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commentr/StutterAug 9, 2019
4 points

Shit happens. It’s not god’s fault because he doesn’t exist. The only thing I've been trying to do is improve in other areas that do not involve speaking ie. Exercise and/or a new skill. I recommend ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionEnergy & Biological Rhythms
postr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

What do you say when a person (unknowingly) laughs at you...

What do you say when a person (unknowingly) laughs at you... Quite a few times, I've been in a social situation where I will stutter and someone who doesn't know I stutter will laugh and say something...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAdvice Offered+1 more
postr/StutterAug 9, 2019
2 points

Tired if stuttering

Tired if stuttering I'm past the embarrassment. I legit just walk around and stutter in people's faces at this point and the shame of it is gone. I forced myself a few years back to talk every day, ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2019
6 points

Funny because Rowan Atkinson actually has a stutter and thus turns to acting to hide it...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 8, 2019
21 points

I go back to school on Tuesday, and I'm sick to my stomach

I go back to school on Tuesday, and I'm sick to my stomach This is my first post here. I am going into my senior year of high school, and I am extremely nervous about it. I have struggled with a sever...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
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...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterAug 8, 2019
6 points

"If I had one wish I would use it to remove my stutter". Something I've thought of for like 18 years and I can't find any other answer. I have my zones but this is more thanks to social anxiety thoug...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2019
17 points

Dude I can totally relate man. Especially awesome pick up lines or compliments I wanted to say to a girl only to not say it cause of my stutter. I’m a lot older now and a weee bit more experienced so ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
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
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
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 8, 2019
1 points

If you are fine it, I highly encourage you to make it your original style but it will take time to make it habit but I am sure you can do it, best of luck brother...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2019
2 points

Glad I’m not the only one! It’s a really weird thing. I don’t know if I should keep speaking with a different accent because let’s be honest I rather speak on a different tone and not stutter than str...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2019
2 points

I met my wife in my University cafeteria. My floor mates and I decided we would sit with different random people male or female during our mealtimes. Then I ended up marrying one of the new people I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDating & RomanceFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2019
5 points

Happy for you brother, you're another living proof that going out of your comfort zone is the best way get through stuttering....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2019
1 points

I found a solution to order without stuttering, so, as you know, stress makes you stutter more. So just put a smile on your face, for some reason, everytime you smile it makes you feel better, even wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 7, 2019
113 points

I DID IT

I DID IT my whole life i’ve had a stutter. it’s always been one of my biggest insecurities for the longest time. i would hardly speak at school and only talk to a few close friends. but this year i pr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2019
1 points

Idk, I’ve found that by constantly putting myself in uncomfortable situations that force me to speak and interact with others more, my stutter has gotten significantly better. It’s taken a long time a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2019
3 points

I was in speech therapy for 15 years doing the same thing. Then I found out there are other options beyond fluency. Life was difficult but I never felt hopeless because I've met enough people who stut...

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commentr/StutterAug 6, 2019
1 points

I think that practice helps to overcome to anxiety and these are low risk situations. Challenge yourself to go and talk to someone. The goal isn’t to avoid all human interaction but to become comforta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of 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