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commentr/StutterJan 1, 2020
7 points

Yeah its terrible for me if i can't think of a work around word that won't cause a stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterJan 1, 2020
55 points

Does anybody else stutter when you are telling something important to someone?

Does anybody else stutter when you are telling something important to someone? I find that my stutter isn’t that bad normally but when I get to tell something that I really want to tell or that I need...

Causes & Variability
Propositionality & Weight
postr/StutterJan 1, 2020
3 points

Observations after becoming an ESL teacher and learning another language.

Observations after becoming an ESL teacher and learning another language. Hey, I've always wanted to share my thoughts on this since I've thought it was interesting. Before college, I wasn't fluent wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 31, 2019
5 points

As a blocking stutterer I'll have to try this. I've spent decades editing what I plan to say to avoid blocking. I must say that thinking about what I say has meant that I possibly speak in a more arti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2019
9 points

isnt it amazing we know the world we gonna stutter one before we even get to it? i usually replace that word with another before i get to it. doing this made me unique etc to alot of ppl. the words id...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2019
3 points

I also never really agreed with the idea that the stutter doesn't define me. If I'm being honest, most of the decisions I've made were based on some voice in the back of my head constantly doubting if...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
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commentr/StutterDec 30, 2019
3 points

This is a super interesting question that I think has many facets. As humans we are very complex. We have so many areas to develop that end up defining us. A lot of people are defined by their careers...

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postr/StutterDec 28, 2019
24 points

I am broken..

I am broken.. This past week was hard for me mentally all these thoughts about how I just want to speak without fear or holding back, I am worried about my future, I will go to university soon and the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentPropositionality & Weight+3 more
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...

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commentr/StutterDec 21, 2019
7 points

My experience is similar to yours, lifelong mild stutter that has always come and gone. It's been worse as an adult though, with some significant "flare-ups" so to speak, periods of time where it has ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 15, 2019
1 points

I am also the only one in my family who has ever presented with a stutter. I went to a speech therapist a couple of times growing up, but found it pretty useless because their method of initial asses...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
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postr/StutterDec 15, 2019
7 points

Talking quickly negates my stutter in some cases?

Talking quickly negates my stutter in some cases? Whenever I talk quickly, my blocks tend be far less prevalent, although it might sound weird to some people when I talk, I swear, rapid communication ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational VariabilityPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 14, 2019
1 points

I completely understand, I spent so long being depressed and questioning why I was born like this that ending it seems like such an easy way to end how alone I feel inside. Only 1% of the entire world...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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postr/StutterDec 11, 2019
32 points

Vent: My boss and the world are so clueless about stuttering....

Vent: My boss and the world are so clueless about stuttering.... Sup lol, just a random rant to reflect on my speech as of late and how it makes me realize how uneducated and misinformed *most* people...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterDec 11, 2019
4 points

Environmental stuttering/ some thoughts.

Environmental stuttering/ some thoughts. Hello, I have found that when I am speaking by myself and reading aloud in my room that my stutter is 99% gone. The reason I bring this up is that I have bee...

Causes & VariabilityCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
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commentr/StutterDec 9, 2019
1 points

Same here! Pronouncing complicated Medical terminologies in uni is way easier for me than simple everyday words.. It's actually very mind-boggling xD...

Causes & Variability
Propositionality & Weight
postr/StutterDec 8, 2019
5 points

Stuttering more as I get older

Stuttering more as I get older I'm 28 years old, and for some reason I've found myself stuttering a lot more when talking to people than I used to. What's funny is that stuttering has never been a pro...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight+2 more
postr/StutterDec 4, 2019
4 points

Stuttering in only one language?

Stuttering in only one language? I have been raised bilingual, and the language I'm stuttering in is actually the one I have known better since childhood, so it makes no sense. I have started stutteri...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalPropositionality & Weight+1 more
postr/StutterDec 2, 2019
16 points

Life with speech blocks:(

Life with speech blocks:( Sorry about the lengthy post, I've been wanting to get this off my chest for quite a sometime. Now that I'm suffering more due to this speech block issues. I want to see whet...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2019
1 points

The hard sounds you are blocking on SOMETIMES it’s possible to skip them entirely and say the rest of the word and be fluent. If you are saying things twice (from what I understand from ur post) it ma...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight