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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2026
3 points

I always use filler words. No matter how extra I sound. I will NOT stutter on the phone....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2026
2 points

My stuttering sounds quite weird because I developed this habit of making some sounds before saying a word I can't say. So very often I just make sounds like "eeeeeee" until I can say a word....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
6 points

Okay I’ve done that stupid shit. They grade on the initial impression. That’s stupid. Recognize that they are idiots. Fuck. Them. Blocks are hard and painful and stupid. I turn them into “thinking m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftEmployment & Career
postr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
9 points

All I can do is Lol at this person's last line, not always that simple

All I can do is Lol at this person's last line, not always that simple Like many, the phone is a dreaded nightmare. If it's a corporation, I'll ask for a non-recorded line if they have it, and that he...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
2 points

This was me for so many years and I never knew why until a year or two ago. When I would be around others I would be subconscious about my speech but while alone it ever happened and why is that? Beca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
1 points

My goodness asking someone for “how many sets they have left” at the gym is the top 1 things I avoid at the gym. I literally experienced that yesterday, I decided to use another machine instead and ch...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
8 points

Has anyone been able to significantly reduce or eliminate secondary body movements while trying to get your words out? If so, HOW???

Has anyone been able to significantly reduce or eliminate secondary body movements while trying to get your words out? If so, HOW??? 29 year old M. I took Chase Gillis’ program a few years ago and ha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionPhysical TensionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
3 points

Did some research using AI. Heard most of it before but given recent aggravation I’m going to revisit this. I tend to move fast in most things I do so slowing down has always been a priority. Hope eve...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
2 points

I've spent years like this, I have always known ahead of time when the block will happen, Many people never knew I had a speech issue because, I just don't talk at all, or just try to say short easy p...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
12 points

A Question About Tolerance

A Question About Tolerance Behind the anonymous bulwark of the internet, I feel I might want to be honest. I (38M) have stuttered since I was 5. I started speaking normally, and within a couple years...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
16 points

Say some extra words before what you want to say, to ease some pressure. So if you want to say “how…”, instead say “sorry I was wondering, how…” Works for me if I can’t say the first word of a sente...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2026
17 points

Skip the words you can’t say. You could also just mumble the word fast and say the others clearly. Most will understand what you are saying regardless....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
34 points

Decades of Stuttering

Decades of Stuttering Hi all. Dude in his 40’s here, been stuttering since I was a child. Apparently it can be passed down from family members, my father has it significantly worse. My issue is only...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
2 points

Im definitely not smarter than the average population but I would say having a stutter has increased my vocabulary and my processing of what I say or how I understand others is increased I would belie...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
15 points

A video of me presenting for a job

A video of me presenting for a job I currently did a video of me showcasing some projects and some of the work for a job role and i created a youtube video presenting, did some editing and thought fk ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
4 points

And it sounds like a cornball superiority complex fueled ass argument if I try to explain to people that the reason I stutter isn't that I'm slow, my brain's too fast. Or at least that's the only way ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & WeightIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
1 points

finding alternatives to avoid saying ur name or using nicknames you don’t even like for urself as saying my name is the hardest thing for me especially since it’s a hard vowel “eh” as in emily...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
1 points

I literally have to rethink and figure out similar words on which I don't stutter, that takes away the time 😂 Though it will always feel bad to not meddle a joke when your peers are doing it efficien...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
1 points

Yeah I think the sports one is a good thing. I personally when do a lot of outdoor sports and excercise a lot at home, I find myself less cognitive on my speech and speak really fluently at times!...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Situational VariabilityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2026
1 points

That's awesome! I worked fast food in my younger days and ended up trying the drive thru a few times after working there for months, and I actually found it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be! I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability