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commentr/StutterSep 3, 2019
3 points

Imagine in the tittle instead of finishing it you stopped at “finishing my sss___” and we all just blurted out random words like we’re on jeopardy lmao it could be right but that game can also be nerv...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionListener Reactions
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2019
1 points

Everyone's different, I guess. I hate it. In the moment, I kind of take it as them being impatient and trying to get me talking over with. I know people say they're trying to help, too. I just find th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2019
1 points

Everyone has their preference. Personally I hate it but it probably depends on how fluent (or not fluent) you are....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2019
2 points

Yeah I like it when people do it for me, takes a weight off my shoulders and can allow me to talk about something else....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterSep 3, 2019
7 points

I sometimes don’t mind people finishing off my sentences

I sometimes don’t mind people finishing off my sentences A common pet peeve —to put it lightly— in the stuttering community is a dislike for when people attempt to, or finish off ones sentence mid-stu...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Listener ReactionsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2019
1 points

I'm doing CS rn and couldn't get any Internships coz of stuttering in interviews :/. Good for u though. Congrats....

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2019
1 points

I thought I wasn't good enough to work in retail but my stutter was the only thing that made them not to hire me. Can't blame them though. I opted for general labor Instead...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2019
1 points

Okay, when I had to answer phones for a job this is what I did - I still stuttered mind you but it helped. I developed a phone voice: a song-song like voice that is almost sickeningly sweet. I learne...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2019
1 points

Lmao, it's weird. I stutter way more when I'm comfortable. Guess everyone has it differently....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 3, 2019
5 points

Strange how different it is for each person, LOL. Reading out loud is pretty much guaranteed to make my stutter about 10x worse. It was always my idea of hell in school and I'd do anything to avoid it...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2019
3 points

For sure. I have the same stutter as him. Notice that sometimes he stops mid sentence, not to think, but because he’s come across a word or sound that he can’t say - a “blockade” - that stops him, so ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2019
2 points

As a person with a stutter that is ‘evolving’, it isn’t for me. I started out repeating a lot of letters, the ‘classic’ stutter. To help that, i didn’t take a breath. I just stopped breathing before...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2019
1 points

Yeah I never just say my name I'll add stuff to it before. My name and other names I need to say...

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

That's interesting.Sounds like my case.Actually,I plan ahead to use different words in place of feared words on which I think I will block....

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

Stutter no, but blocks sometimes - like if I'm thinking something out word for word, my mind might get stuck on a sound, or stop part way through the sentence. I tend to think if I'd been speaking out...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
postr/StutterAug 31, 2019
1 points

Can you make peace with the tricks and avoidances?

Can you make peace with the tricks and avoidances? Fellow stuttering individuals, I ask this question because I was thinking about it the other day. I am still at that point where I am trying to accep...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2019
1 points

You know. When I tell people about how I have to sometimes change my sentences because I feel a stutter to a word coming or that I can’t say certain words they always ask me to say it for them. Mofo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2019
1 points

My advise that could help is to force yourself into situations that requires you to speak like raising your hand, getting someone’s attentions, etc. This has kinda helped me, I always find I stutter l...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 30, 2019
5 points

What are some of the worst words for people? I.e the ones you actively avoid at all costs?

What are some of the worst words for people? I.e the ones you actively avoid at all costs? This is just out of curiosity. For me some of the common ones are Letter Litter Zero Yellow The word “s...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2019
5 points

I found that removing the h sound in hello and just saying "Ello" works well for me and doesn't sound that much different...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution