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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2018
2 points

Thanks! I think I started over thinking it when watching the training videos of how to speak to customers where they get the most fluent actors they can find speaking with no hesitation at all....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 4, 2018
1 points

Starting a new job tomorrow fear of co-workers laughing and making fun of my stutter

Starting a new job tomorrow fear of co-workers laughing and making fun of my stutter [deleted]...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2018
3 points

Is there a group in Chicago? Personally i don't like meeting other stutterers, because whenever i talk to another stutterer, i feel how hard it is for my friends and family(and everyone i've ever talk...

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Seeking TherapyValidation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2018
3 points

I feel your pain. I really do.The only way out is through.I went from avoiding speaking and people completely due to feeling painfully insecure, depressed and anxious...to giving a TEDx talk earlier ...

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Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2018
1 points

I've never met anyone with a stutter but I already feel incredibly uncomfortable just watching people stutter on TV or in movies. I'm sure it would be even worse meeting someone else who stutters....

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2018
8 points

>I've had girls I like ask me out but **I said no because I was too nervous of my stutter** Don't do that next time. :) >they just laugh and walk off Never mind them, then. You don't want tho...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2018
2 points

Like someone else said, improve yourself first. Go lift. Come back when you are comfortable in your own body then that will give you more self confidence and hopefully lessen your stutter. I didnt get...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2018
3 points

I've found online dating to be great for us, it allows you to open up a dialogue with someone and get to know them a little bit before having to talk to them. I do also find it helpful to just say in ...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2018
6 points

Focus on improving yourself. Most of us want a partner and relationship in life, yes, but at 20-years-old you have plenty of time. Confidence is key. Put yourself out there. Go to parties, talk ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
postr/StutterJul 4, 2018
7 points

Just want some of your guy's tips/experiences with trying to pick up girls? Cause I can't :/

Just want some of your guy's tips/experiences with trying to pick up girls? Cause I can't :/ I've been single all my life, well I've had girls I like ask me out but I said no because I was too nervous...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2018
0 points

Just try to calm down and identify why you are so anxious in the first place. Don’t mind so much what other people will say or think, just own your stutter and be comfortable in your own skin, if you ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2018
1 points

Bro, everybody got good responses for you but I'll say one thing... Dating is also a numbers game. I don't mean in a cold-hearted, naplam the whole club with pickups but you gotta put yourself out the...

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Dating & RomanceAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2018
3 points

>stopped me from approaching girls that I normally would want to approach cause it's just so awkward Awkwardness is likely there regardless of your specific circumstance. What you need to do is fi...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2018
12 points

I'm with /u/SufficientMeal, disclosure is the best policy for phone calls like these, so the person understands to be patient and that there probably isn't anything wrong with the call if there's a lo...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersHelplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 3, 2018
7 points

Feel like shit :/

Feel like shit :/ Had to book an appointment yesterday and the lady asks me where i was born and the place i was born is so hard to say I stuttered so hard and just said any random place... Now I look...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2018
2 points

My man! Two years and a half in and I can truly say: it's worse in your mind that it really is. For real, man. Before starting college I was fucking TERRIFIED. "What I'm gonna do?" "What they gonna t...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2018
1 points

I really don't know. Do you get nervous in new situations, and does that affect your stutter?...

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Anxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 29, 2018
2 points

To disclose or not to disclose

To disclose or not to disclose Hello fellas, Recently I have been pondering about this. I apologize that this might be a long one, but hopefully people who come across this can give me insights. Ba...

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commentr/StutterJun 29, 2018
3 points

I'm very receptive to speech therapy, but I know it's difficult to integrate strategies learned in speech therapy into real life conversations. There's good speech therapists and bad ones, like the on...

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Therapy ExperiencesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2018
1 points

That’s one way 😋 The more suave way: I tend to stutter when I get nervous. Meeting you is definitely one of those times because I don’t want to screw it up. ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment