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commentr/StutterMar 16, 2018
2 points

I have the exact same issue as you. Usually words that start with A E and H get me to stutter and when I know they will be coming in my speech the anxiety kicks in and I become focused on those words ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 16, 2018
5 points

Yeah, that happens to me. Ironically, its the anxiety which causes me to stutter....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 16, 2018
11 points

I only stutter when I think I'm going to stutter.

I only stutter when I think I'm going to stutter. If I'm not thinking about stuttering at all, I don't stutter, but the moment I start thinking that I'll stutter, that's when I stutter. Its so frustra...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterMar 15, 2018
7 points

How do you guys deal with confidence. My confidence has hit an all time low, and it's killing me

How do you guys deal with confidence. My confidence has hit an all time low, and it's killing me I did pretty good last semester, I've made lots of friends and picked up a sport and did extremely well...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterMar 15, 2018
16 points

How is/was your college experience with a stutter?

How is/was your college experience with a stutter? I’m currently a 3rd year Engineering student and it’s been pretty brutal so far. My roommate recently switched schools and I live 6 hours away from h...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencySchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2018
2 points

I have this problem and I think it's from my ADHD-PI (predominately inattentive). I'm trying to focus on stuttering less while also trying to focus on my story and it just overloads my train of though...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterMar 12, 2018
1 points

Help with a speech

Help with a speech I need to make a speech to a few hundred people at school next week. I stutter alot but whenever I'm talking to groups of people larger than 15 people i burst into tears and cannot ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPublic SpeakingAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
1 points

I change my perspective on how I’m feeling. When I’m stressed or scared or anxious about talking I remind myself that that panic feeling is actually my body getting prepared for me to do great. My hea...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
1 points

Take control of the situation and introduce yourself to people before they introduce themselves. I find that my anxiety jumps through the roof when someone introduces them to me and I have to respond....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
3 points

I wish I knew if this girl would be the same way. I’m probably just being too much in my own head. If the girl accepts me for me then great, and if not then she isn’t the type of person I want to be w...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
9 points

My last relationship (and my best one) went like this. We met on ok Cupid. I was states away but planned on coming home after a few months. We chatted on the app for a few weeks before we exchanged ph...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 11, 2018
9 points

Upcoming intro/presentation

Upcoming intro/presentation Hi everyone. I have a stressful week ahead, with two full days of meetings where I will be on point for a lot of it. These meetings might have up to 30 people in them, an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterMar 11, 2018
9 points

How did your SO react to your stutter? Also, my personal situation.

How did your SO react to your stutter? Also, my personal situation. I’ve been thinking about asking out a girl who I think is interested in me in one of my classes. We haven’t talked at all, and I don...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceDisclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
2 points

> in reality alot of people judge you Judge you as having a speech disorder. That's it. It isn't a fairytale to say most adult people don't care about your stutter. Most people really don't. They ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 11, 2018
1 points

As much as I want to live the fairy tale of acceptence, in reality alot of people judge you. Esp. in circles where status is more important...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterMar 10, 2018
14 points

"Personal Perceptions and Perceived Public Opinion About Stuttering in the United States"

"Personal Perceptions and Perceived Public Opinion About Stuttering in the United States" I was just reading [this article from AJSLP](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28785764) (doi: 10.1044/2017_...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterMar 9, 2018
4 points

Accept yourself and stop focusing on other people's reactions

Accept yourself and stop focusing on other people's reactions Stutterers are always focusing way too much on how other people will react, how others feel. Why? Why do you let other people's reactions ...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideMindset shiftFluency Techniques+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2018
1 points

Maybe he's planning to propose or do some other stressful, life changing thing? Sounds like he's just suddenly very anxious. ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterMar 8, 2018
1 points

Biting lips on B's and P's

Biting lips on B's and P's I've developed this embarrassing habit of sometimes having to bite the inside of my lips to produce a "burst" to pronounce my B's and P's. Of course, my first AND last name ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Physical TensionAnxiety & Social JudgmentFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2018
6 points

Accept your anxiety. The more you try denying it, the stronger it becomes. It's like saying, Don't think about pink elephants. That's all you will end up doing. Accept the anxiety and that it is ok an...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride