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commentr/StutterJun 9, 2015
1 points

stuff like the cussing is why I feel like stuttering is fucking stupid. I can cuss all day long just fine, but if i am using a "cuss word" but not actually cussing (relaying a message, reading, quoti...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/CursingStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterJun 8, 2015
7 points

Stuttering and the People Who Wait: a look at stuttering, and the personal revelations that can be made by cursing at authority figures

Stuttering and the People Who Wait: a look at stuttering, and the personal revelations that can be made by cursing at authority figures ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Strategic Swearing/CursingTrauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2015
2 points

Ever since I joined the marines its been 'shit' haha but try it get over it. Mine is starting to make me stutter more...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Strategic Swearing/CursingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 18, 2015
2 points

Swearing. I love to swear. I'm a pretty well spoken person but I really enjoy swearing whether it is in context of comedy, daily conversation, or anger. Plus I never really have blocks when I swear. ...

Causes & Variability
Strategic Swearing/Cursing
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2015
1 points

That's really funny. I'm not a PWS but I'm shadowing a speech pathologist and she likes to make her patients "prime" using "ah" in front of numbers. So ah-one, ah-two, ah-three..etc. So maybe using th...

Coping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesStrategic Swearing/Cursing
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2015
2 points

Im glad you recognize that though this "trick" may help you get out of a tough spot, it's not good and is only reinforcing a poor speaking behavior. I dont know where you are at with your stutter but ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Strategic Swearing/CursingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2015
3 points

Fucking is such a great word. I use it as a bridge all the time. That scene in King's Speech where the king is told to curse was amazing to me. I never realized how I never stutter when I'm angry or c...

Causes & Variability
Strategic Swearing/CursingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2015
5 points

I don't have a go-to word. "Tricks" like that tend to become part of the stutter. You could actually say that in your own case already - inserting "fucking" all over the place is hardly your intention...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/Cursing
postr/StutterJan 31, 2015
9 points

What is your go to word to get you out of a block?

What is your go to word to get you out of a block? Like for example you're mid way through a sentence and you get stuck on a word, do any of you put a new word in front of the word you're stuck on, so...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/Cursing
commentr/StutterNov 4, 2014
1 points

Marijuana did little to help my stutter. It actually seemed to make it worse. Alcohol, on the other hand, is your friend. ...

Meds & SubstancesCauses & Variability
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Strategic Swearing/Cursing
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2014
1 points

Yep, the larger the amount of people listening to me the more I stutter, I haven't stuttered around my SO in a full year now...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Strategic Swearing/CursingAudience Scale & Group Size
commentr/StutterAug 20, 2014
2 points

Saying "fuck" expressively in the middle of a block while talking to assorted authority figures like parents, principals, teachers, and so on, as a subconscious way to get past the block. ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Strategic Swearing/CursingStress & Fight/FlightPreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2014
2 points

Me too...it became a little bit of a problem in high school where I would say a bunch of weird shit because it was easier for me...and yeah curse words have the same effect. It's crazy that with my pa...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/Cursing
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2014
2 points

I think I'm in the same boat as you. Word substitution has just become normal now to the point where I don't even really notice it. I sometimes think I come off like I'm trying too hard to use big w...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/Cursing
postr/StutterApr 16, 2014
11 points

I see a lot of people struggling with comfortable employment, thought of driving a taxi?

I see a lot of people struggling with comfortable employment, thought of driving a taxi? so I stutter, enough that it's noticeable but not bad enough to the point where all my friends and family don't...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/CursingRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2014
1 points

This is a thing that even I noticed, I dont stutter when swearing!...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Strategic Swearing/CursingAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 20, 2014
3 points

I lead the City of Chicago group. We have anywhere from 6-14 people at each meeting (still fairly new, only since summer 2013). We are like the Portland group described, just facilitate some starter q...

School & WorkCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerStrategic Swearing/Cursing
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2014
1 points

Wow. Me too, man. Sometimes I can feel a block is approaching and then quickly insert a "fucking" in there and everything comes out smooth from then on. I really hate the habit but its the best I coul...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionStrategic Swearing/Cursing
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2014
1 points

Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck you. Repeat that every time before you speak. It isn't nice but it helps me sometime. ...

Causes & Variability
Strategic Swearing/CursingStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2014
1 points

I usually dont stutter if im swearing because im angry or in some intense moment. If its a regular moment then I would like any other word....

Causes & Variability
Strategic Swearing/CursingStress & Fight/Flight