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postr/StutterFeb 11, 2020
58 points

Finally able to maintain eye contact!

Finally able to maintain eye contact! Not 1 minute ago may have been my first time I consciously maintained eye contact during a block. The sentence was, "What are the chances all the instructors are...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2020
2 points

Yes! Last month, I was helping a lady in the bus. I stuttered at a few words and mispronounced a couple of words to avoid it. She asked what country I was born in. Nice lady but I was a bit taken abac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2020
6 points

I go to the gym, I practice martial arts to. It is a great way to let off steam but I am very introverted (not cause of my stutter, i just dont care for friends because they get me in trouble) so my s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2020
1 points

i don’t take them anymore because i don’t really stutter anymore and when i do, i don’t really care. made a post on here about it if you wanna read. the xanax isn’t a cure, and you’ll start to get use...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionMindset shift
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2020
3 points

I'm the same kind of stutterer. You know your body best mate, i've never tried any medication so i have no idea if it works short term. If you feel like it will increase your chances at getting the jo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2020
11 points

May I ask how you’ve come to this conclusion? I don’t see how stuttering can affect your “sexual stamina”. Maybe you just need to slow down your stroke game....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 7, 2020
2 points

There's so many experiences you could ad. Like parking and walking into a takeaway rather then using the drive through even when jga raining. Not ordering what you actually want and choosing what's e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2020
2 points

Only for certain classes do you have to present stuff and even then it’s up to teacher preference. Just like in high school. Only time I’ve had to present in front of class was in my speech class and ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterFeb 6, 2020
2 points

How is college for people who stutter

How is college for people who stutter I’m considering skipping out on college because I’ve heard a lot about presentations and stuff and I wanna know what I’m getting into. I’m looking into a forestry...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifeAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2020
1 points

Blocking is difficult to deal with. If you're covert, ok I'm not going to tell you not to substitute on difficult blocks because that's not the time to work on speech. Again, this is where a really go...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2020
1 points

What if I just completely block? Like the intended word is not coming out. In this case I have no other option but to use some other word as substitution....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2020
2 points

Story-time: A little while ago, I was in France for work. I was travelling with a colleague who was "ok" in French. He would usually order taxis and take care of the small stuff in situations where i...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2020
47 points

I really focused on mastering the art of not giving a fuck. My stutter is moderate, at times severe and really messed with me as a teen and young adult. The social anxiety was crippling, so I really f...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentMindset shift+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 5, 2020
7 points

How does one have to confidence to keep normal conversation

How does one have to confidence to keep normal conversation I want to talk to people more to improve social skills or ask for help but I usually just avoid it due to my stutter. Is it really just a le...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
postr/StutterFeb 4, 2020
3 points

Struggling so much with blocks

Struggling so much with blocks I don’t know why my switch flips so fast but recently it has. My blocks are so bad and I can barely even say a sentence smoothly. I have a presentation next week ( a s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2020
1 points

I like to order takeout over the phone. It’s good practice. I have god awful social anxiety too, so it helps me get more used to talking to people. Though, my stutter isn’t nearly as bad as some other...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2020
5 points

I'm a huge fan of the fast food joints with kiosks, and mobile ordering has been a godsend even if it costs a little more...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 3, 2020
4 points

Restaurants with apps to order

Restaurants with apps to order I had takeout tonight with a family member (she suggested it). I was a little scared that she was gonna make me call (she knows I hate calling people/places; she wants m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2020
1 points

This sounds bad, but I actually use a fake name for my hairdresser because it can be hard for me to say my own name sometimes when I'm on the phone and that name is easier to say....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 3, 2020
3 points

stuttering as a teen

stuttering as a teen when i was young i wouldn't stutter i would talk with anyone of everything they wuanted to i would speak with strange people and it was ez but with the age at like 12 i started sh...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment