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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2017
6 points

I second this, people in college are way more open and understanding than the people in high school. I wanted to drop dead thinking about meeting new people at uni, it'll be way better then you think...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyAcceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2017
1 points

I get what you're saying. He hasn't accepted his stutter and is still trying to avoid. That is the lack of personal development. Non-avoidance is the goal. He's not immature because he stutters. He'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2017
3 points

You aren't getting it. It has nothing to do with maturity. He has two issues: stuttering and social anxiety. Social anxiety is a mental health condition. He's not immature because he has a mental heal...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2017
1 points

Couple of issues with your comment: First, age has nothing to do with it really. It's about the willingness, and availability to access health services. Someone could tackle this at ten years old or f...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAnxiety & Social JudgmentPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2017
3 points

He's immature because he has crippling social anxiety most likely caused or exacerbated by a severe stutter? Have some compassion for god's sake. ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2017
1 points

My stutter is not even severe, but after quitting weed a month ago my fluency have been out the window :( And i get anxiety attacks in school, it fucking sucks man....

Meds & SubstancesEmotional Experience
Harmful Med OutcomesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2017
1 points

Yeah. The best thing to do is convince ourselves to ignore them but it's about as easy as ignoring a hippo half a meter in front of you....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 10, 2017
5 points

Scared to fail

Scared to fail I'm about to start my Registered Nurse program this fall. I'm a 22-year old male who has stuttered ever since I can remember. I'll say my stutter has it's good days and bad days. Somet...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterAug 9, 2017
5 points

Ok. Would not doing it with just the teacher and the group be challenge enough? Does OP have to do the very scariest thing? Look at what he wrote here: "I have the worst anxiety I've ever had. I ...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2017
3 points

I personally would advise on just doing it anyways. Most of the stutter comes for me when I'm literally dreading for it to happen. Think of it as Nacebo to an already big problem. Your stutter exists ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 8, 2017
3 points

Need advice. What would you do?

Need advice. What would you do? So Im currently on my third year of college, out of a total of four. Just started the semester and just learned today that one of the classes consists of solving differ...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2017
2 points

Reddy11, I have taken medications, some say that SSRI medications might make fluency worse. I know that prozac made my stutter worse, but it deals with my anxiety and panic attacks pretty good. Glad t...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional Experience
Harmful Med OutcomesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2017
4 points

To be fair, it _can_ be hard to endure a stutterer. I prefer not to, because it unsettles me. Of course, there's no need to couple that to anything else. It's just what it is - stutter....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2017
1 points

Because I stutter and that fact alone makes me uncomfortable. Then you add a suprise interview to that that was to be televised nationally and you have no idea what you want to say, and that just make...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2017
3 points

I don't mean to start an argument but I've got to disagree with one point. "People don't care if you stutter". If it takes you 20 seconds just to say your name along with facial contortions. Most peop...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2017
3 points

When you know the answer everyone is searching for but you can feel the stutter coming on before you even open your mouth so you just keep it shut. . ....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 1, 2017
5 points

Asking for the bill in a restaurant

Asking for the bill in a restaurant Who else always has trouble asking for the check in a restaurant ? Personally I have found that it's the one situation where I am guaranteed to feel that panic rus...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 31, 2017
6 points

Virtual Reality as possible treatment?

Virtual Reality as possible treatment? Hi! I've been reading over this subreddit for a while but never posted. My type of stuttering is based on social situations. I stutter on words that have a buil...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentBlocks & StoppagesAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2017
2 points

Have you noticed how you feel just before you introduce yourself? And what about this; - Slouch posture - Looking away/avoiding eye contact - Other secondary behavior What do you think right befor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2017
4 points

Absolutely. All the speech therapists I've ever seen focus on techniques and breathing methods. In hindsight I think I would be in a better position now if, when a child, speech therapists had focused...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment