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postr/StutterOct 6, 2019
54 points

I find it EXTREMELY difficult to gain respect and be assertive. I don't feel like a "man".

I find it EXTREMELY difficult to gain respect and be assertive. I don't feel like a "man". I'd like to believe I'm a well dressed and well presented person. I keep clean and put effort into how I appe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 6, 2019
2 points

"NO" is a one word that I can always say without stuttering :D...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 6, 2019
14 points

Been getting made fun of at work for my stuttering and cluttering

Been getting made fun of at work for my stuttering and cluttering Sorry in advice about the rant So I have always had a mild stutter but not only do I stutter I have a severe case of cluttering sadly...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 5, 2019
2 points

Sometimes saying fuck it and “bullshitting it” makes you not stutter at all....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2019
2 points

Kind of yes. They only tends to stutter in some specific situation apart from it they pretty much cured it. And many people i know. They just accepted it and living with it happily. So it's on there p...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterOct 4, 2019
7 points

Stutter forcing me to be introverted.

Stutter forcing me to be introverted. How do I gain confidence?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterOct 3, 2019
7 points

I don't stutter when talking to ladies

I don't stutter when talking to ladies 24 Male here. I do stutter when i'm going to ask something to someone I don't know, when someone asks me for my name and lots of other scenarios, but not when fl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterOct 3, 2019
39 points

What has helped me the most over the years

What has helped me the most over the years Hey everybody. I'm a 42yo and have stuttered for as long as I remember. When I was younger it absolutely controlled me and affected my relationships, persona...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2019
1 points

I am not an expert, but I am a stammerer myself. I seems that just like every stammer is different, every individual with a stammer will think of it differently. Oftentimes, when a stammer is retai...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
postr/StutterOct 3, 2019
3 points

Last time I go to Sonic for fast food.

Last time I go to Sonic for fast food. I stuttered so bad. I don't even know why. I got subway just fine yesterday. Yet when it comes to speaking in the intercom machine I could barely get a word out....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationRepetitions & Prolongations
postr/StutterOct 3, 2019
5 points

Sudden increase in anxiety and stuttering before travel

Sudden increase in anxiety and stuttering before travel Hey guys, Long time stutterer here. I'm originally from south Asia, but I've been living in Canada for 8 years now. I'm 24 years old. I will be ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2019
1 points

Yeah same, it's not a good look as a guy though... as many girls want the guy to take the initiative. I've recently got into a pretty bad habit of pointing at stuff on the menu which lol, I need to st...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDating & Romance
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2019
1 points

I used Siri to train myself, becoming more fluent with the things I want it to do. It was kinda like recording myself. My approach was to calm my self before using it, preparing what I wanted to say...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
1 points

Depends on the severity of her stutter. If it’s severe, then it’s like being upset that your wheelchair-bound girlfriend asks you to get things from the top shelf; she’s literally unable to, or at the...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
1 points

Try to read every night 20-30 out loud or just read reddit comment out loud that will help you, it has worked for me but I still have some situations when I stutter in some words like I put too much p...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
1 points

Absolutely. Stuttering is what stutterers do when they're trying not to stutter....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
2 points

I get my husband to talk for me sometimes- not all the time as I am a true extrovert- but sometimes on bad days and drive throughs! He doesn't mind at all. But if she is using you as a crutch that can...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
3 points

I have my boyfriend do the same for me, not always but most of the time. It’s not that he’s speaking for me, it’s the fact that when I do try to order my own food and stuff, people look at me and some...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
6 points

I like people ordering my food or introducing me. IMO it just saves everyone time, saves me effort, and particularly with introductions avoids my first impression being a chronic stutterer (my stutte...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterOct 1, 2019
1 points

Your heart is made of stone, talk more... Don't care about other people.....Read newspapers in front of ur parents.....The barrier is what is stopping u, once u break it... You will achieve glory...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation