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commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
4 points

Trying talking to little kids or pets and see if you stutter. Someone once said "stuttering is everything we do when we try not to stutter". We seem to get in our own way, consciously or unconsciously...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
3 points

It is very common. Most people who stutter will experience a sudden and dramatic reduction of frequency and severity of stuttering when they speak alone. Other "fluency inducing" situations include ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2014
4 points

I never, ever, stutter when I talk to myself -- in the car, late at night, in the office, whatever. It's annoying when you're going to a meeting and you know you have to introduce yourself. So you spe...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposurePreparation & RehearsalAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterAug 4, 2014
16 points

We hit 1000 subscribers. Let's go around the circle and introduce ourselves.

We hit 1000 subscribers. Let's go around the circle and introduce ourselves. Don't you hate this shit? I know I do. I think most people do because they're immediately met with an existential crisis. 3...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2014
5 points

I'm 41, also stammered my while life. I did the rounds of speech therapy as a kid and it gave me absolutely nothing. The fact that they discharged you shows how poorly it's treated on the NHS. A few y...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAvoidance & SubstitutionAcceptance & Pride+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2014
2 points

Hey, I don't post much here, because I don't actually want to be reminded of it, as stuttering literally has NO influence at all! Only if you care about it. I learned to present in front of people by...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2014
2 points

I'm probably one of those rare stutters who does it even when I'm alone, talking to myself. I've also tried it on talking with pets (still stutter), and I always try to remember whether or not I stutt...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Situational VariabilityExperiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2014
1 points

I keep forgetting, but I've been meaning to come back and thank you for linking this. I saw and read it as I was about to go to bed the other night and I definitely got something from it. I've read th...

Community & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Research & ResourcesVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2014
2 points

Yeah, I know a lot of stutterers are like that. I actually do stutter when talking to myself, or my pets, or even in my dreams. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Experiential AssociationVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
postr/StutterMay 16, 2014
3 points

|Monthly Call Group|

|Monthly Call Group| I've been really nervous about posting something like this, I'm already part of one of these and I know from experience my stutter becomes very hard to control in a situation over...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Advice RequestsVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2014
2 points

It seems like you think you're stuttering because your mind is telling you you're going to. But more likely (as is the case with me, personally) your mind is telling you're going to stutter on a word ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 12, 2014
1 points

You're independently catching on to one of the first things I do when I first start working with a stutterer. Stuttering is something we do and not something that happens to us. So, what do we do when...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureOverthinking & Monitoring
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2014
2 points

some people reject trying to control it as well. They simple strive not to be so bothered by it. To stutter without struggle (and this usually helps with fluency too)....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure
postr/StutterApr 23, 2014
12 points

A REALLY great way to improve your fluency during a conversation.

A REALLY great way to improve your fluency during a conversation. Hello guys! So before like 1 and a half month I couldn't talk during a conversation. I would stutter sooo bad, that sometimes people j...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Mindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & Motivation+1 more
postr/StutterApr 1, 2014
14 points

How I've treated my stuttering.

How I've treated my stuttering. Hi folks, want to give you guys my story. My stuttering started in school, almost as early as I can remember, but got under my full control at around 20, i.e. I've bee...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2014
1 points

>i basically talked myself out of stuttering. From my experiences and encounters, this really does seem to be the best way to do things. There's actually a whole therapy around this. "stuttering y...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2014
2 points

I don't know if it was being afraid of missing anything but i knew that no one was going to make it easier for me on purpose. My dad always told me the squeaky wheel gets the oil and here i was just a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+1 more
postr/StutterMar 9, 2014
2 points

Anymore people that would like to practice on skype?

Anymore people that would like to practice on skype? 22 year old from India and have been stuttering since 1st grad of school. Recently a friend suggested that talking to random strangers might help. ...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Advice RequestsVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2014
5 points

I'm the first person to call out my stutter "Oh man, that was hard, let's try that again" etc. I really don't think it's an issue with me anymore...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMar 3, 2014
13 points

Anyone like to practice on skype?

Anyone like to practice on skype? I have a stutter ranging from moderate to severe, which has affected me throughout my life. This year my resolution is to accept it for what it is and try to be more ...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Advice RequestsVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more