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commentr/StutterJan 5, 2019
1 points

It crept up on me. I just feel/hope that if we didn't have it in our childhood, maybe its not permanent. What helped decrease your stammer? Substitution may work certainly but its hard for me. When I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOnset & Life-Stage ChangesPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterJan 5, 2019
15 points

No Stutter When Passionate

No Stutter When Passionate Hey guys! ​ I'm new to this community, but I just wanted to share something interesting about my stutter. ​ I'm a high school student, and I've don...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Situational VariabilityPropositionality & WeightPublic Speaking
postr/StutterJan 4, 2019
35 points

Finding your voice as a stutter

Finding your voice as a stutter Finding your voice as stutter is something, I think stutters like myself struggle with. Stuttering is something that can cripple your life, passions, and desires if it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentPropositionality & Weight+3 more
postr/StutterDec 31, 2018
15 points

No stutter during long speeches

No stutter during long speeches I notice I don’t or hardly stutter when I’m talking for a long period of time, such as when telling a story or when giving a presentation. So, essentially, I won’t stut...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Situational VariabilityPropositionality & WeightPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2018
5 points

>This indicates me that we stutterers are not the problem, but the society is. I think - respectfully - that this is a false dichotomy. There's no need for an "either/or" here. Stuttering is a ph...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionPropositionality & Weight
postr/StutterDec 23, 2018
13 points

Why do I always stutter when answering a question?

Why do I always stutter when answering a question? Hi, Ozy here. A little background: I have been stuttering since the age of 5 i guess. Sometimes i get a little fluent.. and at times it gets worse....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterDec 22, 2018
5 points

No stutter in certain situations

No stutter in certain situations I don’t stutter when: -I sing -I talk to myself -I talk to a pet or a baby Is this because none of these are conversations? If you’re initiated in a conversation, you...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityPropositionality & WeightOnset & Life-Stage Changes
commentr/StutterDec 20, 2018
32 points

In college, we had a discussion session (about 30 students) for one of my biology courses (this course had over 100 students and there were multiple discussion sessions). During this first discussion ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight+2 more
postr/StutterDec 12, 2018
8 points

How to improve fluency and reach a point where full conversations are possible?

How to improve fluency and reach a point where full conversations are possible? Hi! This is a really specific question. I'm 25 and my stutter is really bad now. Conversations are horribly difficult fo...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Quality of LifeHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2018
2 points

Thank you! 😄 Well. That is definitely a very hard place to be in that’s for sure. Communication is a key. However, if he really is into this girl, he needs to understand that as much anxiety as she’...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Propositionality & WeightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2018
2 points

>Congratulations! > >I know 10 days is too short. I told him so myself. but African parents can be... well his dad had a heart attack and said he wanted to see his son married with kids b...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Propositionality & WeightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2018
3 points

Well, my husband married me and I have a pretty prominent stutter. Been together 10 years and just celebrated our 1st anniversary in October. However, 10 days to get married is a horrible idea. Good l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2018
3 points

I understand that (as much as I possibly can), but there’s really no good answer here. If it’s 100% pull the trigger or bust, then I he shouldn’t marry her. Communication is such a crucial aspect of...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterDec 11, 2018
5 points

I’m very confused as to why he only has 10 days to make a decision. I understand little about arranged marriages, but from my experience in talking with folks whose marriages have been arranged, ther...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterDec 9, 2018
5 points

So I'm trying to figure out if what I have is a stutter

So I'm trying to figure out if what I have is a stutter Sometimes when I'm talking about something I love, interacting with a customer, or talking excitedly, I'll tend to mix words up, stammer and cha...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Repetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2018
1 points

It’s cause when you’re talking in conversation you have the luxury of switching words around and all that. When you’re reading out loud everyone sees the same words you do if they’re following along. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterNov 30, 2018
3 points

First of all, with God everything is possible... Lame joke. IMHO, You can do anything you want. I don't know how severe your speech problem is, of course that makes a difference in the amount of t...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Public SpeakingHope & MotivationPropositionality & Weight+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2018
2 points

Rock on! That’s the best we can do, right? Get the message across, and not try NOT to stutter, but to stutter easily. So glad to hear another stutterer who doesn’t avoid a field bc there are presentat...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PridePropositionality & WeightHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2018
6 points

Thank you for that reminder. My speech therapist always told me the #1 priority is just to get my message across. In the end, it doesn't matter how I get there!...

Causes & Variability
Propositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2018
10 points

If the message got across, that's 100% a win. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who does not stumble their words during an ad-hoc presentation....

Causes & Variability
Propositionality & WeightSeverity & Fluctuation