Lately I've been giving quite a few presentations that have a time limit to them...or I've been giving them in meetings where I need to present and have eno...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2020
1 points

Being open and honest is the best thing you can do for yourself and your relationship.. In my relationship my significant other knew I stuttered but I was never truly honest about how much it affected...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2020
3 points

I just try to turn my negative experiences with bad people into funny moments. If someone gets disgusted by my stutter I think positively of myself of ruining someone's day. Probably a bad attitude bu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2020
2 points

Ive grown up in a really international environement, english/french/italian. Ive always been able to switch a word that i feel i’ll stutter on with the same word in the other language to incrase speec...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2020
2 points

I can use those things, but I usually get out what a need to say on like the third or fourth try. I'd rather just type...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2020
2 points

Saying my name, last name, my father's name..giving out my phone number, well that's another story. My address.... all those specific information..you know what I'm saying but as for my name, it's qui...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating StutteringFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2020
1 points

Well I stutter but I can speak with Siri 😁...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2020
5 points

Well, short answer: it's not true. Practice can help. This app in particular has a lot of great nuance for various physical elements like tension and articulation that are really important to learn a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+1 more