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postr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

Anyone know what’s going on with me?

Anyone know what’s going on with me? Hey guys. Stuttered somewhat as a little child. Stuttered very mildly early in my high school years, I guess a mild covert stutterer. Had one slightly traumatic ...

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

Yes. It makes me feel like I just make the conversation awkward for no reason, and that the other people in the conversation would have preferred if I'd stayed quiet. Then I proceed to think about tha...

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
1 points

20 years old here. And i think the stress will always be there if ya talk to a stranger or new people. But with the people ya know and know you stutter it will get less and less stressfull. Thats how ...

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
19 points

I feel that way all the time. Yes, it is a problem with my self confidence. But it is also a result of how other people react. You are not alone ;)...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
2 points

I am in my early twenties and although I'm fairly fluent about 70% of the time my stutter is still visible and I do worry about it a lot. What really gets to me is worrying about what colleagues thin...

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postr/StutterJul 18, 2019
63 points

Does anyone get feelings of regret after you've spoken? Like you shouldn't of said anything.

Does anyone get feelings of regret after you've spoken? Like you shouldn't of said anything. I might speak up and join in on a conversation, stutter in that conversation or sometimes not at all but I ...

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

I am a woman I'm 30's and the anxiety is slowly killing me. I have a mild stutter with moderate flareups that last for a few months at times and they are always a surprise. But they disappear before ...

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

You are right! I am mainly objecting to the notion that you can fix your stutter by 1) breathe 2) relax and 3) reduce anxiety....

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
2 points

Had my first public speaking-ish experience today after a year of therapy. I'm in tears. I would recommend therapy to you as well....

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Fluency TechniquesAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
3 points

Because then you are more focused on breathing. And correct breathing patterns solves most of the problem. The rest is your confidence and dealing qith the anxiety....

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
2 points

This is the first time I heard it, and it strike me as a regular expression from the english language like when someone wants to point out that what they said was final. In OP's case I wouldn't be off...

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commentr/StutterJul 18, 2019
1 points

Yes sometimes I grimace and other times my mouth just opens and closes randomly. It sucks because people notice and I'm scared it makes them uncomfortable....

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Physical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 17, 2019
15 points

Am I going to be stressing over this stutter my whole life?

Am I going to be stressing over this stutter my whole life? As a young 21 year old female I wonder if this anxiety around speaking or the disfluency of my speech will stick around forever. I’ve come ...

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commentr/StutterJul 17, 2019
3 points

I really hate it when a fluent person says it. I feel like it’s making light of stuttering. I know the fluent person probably doesn’t mean this but it also makes it feel they’re saying like what a stu...

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Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2019
4 points

I think it’s very insensitive, but not offensive. Aside from 5 people, I haven’t met any other stutterers. It’s not common enough that it would register in people’s minds, so I guess I cut them a litt...

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commentr/StutterJul 17, 2019
3 points

This happend to me a few years ago, i signed up and got into one of our best schools here in Croatia, i had to get this paper from my doctor confirming that i was healthy so i can join the school, i w...

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commentr/StutterJul 17, 2019
1 points

Yeah you make some good points. The only real reservation I have about mentioning it is, it sounds like I’m making excuses....

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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2019
13 points

Honestly it's often shitty interaction for both the stutterer and listener. Different people feel differently about what they want from their listener in different situations. My thought, the default ...

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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2019
8 points

Not my stutter, but it helped my confidence which in turn helps with not avoiding talking situations....

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commentr/StutterJul 16, 2019
1 points

Somewhat works for me. I’m less anxious with cbd resulting in less stuttering....

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