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postr/StutterFeb 2, 2018
31 points

Participated in a model UN debate and dominated the conversation. Feeling proud :)

Participated in a model UN debate and dominated the conversation. Feeling proud :) Moderate stutterer(every third senetence). Fuck I'm so happy. I spoke more times then I can remember to count in fron...

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Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2018
2 points

Here's a question I want you to ask yourself: What's more embarassing? Stuttering or speaking slowly? By saying to yourself ''Today I will speak slowly the whole day'' you're setting yourself an unre...

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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2018
1 points

Related to the video: speaking slowly is simple to do, but it's hard (embaressment). To step over the activation threshold, I could make this step easier. Eg. Steps: 1. Testing to reallife: - I c...

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postr/StutterFeb 1, 2018
10 points

Embarrasing moment

Embarrasing moment At the orientation I was asked by my English major lecturer to give a few words on "What I like most about the University" with the intent to motivate the new intakes (undergraduat...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2018
1 points

Hey, do you tell the new people you stutter? I know if you don't do that it can feel impossible. But for many people it is part of a way out of the hiding and avoidance and dread that you're talking...

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Disclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. MaskingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2018
7 points

When you're talking to others, you're *communicating*, in addition to just speaking.   When you talk to yourself, you already know your message well in advance - it was already in your hea...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2018
2 points

I don't stutter at all when talking to myself, makes these exercises that SLTs suggest kinda ineffective. Probs some subconscious performance anxiety/ the need to project your voice/ time pressure t...

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commentr/StutterJan 31, 2018
1 points

Yeah that might help, thanks! How do you deal with the anxiety, if you have any? I know that by the time I'm setting the date for the presentation I can't think of anything else until then. I prefer s...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifePublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2018
2 points

So it's not so much related your stutter as it is to... performance anxiety, maybe?...

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Anxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2018
1 points

Yes that's an option, and I already appreciate this. Although it's not really about the time I guess.. I like to compare it to my girlfriend who has a deep fear of spiders (I don't want to call it Ara...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2018
2 points

yes, magnesium! i was going to mention that, too. my dad's side of the family all has issues with anxiety, and my uncle started using it, passed it on to my dad, passed it to me. i think it helps tak...

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Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2018
3 points

Yeah, having something that helps me not be so anxious stops the vicious stutter-social anxiety cycle. Best of luck! I feel your pain and hope you can find something that helps. Oh, and one other th...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2018
1 points

Sorry, but I'm not looking for a "fix". And I don't think there's a fix solution. And yeah, I stammer mostly because of anxiety attached to my stammering. I just wanted to know, what others stammers a...

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commentr/StutterJan 30, 2018
1 points

Very good insight and thank you, brethren. This may sound crazy but when I started working for this company, I had a warehouse gig and there were something like 20 or so employees. That was in 2010 an...

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postr/StutterJan 30, 2018
1 points

Severe [sometimes] Stammering! Any advice?

Severe [sometimes] Stammering! Any advice? Hey all! My question is what technique (like Yoga, Mediation, breathing exercise ) is useful for controlling my stammering. Sometimes I stammer very badly an...

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Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2018
4 points

I’m in a very similar position to you and know exactly what you’re going through. Something that has helped me a lot is drinking green tea. It has a very calming, mood-balancing effect and helps with ...

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postr/StutterJan 29, 2018
16 points

Social anxiety and stutter getting worse

Social anxiety and stutter getting worse First time posting in this sub so howdy everyone. 30 year old male and I've stuttered all my life. I never really cared about it up until when adulthood real...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2018
6 points

I don't stutter. A friend who does once set me this challenge. It's the first and only moment I've been really able to imagine how it feels, even for an instant. Because, like your wife, the challenge...

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commentr/StutterJan 29, 2018
5 points

Put yourself in their shoes. Stuttering is awkward and weird. Fluent people will never understand so you cannot express contempt for them attempting to deal with an awkward situation. I've come to rea...

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Validation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2018
3 points

Telling people you have a stutter has actually helped me. I had to read something outloud today and I told my peer I had a stutter, and that made things so much easier....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment