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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
2 points

>What do you mean, "almost always"? Who's humiliating you? Look at the non stutterers you interact with on a day to day basis. Look at there faces after they hear you stutter. Look at how they th...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
3 points

>when you almost always will be humiliated and don't stand a chance because of your stutter? What do you mean, "almost always"? Who's humiliating you? - Also, stutterers can do lots of things, j...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentListener ReactionsAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2018
1 points

>I've stuttered my whole life. Sometimes it was brutal, sometimes not so bad. But it's always there. Depends on my stress level really. But the most noticeable improvement was when I started takin...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Unhelpful Therapy TechniquesTherapy ExperiencesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2018
10 points

You say therapy is useless and all that. Both for mental health and stuttering. Have you ever tried it? I mean honestly tried it. I've stuttered my whole life. Sometimes it was brutal, sometimes not...

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Seeking TherapyStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterOct 27, 2018
12 points

Stutter getting worse. I'm fighting against impossible odds for wanting a better life.

Stutter getting worse. I'm fighting against impossible odds for wanting a better life. Im 22. I had been a literal shut in for 2.5-3 years and browsed various social anxiety, incel and stuttering foru...

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Anticipating StutteringSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2018
2 points

I have diagnosed ADHD-PI (Predominately inattentive) and sometimes I wonder if it negatively affects my speech. I'm prescribed Vyvanse and I've noticed I actually want to talk to people when I'm on it...

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Energy & Biological RhythmsStimulants & CaffeineAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2018
2 points

Class participations or Presentations. It really hurts me to see how people seem to find it really simple and easy. And here I am being eaten alive by anxiety for just thinking about it. Every time we...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2018
1 points

Congrats for stepping up to the mic - that's a very tough hurdle. Just a thought - if there is a ToastMasters club nearby (you can search for it online), they would likely welcome you to an upcoming ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAdvice RequestsAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 26, 2018
3 points

I remember that one time I had to do a debate at university. With a timer, a jury and a crowd. Yeah, fun times....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2018
2 points

hey, just wanted to let you know I'm also taking a public speaking class this semester. Its definitely has had its rough spots, but lmk if u want to talk...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Advice RequestsAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 25, 2018
28 points

I'm taking a public speaking class and just gave up within 30secs of my first speech.

I'm taking a public speaking class and just gave up within 30secs of my first speech. It's a required course that I've been putting off until my senior year of university. I couldn't get through the i...

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Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2018
1 points

Some days, I feel like my stutter prevents me from doing anything remotely sociable. I'm sure many of you feel this way. It sometimes prevents me from ordering what I actually want at a restaurant, ju...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2018
2 points

I'm sorry to hear you're going through a hard time. I am too and my speech has gotten so bad I broke down in front of my boyfriend (my speech is a disaster around him). One time I was having a ROUGH ...

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commentr/StutterOct 25, 2018
3 points

You can't actively heal stuttering if you keep blaming everything around you. I used to point everything on other things until one day I went to therapy. There, I had to face what my stutter is and mo...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2018
5 points

I have also had problems stuttering in social situations to the extent that I can't communicate at all, it does make you feel terrible. I know what you mean with sounding like a weirdo, using weird wo...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterOct 24, 2018
2 points

I wanna ft a girl more often but I feel like imma stutter a lot

I wanna ft a girl more often but I feel like imma stutter a lot [deleted]...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2018
1 points

Same, I mess up a lot while talking to my parents, especially my mom, I sometimes can't even spit out my first word while talking to her. Maybe because growing up, she is the most judgmental towards m...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2018
1 points

Are you basing your opinion on your own experience? Although stuttering can be situational, it is not necessarily caused by feelings of shyness or anxiety. As an example, I don't stutter because I'm...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2018
1 points

It's like I have stuttered before Mr. A before so next time the stutter increases. And if I talk with an authority with Mr. B, I'll stutter very less. Like I am comfortable with my family, relaxed wi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2018
1 points

The truth - for me, at least - is that stuttering is not what holds me back. I'm very shy and quiet and I used to attribute that to the stuttering/blocking, but I know the former came before the latte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more