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commentr/StutterJul 17, 2017
1 points

I've had a great deal of friends through out my entire school life. One of the things I found is dressing better and playing sports. When I play soccer I almost do no talking and I just play to a very...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & PrideMindset shift
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2017
1 points

Happens everytime I get stuck but usually I don't stutter around people I'm trying to impress or I'm comfortable with. Like whenever I go on dates I rarely stutter and they never notice cause I always...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2017
1 points

Well, speech is faster and more nuanced - that's why it's so popular. Not to us, of course. But we encounter it a lot. I used to think I could simply make my own preference in dealing with other peopl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2017
3 points

You seem to have a really good head on your shoulders & I think you have the right outlook necessary to improve. As for any tips, the ONLY thing that I would recommend is to put yourself outside...

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Hope & MotivationAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2017
1 points

I'd agree here. For me it's all about reducing avoidance behavior. I stutter more when I am holding back and "trying not to stutter." By attacking my feared speaking situations methodically, day after...

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postr/StutterJul 16, 2017
6 points

Did anyone have trouble making friends due to their stutter?

Did anyone have trouble making friends due to their stutter? Never had any actual friends in school because I couldnt socialize with them due to my stutter.. I'm going to a new school in a English spe...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Friendships & BelongingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2017
1 points

I have had similar experiences. I'm from Glasgow and have a really strong Glaswegian accent. I travel a lot, and when abroad and speaking to people whose first language isn't English, I have to speak ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
postr/StutterJul 15, 2017
3 points

Speaking in a different accent helps my speech?

Speaking in a different accent helps my speech? Hi, I have no idea if this is the right sub for this, if it's not please tell me where! I'm so perplexed by this... So for a while now I've have probl...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2017
11 points

So many times I've wanted to say something, or had the answer to a question that was asked (but not directed towards me) that I wanted to say, but either couldn't, or just decided it wasn't worth the ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Loss of ControlAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2017
24 points

To me, the worst part is having something important to say or having the answer to a question and not being able to say it. ...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Loss of ControlAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 13, 2017
1 points

Shuttering - Lets break the myth

Shuttering - Lets break the myth Hii all I am Sammy from India,found your group from google. :) Well actually I am a shutterer from my childhood and it had affected my activities till date .Had tried ...

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commentr/StutterJul 12, 2017
1 points

As someone who has made strides with my speech over the years, I just want to say that stuttering at its root is an avoidance behavior. If you can get your client to muster the courage to stop avoidin...

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postr/StutterJul 12, 2017
9 points

I found something that helps with stuttering + blocking

I found something that helps with stuttering + blocking If I'm talking and I feel a block coming on or if I'm stuttering a lot, if I get out my phone and open my notes app and type what I'm saying as ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2017
-1 points

Tl;dr. You'd think as stutterers we'd all be able to summarize long ass posts into short paragraphs at maximum since most of us do that every day....

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2017
1 points

Good luck and good on you for going for it. I worked as a gopher for an auto shop as my first real job and it was a great trial by fire for my stuttering, especially morning runs to Starbucks. Used ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2017
1 points

The name part isn't that huge of a problem for me because I just don't say my name . I say "I'm Bryant". I have realized sometimes I have to add easier words in the start to make me say it all. For ex...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterJul 7, 2017
21 points

during my last year of high school im planning to rap lose yourself (By Eminem) in front of 1,300 people.

during my last year of high school im planning to rap lose yourself (By Eminem) in front of 1,300 people. Ok, you clicked on this probably thinking goddamn that takes balls, well i guess you're right,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionPublic SpeakingAudience Scale & Group Size
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2017
1 points

In didn't go on SSI but I signed up with the disability office in college. Biggest mistake of my life. I signed up with it so I wouldn't have to give presentations in front of an entire class of peopl...

School & WorkTherapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeSeeking TherapyAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2017
-2 points

Lol OK bud. I wrote a dear diary. My post was about self medicating. Which to millions of people it is normal. I also follow up with it being a want and not that I was doing it. Reading comprehension...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2017
4 points

As a stutterer my whole life, I know these things can be tough. I'm 22 and been down a road of a self medicating myself. The reason that I stopped, and I hope this reaches out to you as well; I stop...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeeking TherapyMindset shift