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commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
4 points

I always have a very hard time on the word medium. It's so bad I sometimes order my drink large or small instead. When I order chicken wings I get hot even though I prefer medium. Keep it up man. Tou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
6 points

Old guy here looking back over 60 years of stuttering, hopefully with some perspective you may find helpful. One unobvious truth about my stutter is that the less I care about it, the less of a probl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
postr/StutterDec 28, 2019
47 points

It's the little things.

It's the little things. Just wanted to toss this out there. I'm literally standing in a starbucks after ordering a tall mocha. I stutter on "mocha" literally every time I order it. Every technique a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
4 points

This is something you have to remember: Even if you stutter, you can achieve a productive and satisfying result. - You should not be afraid of stuttering. You should not be afraid of what people thi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
2 points

Good stuff. Wanted to add some stuff to the practice section that really helped me- if there are certain words/phrases you struggle with, find times to practice them almost daily. For example, I used ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
1 points

Everyone puts on a front to some degree. The super confident articulate people are trying really hard to seem that way. Every one has things eating at them to some degree they just aren't as obvious a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2019
3 points

I have done speech therapy for 3 months then stopped I did benefit from it by getting out of my comfort zone and unfortunately that was it the technique I learned didn't help me...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & Avoidance
Therapy ExperiencesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 27, 2019
3 points

I’ve had to present in front of several hundred people in a room and done fine. Go around a table and introduce yourself - nope, not gonna happen...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Public SpeakingAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterDec 27, 2019
6 points

Got a job recently

Got a job recently So I started working an internship recently, so I'm at the learning phase so I have to ask my seniors extremely difficult and complex questions. That make me stutter even more than ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterDec 27, 2019
18 points

What helps me a lot

What helps me a lot Hi guys and girls. I wanted to share with you about what helps me to be more comfortable with my speech. Hard times help me. I mean, for me being a stutterer, hard times are almo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityFluency Techniques+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2019
1 points

I use to think that about myself, that I'm weak and a coward because of comments like these from close people. But once I thought about my daily struggle, this struggle that no one can see, even in sm...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionEnergy & Biological RhythmsPersonal Stories+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 26, 2019
2 points

A therapist would listen to your reports and deal with the situation accordingly. Did the sessions not involve that sort of thing? - If your boss knows and has no problem with you on the phone, neit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterDec 26, 2019
15 points

Hard Time

Hard Time Hey, that's my first post here. Just wanna put some things out. I'm 19 y/o. I have speech block from 6-7 years. I've visited speech therapist before and there is no effect. Found a job th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & Anger+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2019
1 points

I honestly don’t think when I’m talking well I’m thinking but I’m not picking up words for me to use later on the conversation...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterDec 25, 2019
52 points

I am done with this world.

I am done with this world. Hello everyone, I just want to share my story as I am feeling very depressed . I have a serious problem when it comes to conversing with ppl. This all start when I was a kid...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2019
1 points

Maybe you can change the rules so that the time you stutter or block isn't part of your 30s....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2019
2 points

I'm in a similar situation. I love boardgames and my best friend gifted me, along with other things, the 30 seconds board game which I HATE playing for obvious reasons. But now I feel obligated to pla...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Friendships & BelongingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
5 points

Happens to me Everytime when someone gets me off guard and I do not process what to say beforehand lol. I feel you...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
1 points

I like theatre in high school and I have a pretty bad stutter with blocks and repetitions and a lot of umm and likes but I just got in my first audition in which I did stutter but not severely and sta...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Roles & PerformanceBlocks & StoppagesRepetitions & Prolongations+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2019
3 points

Me: *wanting to greet someone* “H-....” My stutter: lmao no...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution