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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
7 points

I feel like no matter how hard you try to hide it, if you stutter i'll know it đź‘€. I wonder if it's like this for other people that stutter too, that theyll hear it immediately...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
1 points

I have had a stutter since I could learn to speak. A lot of folks who have a stutter have gone through years of speech therapy, so much so that it isn’t as detectable anymore unless they’re under stre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentFluency TechniquesEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
39 points

Not rare. Not at all. A lot of PWS conceal their stutter. PWS can and do achieve fluency. There are a lot of us....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
1 points

Yeah I tried it twice. It felt odd because I was the only one with an impairment. I know the techniques for public speech very well. But I can’t perfectly control my body every second. It will show. P...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterNov 8, 2024
9 points

Need more confidence

Need more confidence I have been stuttering for as long as i can remember, and it has been an obstacle in so many different things that I have given up just so I don't have to talk to people. There a...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2024
4 points

It sounds like you're making a lot of assumptions. First, how old are these girls? If we're talking about girls in their early teens then I would say just try not to let it bother you. At this age eve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 6, 2024
2 points

You had to tell somebody you've lived with for 10 years that you stutter? Then I don't think you stutter....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
postr/StutterNov 5, 2024
6 points

Kind of a rant/vent post

Kind of a rant/vent post I'm supposed to be recording a video for a school project of mine and the script starts with "Taking". My mouth for some reason does not want to not stutter on taking no matte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesFrustration & AngerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2024
1 points

I was nervous at your age too. Remember that you're way harsher on yourself than anybody else. Honestly, most people could give 2 shits if you stutter or not and those that do, F them bud. Those pe...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2024
1 points

I was married for 10 years. My wife never knew until one day ordering food on the phone and I had an episode. Aside from that one slip up, she would not have known. I hide it well, but it's stressf...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 5, 2024
2 points

LOL!!! SO true. Also if I am ordering from an indian/ foreign place I just start prolonging the syllables of the dishes name and acting as if I am having a hard time finding the correct way to pronoun...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2024
1 points

Same boat as you. I avoid saying a lot of words due to the stutter but I fear it makes people think I’m stupid. I had some co workers tell me there’s a difference between how I talk on email vs in per...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2024
1 points

There's a post from me in this sub from a while back that outlines that. In the end though it's habit, I'm mid 50s, I kicked the stutter very late in my 20s. Tough time before then....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2024
5 points

I feel the same. I pretend myself as a mute person most of the times bcoz i don't want to stammer anymore. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2024
2 points

I worry about this to, but you have to understand, the worst thing you can do is not try. I’ve had a stutter my whole life, and I have managed to start a part time career in the military and am now pu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & CareerDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2024
1 points

As a life-long stutterer, who is in the military part time and pursuing a job in law enforcement, I get it. But the worst thing you can do is not try. Most of the time, when people with stutters falte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkTherapy & Professional
Hiding & ConcealmentEmployment & CareerSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterNov 3, 2024
0 points

Some medications that reduce dopamine, such as risperidone, may apparently help reduce stuttering, but the long-term effects need to be seen....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentNeurological & Brain
postr/StutterNov 2, 2024
10 points

how do y’all prefer people react when you stutter? & why?

how do y’all prefer people react when you stutter? & why? i also have a stutter, so i’m just curious to see if other people have similar or different preferences. personally, i most prefer that peopl...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Listener ReactionsAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 2, 2024
1 points

Stutter blocks around your own name are quite difficult but not impossible. In my experience a lot of what it boils down to is just getting used to introducing yourself in front of people, and realisi...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterNov 1, 2024
14 points

“Funny” thing happened this evening

“Funny” thing happened this evening I attended a Diwali celebration with few of my drone pilot friends. We were doing a photoshoot for the event. After that I was craving Indian food. So I called a ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & Substitution