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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2024
2 points

>If this is true, then I think that relying on such sensations (like tension in the vocal chords, or anticipation, or needing confidence, or a slight shift in our brain, as you pointed out) would only...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringSituational Variability+1 more
postr/StutterMar 21, 2024
3 points

Have you noticed that you can sometimes study for a long time, and, if you change your expectations you cannot do that anymore? If we have also associated such expectations with stuttering, what can we do to stop relying on such expectations?

Have you noticed that you can sometimes study for a long time, and, if you change your expectations you cannot do that anymore? If we have also associated such expectations with stuttering, what can w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2024
2 points

My summary of this **great** video: * use positive affirmations: "**I'm already fluent**" (to deal with the high expectations/anxiety/pressure of stuttering) (to feel like we can say anything) * be a...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
3 points

Thank you! It's something I feel needs to be done daily. Once or twice tends to get me to revert back to my old self but doing it consistently has really changed in ways I didn't realize until I not...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
7 points

You've got a great mentality, thanks for sharing your perspective! It's crazy how easy it is to trick your brain with positive affirmations lol. Reframing your self talk to something slightly more po...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMar 20, 2024
8 points

Stuttering and the Right Positive Affirmations - What helped me relax mid week in sales.

Stuttering and the Right Positive Affirmations - What helped me relax mid week in sales. ...

Coping & Advocacy
Mindset shiftMindfulness & Breathing
postr/StutterMar 20, 2024
17 points

I was completely wrong about my stutter...

I was completely wrong about my stutter... During the pandemic, I decided to return to speech therapy after a decade without it. I reached out to the SLP program at my university and began participati...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
5 points

Not caring how you speak is probably the holy grail of stuttering recovery (at least from a personal development standpoint). So much of what we deal with is our response to a listener's perceived rea...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

That's our brother. We got your back and trust me, you'll feel way better when you stop caring about your stammer. Eventually it'll get even better for you one day...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
6 points

I 100% relate to this. I stopped caring about stuttering in front of other ppl but I still will get anxiety in situations where I have to talk to people...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
1 points

It gets better and better. There are still times where I find myself not asking a question. Not because of my stutter. Just because of years of conditioning by my stutter. In these instances I make a...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Mindset shiftHope & MotivationPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
2 points

Just apply. One of the ways I mostly overcame my stuttering/blocks was to just…not care about it as much. Not fearing it as much. I know, easier said than done....

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2024
2 points

Great post. When I began stuttering mildly after being fluent for 5 years, word substitution has worked so well for me that very few people know that I even stuttered even mildly. Also, at the recomme...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2024
2 points

I found a job before graduating.Think of it like a game in a computer game and relax. you need this...

School & WorkCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2024
3 points

My summary of this **great** video: * 2:58 our body takes a snapshot of stress, and the memory gets associated with feelings \[fight and flight mode\] * 4:10 it's like when we are freezing if we see...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 16, 2024
4 points

Stuttering, Sales, Priming others to Feel Good and the Power of Self Affirmations

Stuttering, Sales, Priming others to Feel Good and the Power of Self Affirmations ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2024
4 points

See for simple stuff like picking up a takeaway, you could always give a fake name. I remember I was ordering coffee for my boss and used his name instead of mine, came out straight away. How old are...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2024
3 points

It sounds like you've not gotten over worrying about your speech just yet. The main step towards overcoming your stutter is letting go of judgement of others. This is very difficult, and it took me ye...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shiftOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2024
1 points

Force suggests theres part of you not willing to do things. You need to be willing - though it may go “wrong”....

Coping & Advocacy
Mindset shift
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2024
1 points

>So stop letting this shit define your life. It really hurts my soul to see how self-pitying this sub sometimes is. This!!!...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAcceptance & Pride