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postr/StutterJul 31, 2019
12 points

I need help with my speech blocks

I need help with my speech blocks Hello everyone, I hope I can get some input on this. I have been dealing with speech blocks for about 2 years now I am a 25 y/o male. I would stutter growing up, but...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2019
1 points

I don't leave voicemails mostly because I can't act like I just couldn't hear the other person on the phone for a sec when I got a block 😂...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2019
4 points

I don't have any BS experiences really, but leaving an answerphone message is BS in it's own way. When my stutter was a lot worse I would have to record the message over and over until I got it within...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJul 24, 2019
1 points

Kinda similar thing here with being sat in a chair with a stranger holding a pair of sharp scissors by my face, I keep getting this idea that they're gonna stab me in the eye while they're doing my fr...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2019
1 points

Yeah I agree. My dad only stutter sometimes especially when he's nervous usually at interviews. Unlike me haha. :(...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2019
1 points

>practiced it in my head for the minutes leading up Stutter tends to not care about what you do in terms of practice, though. :) I think it might actually add to your nervousness if you think you ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2019
5 points

Around what time to around when. When you need to know the time instead of asking what time is it ask is it like 4 right now or....? Ive become a master of these techniques. Not that it's a good thi...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterJul 14, 2019
27 points

Maybe this is the most basic and well known of techniques to (sort of) reduce stuttering...

Maybe this is the most basic and well known of techniques to (sort of) reduce stuttering... We have this special superpower of predicting the future in real time. We know, sentences ahead, when we’ll ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 11, 2019
6 points

Can someone tell me what I can do to make this better?

Can someone tell me what I can do to make this better? Hey guys. I just wanted to say, after the shitty day that I've had today. Was in office at a new internship. The first 3 days, I was able to tell...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical TensionAnticipating Stuttering+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
2 points

My doctor once told me that to stop stuttering, I should just think more slowly about what I’m gonna say. Like do I really have to think about what my name is sir?...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
5 points

b, p, m, n and d give me so much trouble. B and M may be the worst, and unfortunately my first and last names start with B, and my middle name starts with M. Anytime I introduce myself to someone new ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJul 2, 2019
3 points

sorry to hear about your incident similar story I had a stroke at 8yrs old and had a server stutter ever since (I’m 23 now) but there are ways and techniques to get through the stutter/blocks. Numb...

Therapy & ProfessionalCoping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Seeking TherapyMindfulness & BreathingAnticipating Stuttering+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2019
3 points

Look, I've had a serious stutter. I'm 18M and in Highschool. It got so bad to the point that I couldn't say my name. I tried your technique to. Yeah its good to build confidence and all but you're not...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Seeking TherapyAnticipating StutteringPhysical Tension+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2019
1 points

Vowels esp at the beginning of the sentence. Theres just a quick gasp for air (or two or three) for some reason and then the word comes. Its over before I can stop it, but soon I will start anticipati...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2019
2 points

I can feel you man... Every time I get called on I just feel like don't stutter...and I end up doing on the first word...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 5, 2019
1 points

Started when I was about 8, right now I'm a mild stutterer when I'm feeling comfortable but in stressful situation it's quite severe..and also rather than stutter I more tend to block..also having pro...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2019
11 points

Love it how our names are magically one of the hardest things to say! First time meeting people is always a killer. After that I'm usually fine....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & NamesAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterJun 1, 2019
71 points

I can’t be the only one

I can’t be the only one Y’all ever see a scene on a tv show and see characters introducing themselves to one another and saying their names with ease and be like to yourself, “oh, so that’s how those ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Anticipating StutteringValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterMay 30, 2019
20 points

Nervous about a play tomorrow

Nervous about a play tomorrow Hello everyone Tomorrow my class is rehearsing Romeo and Juliet and I'm the narrator. Since I'm the narrator I have to go up to the front of class (its not on a stage) ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 29, 2019
2 points

it's weird that you also stutter inside of your own head. but i'm also aware of my incoming stutter when i'm about to say something before i even say it....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & Monitoring