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commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2019
1 points

Hell yea! I’ve let my stutter hold me back, dont let it hold you back! ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2019
2 points

I realize”Spanish is better for this conversation”so many times and forget that the person I’m taking to doesn’t speak the language ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
1 points

Interestingly enough, my stutter has made me more social. I have wanted to get out of my comfort zone, so I’m pretty social. If I didn’t have my stutter, I’d probably sit at home and waste my life. So...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
74 points

Fuck stuttering, I'm getting into nursing school.

Fuck stuttering, I'm getting into nursing school. Avoidance has got me nowhere and let me full of regrets. This is just no way to live, so for once I will face this fear full on. So... nursing schoo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
2 points

I think about that all of the time because my stutter constantly affects my choices, whether or not I talk to someone, where I go to get food, choosing to go out in general, really most social interac...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of LifeAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
4 points

I talk a lot, even as a person that stutters. I'd probably just talk more :) Those bad days where you block really sucks, it can temporarily drain your personality....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
2 points

I have two methods that aren't 100% reliable but they often work: 1. The classic "umm, uhh, umm" before starting the sentence helps the words flow out by kind of piggybacking off the umms and ahhs. 2...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterFeb 11, 2019
1 points

A person who stutters can always ask the server, What's best here? Or, What do you recommend? It helps in two ways: You know what you're going to say, therefore, usually producing less stuttering. And...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
1 points

Im sure I read somewhere that when you create a different voice other then your natural voice your speech is controlled from a different part of the brain so you don't stutter. I am the same if I don'...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionRoles & PerformanceIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
1 points

I've never found a way to deal with people doing that. I just stop trying to talk them. If they ask why later I tell them. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
1 points

They are the best but I try not to solely use them, obstacle avoidance makes it worse when I do have to order through a speaker box or something ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
5 points

I usually say, “yes” when I answer a phone because I have a hard time saying hello. It also helps if I change my tone. Acting lazy or tired helps me relax as well, especially when I’m stressed ove...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindfulness & BreathingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
2 points

Whenever I’ve gone on a date with someone I tell them about my stutter beforehand because it reduced my anxiety about the whole thing. So I think it’s a good idea to tell her beforehand ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
1 points

I know what you are feeling, because i tend to do the same. I'm 22, been hiding my stutter for years. It's not severe, but more than enough to bother me and affect my life in many ways. Over the ye...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
8 points

Meeting a girl for the first time

Meeting a girl for the first time 16 years old, meeting a girl who I really like for the first time, do not want her first impression of me to be stuck on weird faces and having constant blocks. Do I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
4 points

How do I rewire my compulsive personality?

How do I rewire my compulsive personality? You may be wondering, how does this title relate to stuttering at all? Well, I want to start off by saying that I have coped with my stutter by becoming a ve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/CursingStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
19 points

How to avoid blocks to start a sentence?

How to avoid blocks to start a sentence? Hey guys! I am having a lot of issues to start a sentence especially while I have to talk over the phone. Also I work for a airline and sometimes I have to tal...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & Anger+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
4 points

HOW TO deal with people who have NO patience?

HOW TO deal with people who have NO patience? Not even strangers but even with my family members, they often don't have the patience to let me finish. Not in a rude way but they just don't have patien...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionListener ReactionsAudience Scale & Group Size
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
5 points

I don't have the courage to stutter

I don't have the courage to stutter Due to shitty situations in the past. Most of the time I'm holding my breath and try to speak fluently very forced. It doesn't really help at all and I still stutte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 10, 2019
1 points

Your experiences are very similar to mine! In the past, I've been able to fly under the radar really well by substituting words. Many people have told me that they never noticed unless I told them. My...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more