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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
1 points

There is something to be said about your perspective. I've entertained it for a while. Firstly, meditation has shown to increase the concentration of white matter cells in the brain, which aid left a...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
5 points

It might be different for each stutterer, but with me, some people tend to look away and loose eye contact when I start stuttering, I guess (subconsciously?) probably out of respect and not wanting to...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
1 points

Make ur inner voice quiet through meditation and let ur outer voice takes over ur brain. With a long period of practice, ur brain will take ur outer voice as an inner voice and then they will match. U...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
1 points

Used to i was thinking about it a lot too, now I don't, i try to not think at all, it's hard, but it's worth time to learn how to do it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
2 points

I don’t fully assess how people are reacting to me. I just focus on what I’m saying and how I’m saying it. It’s complicated enough without investigating other people reactions and getting emotionally ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2024
2 points

Not looking at the lips is a good one thanks! I dont like looking into peoples eyes, so i often look at either lips or nose. Ill keep it at the nose then :P...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
1 points

First jobs are tough. But it’ll be fine. I’ve had a lot of jobs as a 40+ year old with a stutter. Only locked up twice in all that time. Once on a PA system training session at a Walmart when I was 17...

School & WorkSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerBlocks & StoppagesOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
2 points

For sure some of it is just mental. For me I think 25-50% of my stutter is just my general mental issues. I’d be in the same boat as you right now, would just need to work on it. Happy for you!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
9 points

>Does anybody else feel this way? Of course they do. This is a very normal response. That being said, it's not a healthy mindset. You need to start working on correcting how you manage these thoughts...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringMindset shiftHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
2 points

I’ve noticed that if somebody is confident and really wants to convince the audience he usually manages achieving it. BTW it relates especially to those with confabulation stories. I knew some PWS who...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
1 points

Imagine this. Someone is saying something to you, but instead of responding, you just think of a response. Can he know what you were thinking ? No. Based on what words come out of your mouth, people c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
16 points

Like how Dave says, most of the time it’s in our heads. Unless you’re young in high school and the other kids are being dicks. But as an adult I never had anyone tell me anything. But everyone’s stutt...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterJun 21, 2024
4 points

Does anyone else do this?

Does anyone else do this? I’ve had a moderate stutter since childhood and very recently I’ve noticed that I don’t take a breath before, or while I’m speaking even when I get stuck on a word. Like many...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
postr/StutterJun 20, 2024
7 points

does it sound like I need speech therapy?

does it sound like I need speech therapy? Hi! I 16f have always struggled with my speech, specifically with reading out loud. I don’t (usually) have the typical stutter that most think about when t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 20, 2024
2 points

$10, it wouldn’t even help much, my brain has been rewired into stutter mode already lol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringCycles & Randomness
postr/StutterJun 20, 2024
14 points

People finishing sentences For me

People finishing sentences For me I hate it when people do this to me especially when they say the wrong thing it makes me very mad because I’m not able to finish my own sentence because of my stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Overthinking & MonitoringListener Reactions
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2024
11 points

The more you think and worry the more you stutter! It's ok to stutter. It really is ok. Be easy on ourselves. Love yourself and stutter less - and stop avoiding life!...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/stutteringJun 19, 2024
1 points

How bad is your stuttering in these situations? Do you just get tripped up, or are you completely stuck at times? You need to determine whether these presentations are in your Desirable Difficulty ran...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/stutteringJun 19, 2024
1 points

What you describe is pretty typical for me. I stutter bad with some people or in some situations, and then not as bad or at all otherwise. The people or situations aren't always similar either, and ca...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Cycles & RandomnessOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterJun 19, 2024
4 points

An insight into human nature and social interactions: Learning to see people for what they are and stuttering for what it is.

An insight into human nature and social interactions: Learning to see people for what they are and stuttering for what it is. **I anticipate my turn to speak. Anxiety starts to rile me up as I think o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more