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commentr/StutterOct 16, 2017
4 points

If you have a lot of anxiety around phone calls, just practice calling to a lot of numbers (shops, etc.) and use sometimes voluntary stuttering. Your anxiety should lessen after some time....

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2017
2 points

Bookmarking this for future motivation.Thanks man! These days I am going to mall alone and enquiring about prices of shoes,bags etc;I also made an phone appointment with the beauty salon;and I plac...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & MotivationQuality of Life
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2017
6 points

I’m a mom so not my personal experience. I haven’t seen a “cure” but I have seen people walking through their fears and finding freedom. Your stutter is a part of you, but there’s a hell of a lot mo...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2017
5 points

There's no cures. There's different treatments that work depending on the type of person. Personally, my cure is to reduce my social anxiety and that's by going out and talking to people. Gaining conf...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightMindset shift+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 14, 2017
1 points

Hey thanks for the reply! I have been really having a rough time these days because everything I try to get involved in requires a lot of talking. I just tend to break down whenever I open up about m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 13, 2017
2 points

Ah I know the feeling. It's tough. And the shame and depression following don't make it better. I know you're probably looking for re-assurance, and trust me this will pass but if I can share a couple...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Mindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2017
1 points

Thanks, I hope you're right. I feel it's been too long since I last challenged my stutter....

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 11, 2017
2 points

This is great, it will be awesome to work with your stutter outside of your comfort zone...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 5, 2017
5 points

You have nothing to fear. Some people speak fluently yet utter nonsense comes out. And some stutterers speak, and although it requires extra time and effort, still something meaningful gets out. Don'...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Propositionality & WeightVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 5, 2017
3 points

If you're feeling suicidal, please visit r/SuicideWatch! Apart from that rather serious matter, you seem to be afraid of stuttering. You have to realize the world will not end if you stutter. You'll ...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2017
6 points

That's the hand we were dealt. My stuttering doesn't get worse with anxiety, but it does for a lot of people. Mine just naturally fluctuates in a seemingly random way. For me, what changed my life wa...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Authenticity vs. MaskingVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 2, 2017
2 points

Maybe desensitize yourself by making random calls to businesses. Open up the phone book and call some businesses and ask them random questions like their store hours or if they have something in stock...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePreparation & Rehearsal
postr/StutterSep 30, 2017
5 points

Discord Voice Chat #3 - Sun 01/Oct/2017 @ 22:00 UTC

Discord Voice Chat #3 - Sun 01/Oct/2017 @ 22:00 UTC Come talk with other stutterers this Sunday at 22:00 UTC. We all stutter, so there's nothing to worry about, you wont be judged, we are all going th...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Advice OfferedFluency TechniquesMindfulness & Breathing+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 27, 2017
1 points

Throw in some voluntary stuttering and let them know you stutter. It’s OK to stutter. Be skilled, be strong, be confident. You got this....

Coping & AdvocacySocial & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureDisclosure & Telling OthersAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2017
2 points

Last Monday I was doing this voluntary stuttering exercises with a one student which is going to be a speech therapist. So, she also has to practice this :). The funny situation, I asked in the booksh...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterSep 26, 2017
3 points

If you are that kind of person, read Redefining stuttering written by John Harrison, he had a similar problem. There is a really good excercise - voluntary stuttering / stuttering on purpose which hel...

Coping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2017
2 points

Don't be scared to stutter! :) Get familiar with it so you know what's going on. It's not dangerous or anything. It's just words coming out at a different pace than what you intended. Next time you st...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2017
1 points

Yes, high school was a terrible experience for me. The only way out is to let yourself get burned. Eventually, it stops making you anxious. ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2017
4 points

I think the psychological term for it is "desensitization". In school especially I noticed it because of how stressed out everyone would get over oral presentations, etc, while I was calmer, because I...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2017
1 points

Nah, that's all obviously your fault. Knock that shit off. Go do what you hate doing. Desensitize yourself and see that it isn't that bad. /s, obviously...

Coping & Advocacy
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureMindset shift