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commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
2 points

I’ve used them and they work. Short-lived, however. My brain figured out it’s being tricked and reverts to old speech patterns no matter what. But I do think if you use it periodically it also helps a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
1 points

Yeah the biggest class is 40 people and the smallest is 18 so it’s pretty much the same size as high school classes...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
1 points

Do you know how big your classes are because if they are big lecture hall style classes you won’t have to go around and say your name. And often times class participation just means using your clicker...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 14, 2019
2 points

Advice

Advice Hi all. Just a quick question regarding something I've been thinking about lately. I generally keep myself to myself and seldom engage others in conversation. I recently got into a conversation...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
4 points

The dreaded name and cool fact. Sometimes I go all in and say “I’m — and I have a stutter.” It would probably be the one sentence all week that I’d say fluently too!...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterAug 14, 2019
8 points

First day of college introductions

First day of college introductions I’m starting college next week and I’ve always hated introductions. I’d always skip the first day of school just so I wouldn’t have to do it. Now that I’m starting c...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
2 points

When I start saying a sentence, I already know which word(s) I am going to stutter on. While I am getting to that point in the sentence, I reword the entire thing so that I can use a synonym or a sort...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2019
3 points

I assume it is with you like many of us, that it isn't nearly as bad speaking face-to-face with someone than say over the phone. A trick I usually do when that one word simply refuse to cooperate is t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHumor & Community TonePhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
3 points

Thanks for your response Actually I do not fear people at all, I have a good confidence in myself, But there is something that control me, it’s very complex, I feel like someone put a rock in my mout...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution
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
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
2 points

First days are always the worst. Truly get you man!!. There was once a time when I couldn't get my name out and the teacher just asked me to sit down in class. After that year I normally started bunk...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Helplessness & AgencyAvoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
1 points

Can truly relate with you !! This is because stuttering has become a habit and it's become a part of the muscle memory. Try looking at yourself in the mirror and reduce the unusual openings of the mou...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
1 points

Before i went on intensive speech therapy, I used these at school and they work a treat. While I recommend you don’t rely on them, if you have a speech or meeting or interview, I say you should use th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
2 points

My first job was checkout at a local, popular grocery store. All the locals went there (not a chain). I was SCARED to say the least. But this was where my daily talking began to grow my confidence. I ...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
2 points

Embarrasment is your own state of mind. You stutter,... so what... I do to. When you are in the situation that you are stuttering in a conversation and you are feeling that the situation is becoming ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
2 points

Remember, you know best what you're selling. They want something from you and most of them are not in a (huge) hurry. At first it will be scary and uncomfortable but it gets better and you'll become m...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 13, 2019
19 points

Stuttering, Keep it short, how to cure it, but it's a life long mission.

Stuttering, Keep it short, how to cure it, but it's a life long mission. I made it just for my stuttering family because we're all one. Not going to lie, my whole life I have feared away from reading ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2019
4 points

I must agree, this is my first comment on reddit, I made it just for my stuttering family because we're all one. Not going to lie, i scammed through your story bro and I agree. I wanted to say that fr...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2019
3 points

am currently a lifeguard that has to deal with people who don’t listen to the rules. whenever people come in to enter the pool i have to tell them the rules before they go for a swim and it’s a nightm...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical TensionStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2019
3 points

I totally agree that the more you put yourself out there in uncomfortable situations, the easier handling embarrassment becomes, sometimes to the point that it won’t bother you at all; and sometimes t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of LifeSeverity & Fluctuation