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postr/StutterOct 25, 2019
1 points

Techniques for words beginning with h?

Techniques for words beginning with h? Hi all, I've had a minor stutter since I was a teenager. Went to saw a speech therapist but I sort of lost contact with them as I went to uni. It comes and goes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2019
3 points

You are going to need a lot of luck. Luckily, I know how to get lucky; It's through practice. The only way to get good at phone interviews is to practice. Practice before the interview. Imagine what...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 24, 2019
3 points

if you are applying for a technical job, tell them about the stutter, usually, they wont mind and it will help you relax, secondly practicing speaking loudly daily in the morning for 15 20 minutes hel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2019
2 points

I figured that I used to stutter a lot because I had a minor OCD with trying to make sure I say all the perfect words for a perfect explanation, now I just wing it and it works a lot better...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2019
1 points

There’s lots of things you can try. Techniques that some people find helpful are: prolonged speech (I find this helps with my blocking), soft contacts and easy onsets. Some people also find self-adve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2019
1 points

i’ve always kinda liked the idea of having my sentences finished or people guessing words when im stuck. rather than feeling defeated i feel relieved, somewhat like a helping hand is reaching for me. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & EmpathyAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 23, 2019
2 points

I'm a CyberSecurity Solution Architect / Engineer and I have a mild stutter. My role involves attending daily project stand up meetings which are sometimes face to face, and sometimes via phone confer...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
3 points

I guess it depends. If they just help me finish my sentence and keep listening, I know they care about what I’m trying to say and are genuinely just helping when I’m struggling. It’s when they finish ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionListener Reactions
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
5 points

I get that. For me it just feels like the person doesn’t have enough patience to let me get the word out. It’ll get there eventually. Also, sometimes they don’t say the word I was going to say, so the...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family FactorsListener Reactions
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
1 points

If someone says a word that has the same sound in it twice or the same word multiple times, example is that song that says "wiggle wiggle wiggle..." I'll say "man it sounds like me trying to say 'wig...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionHumor & Community Tone
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
3 points

Yeah I agree with you cus I know my friends are doing to try to be nice. They aren't doing it for a malicious reason. Plus if I'm really stuck and they finish my sentence, I'm a little grateful somet...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
5 points

It's due to past experiences where you got stuck on the same thing. Once you have good experiences with those questions it'll become easy...the problem is getting the good experiences. I know it's har...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionExperiential Association
postr/StutterOct 22, 2019
19 points

I GAVE A SPEECH! My story.

I GAVE A SPEECH! My story. Today I finally did it! I public spoke for the first time in a long while-5-6 years. I used to be a good speaker in my middle school. I had a little stutter back them but i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterOct 22, 2019
3 points

How to not block when someone asks something????

How to not block when someone asks something???? I have this problem, I get blocked, like words refuse come out of my mouth , whenever someone SUDDENLY asks me something like my name or where do I liv...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightBlocks & Stoppages+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
1 points

I do the same thing words that start with S, i can usually tell if I'm going to mess it up, so I'll try to talk slower....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
1 points

Known the person for about 6 months. Everyone else I work with thinks the same also and they have known him longer and recall other things in the past, he once had a gluten allergy for a few months be...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
13 points

For me personally, I disagree. If it's someone I'm close withand I'm particularly stuck, I don't mind them trying to finish my sentence. The slight defeat of someone finishing my sentence is less pain...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionValidation & EmpathyAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
2 points

I’m a chef, going to be a headchef soon. I find it hard introducing myself to new staff because I literally can’t say my name without stuttering, sadly. Apart from that I do okay, I have to change som...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
1 points

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. We all grow up in a society that tells us stuttering is bad. A lot of people who stutter and SLPs work on changing these attitudes but we won't be able to change soc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

hear that. But when people speak about controlling stammering and fluency techniques, the feeling is that stammering is not ok. That you should be proud of all of yourself, including being a person wh...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionMedicalization / Neurodiversity