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commentr/StutterJun 18, 2019
3 points

Yes, I totally get you. My stutter has gotten worse in the past 3 months for some reason, and I just noticed everyone look away when it happens. They get embarrassed, intrupt me, look away, finish my...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2019
1 points

I some times get something like that, so then I try to open my mouth less and now I'm stuttering and mumbling and no one understands me. :(...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical Tension
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2019
1 points

Yup I've been stuttering for 8 years. And about the confidence thingy, the solution is to work on your confidence by going out of your comfort zone (idk a lot of stuff abt this, but there's plenty of ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2019
3 points

As a first generation immigrant, I stutter a lot when I'm with people who speaks fluent English lol. I get upset when others think less of my English speak proficiency, and stuttering definitely makes...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2019
5 points

I stutter a lot around new people. I mostly skip some word's which are difficult to pronounce to avoid my stutter and yea I stutter less when I am with people I am comfortable with....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2019
3 points

Holy shizzle I thought I was the only one! I stutter when comfortable and stutter less when uncomfortable...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2019
8 points

yesss i get this. for me i think it’s because i feel comfortable enough to stutter freely (or at least not be 100% fluent) since those i’m comfortable with know i stutter. so i try as hard as i can to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2019
2 points

The worst part about blocks or suppression is that they just walk away whilst when u are trying to get out a word.....The Freezing part is what that makes me vent always.....i come to a point where I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2019
7 points

You know I know the feeling your going through. I used to think nobody’s got time to listen to me because I took a lil longer to speak but thinking this made me try rush speaking and I was bad at spea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2019
2 points

I primary only block and I always have to change the structure of what I am trying to say. When I feel I am going to block I try to add articles to the words like instead of saying someone's name I sa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2019
1 points

I had this exact same thing in secondary school during about 5th and 6th year. For English class specifically because someone would be asked to read out their answer everyday without fail (a bit like ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2019
5 points

I spoke to some of my teachers about it so they were aware. So when someone is randomly picked to read something it wasn’t me. When it was a presentation or reading that I could prepare for, you can p...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2019
3 points

My stutter is tied to anxiety so if I substitute words and avoid saying words that I stutter on. Those words get harder and harder to say and my anxiety about them increases more and more so It's not ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2019
8 points

Covert stuttering is not the ability to turn off a stutter. It's a strategy of word substitution and omittance that is used by some to attempt to hide a stutter....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2019
4 points

I remember my parents and aunt/uncle told me to "talk slower" or "think before you talk", never worked... they didn't understand stuttering, none of them did. At one point, i thought i was going nuts ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2019
1 points

If it's a learned behavior you can learn to stop doing it (it is learned). This is what good speech pathologists (who know what they're doing) are trained to help with. My suggestion is you don't stop...

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

Lol, true, but what I said is the truth. If you can't say certain things to the admins, they will kick you....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2019
2 points

I did Model UN in high school as someone who stutters. My main advice is to do a lot of prep work so you feel confident in what you're saying. My larger advice is to look into Avoidance Reduction Ther...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2019
-4 points

Wow good timing! I was just in Model UN this year! I recommend not talking and accepting all treaties and demands by other delegates. Trust me, do not talk. Please do not talk. I tried talking and e...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2019
13 points

I don't talk to anyone other than my friends... Not with my teachers(even If I feel like doing) I absolutely think 6 or 7 times before talking with someone who I am not comfortable with......fuxking u...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying