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commentr/StutterAug 18, 2019
2 points

Couldn't agree with this more. I feel like I stutter when I am given time to think what I am going to say. I will constantly repeat the thing in my mind and under my breath until its my turn to speak....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterAug 17, 2019
6 points

Knowing when I am going to stutter

Knowing when I am going to stutter I’m a 20 year old who has a mild stutter and has never been to speech therapy. I recently have figured out that most of the time when I stutter I know I am about to ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterAug 15, 2019
10 points

They chose a person over me because i stutter

They chose a person over me because i stutter Let me tell you a short story. 2 years ago i was a student at a college. I was studying at the English department. It was my last year at the college. My...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPropositionality & Weight+2 more
postr/StutterAug 15, 2019
7 points

I'm really worried about my future.

I'm really worried about my future. First time posting here. So I've had very severe stammering since childhood which has gotten worse over the years and still headed in the same direction. It runs i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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postr/StutterAug 15, 2019
49 points

Today I felt humiliated

Today I felt humiliated Today in French class we were having an activity made by a French auxiliar the uni got. The thing is that we had to raise our hands to talk, but from a moment to another she po...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Propositionality & WeightFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterAug 15, 2019
9 points

Apple Interview (Recent College Graduate)

Apple Interview (Recent College Graduate) I recently had an interview at Apple working retail. (obviously way out of any person who stutters comfort zone) The interview went alright, I went in with as...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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postr/StutterAug 14, 2019
40 points

Should I kill myself because I stutter?

Should I kill myself because I stutter? I’ve been stuttering since I was 11. I’m 23 now but I feel like I missed out on so much because of it. I had a hard time talking to girls, people would laugh at...

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commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
2 points

I guess you're right, but my intention was to say that you should take the risk of going to see the movie because I was personally very touched by it and being a stutterer makes you appreciate the str...

Community & SupportCauses & Variability
Personal StoriesPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
5 points

Dude c'mon don't let the fact that you stutter make you uncomfortable. I went to the premiere of this movie and had a great time. Sublime movie, excellent acting by Colin Firth (he won the oscar for ...

Community & SupportCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesPropositionality & WeightAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterAug 13, 2019
3 points

SHAME ON ME | Suicide

SHAME ON ME | Suicide Hello My Friends :) Sorry if my English language is bad Actually I have a stuttering in hole my life , since I was 8 years old , now I’m 23 years old , I was having a lot of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

It's the speed that people can talk that I don't understand. Some people can react to others and speak the instant they want to, I just can't understand it. I suppose they probably can't understand h...

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Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

Hi! I just finished school. I've had a stutter since I was about three years old also. I usually get word blocks which last indefinitely or for a few seconds. I suppose I have learnt a few things wh...

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commentr/StutterAug 8, 2019
2 points

Yes, I totally relate. In school, my grades were near perfect. They would have been perfect if I participated in class discussions. I new all the answers, had great ideas, but I also had my stutter. I...

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postr/StutterAug 8, 2019
43 points

I truly wonder how it would be to say what you want when you want

I truly wonder how it would be to say what you want when you want I bet many of you are familiar with this. There have been so so sooo many times I knew the answer to a question, had a mad punchline o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
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commentr/StutterAug 8, 2019
1 points

TRUEEEEEEE. Being a "smart" person, not saying that in a bragging type of way, and having a stutter just totally sucks. There's so many times whether it's in class, with friends, or just in a conversa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2019
2 points

I block on words completely.I'll go to say ''relatively'', and instead I'll stammer out ''rrrrrrrrrrelatively''.i doubt it was triggered by something traumatic, as I have been through pretty depressin...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight+1 more
postr/StutterAug 6, 2019
3 points

I woke up one day and inexplicably started stuttering.A month and a half later and the problem has persisted and, in some respects, worsened.

I woke up one day and inexplicably started stuttering.A month and a half later and the problem has persisted and, in some respects, worsened. Allow me to provide context.If I sound at all vain or prid...

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postr/StutterAug 3, 2019
63 points

Being 'smart' with stutter is really exhausting

Being 'smart' with stutter is really exhausting Hello. I'm 27. A woman. And pardon if there's grammar error because english is not my first language. I'm beginning to stutter since 4th grade. I can't...

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postr/StutterJul 27, 2019
11 points

My thoughts race ahead of me

My thoughts race ahead of me When I'm speaking at times, I feel like my mind is in overdrive trying to find the right words to say at the right time. It feels like I'm constantly "tripping" over my th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterJul 24, 2019
13 points

Stuttering as a Musician

Stuttering as a Musician I grew up with a stutter at the same time I was learning piano. Years later, it baffled me when I encountered mental blocks in the middle of a piece that I memorized. I played...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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