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postr/StutterMay 28, 2019
3 points

Stutter carrying over into thoughts?

Stutter carrying over into thoughts? My stuttering comes in the form of speech blocks--I am literally unable to get words out. This sometimes translates into my mental thought process; I'll be running...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2019
4 points

What helped me is practicing the sentence/word over and over again. Introduce yourself to your cat 8000 times so that when the situation actually arrives it'll feel like second nature. Also don't forg...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionPreparation & RehearsalAnticipating Stuttering
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2019
2 points

Both are dopinergenic disorders. Clomipramine, one of the old gold standards for OCD (it's a tricyclic antidepressant which has more side effects than SSRI antidepressants) is actually one of the few ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentNeurological & Brain
postr/StutterMay 26, 2019
14 points

Summer internships

Summer internships For those in college or high school, are you going on a summer internship? Where are you going for your internship? What are you going to do in your internship? I am currently w...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterMay 21, 2019
16 points

My Story

My Story 22 M ; just discovered this reddit and reading about others like me so will get a few things off my chest here: So like many of you I have stuttered for nearly my whole life, it actually dis...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 18, 2019
14 points

Yup, makes total sense! The anxiety anticipating a stutter almost always results in stuttering....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2019
2 points

^^Along the lines of this, even trying 4-7-8, that is take a breath in over 4 seconds, hold it for 7 seconds and breathe out slowly over 8 seconds. I find this helps a nice bit to ease stress for a wh...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Mindfulness & BreathingAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterMay 12, 2019
34 points

I have a big interview tomorrow, we all know the pain. wish me luck!

I have a big interview tomorrow, we all know the pain. wish me luck! This's a very important interview in my career and that's what make it more difficult and making more way more nervous. but what th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2019
2 points

I wouldn't recommend anything radical or nuanced techniques that you haven't tried before for an interview, so my advise would be to disclose right off the bat that you stutter. Will definitely take t...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterMay 11, 2019
30 points

Some thoughts and things that help me be fluent

Some thoughts and things that help me be fluent So I’ve had a moderate stutter my whole life. Recently though, this past month, I’ve been the most fluent I’ve been in a while. I wanted to share some r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringEnergy & Biological RhythmsFluency Techniques+1 more
postr/StutterMay 7, 2019
16 points

Is there any way to overcome block type of stuttering?

Is there any way to overcome block type of stuttering? Hey there! I am a covert stutter but every now and then I block on certain words. Overtime my mind has created a fear of these certain words. Mos...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
postr/StutterMay 7, 2019
3 points

Tips for speaking in Front of clasa

Tips for speaking in Front of clasa Hey, tomorrow I will speak in front of my class. I am stuttering and I have a bad feeling about it. Do you have some tips?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterMay 5, 2019
17 points

First job interview (read)

First job interview (read) Hey guys, I’m 16 year old guy that has a stutter. I had my first interview today at McDonalds and I don’t know how to feel about it. I’m a very confident person and decently...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 5, 2019
21 points

Wedding vows

Wedding vows I'm not looking forward to my wedding purely because I am afraid to do my wedding vows (even just the minimum "I name take you name to be my...."etc). I keep putting off the planning beca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMay 3, 2019
13 points

My doctor prescribed to me sertraline HCL 50 mg to check how my stutter reacts to it . Has anyone tried this for their stutter ?

My doctor prescribed to me sertraline HCL 50 mg to check how my stutter reacts to it . Has anyone tried this for their stutter ? ...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & Avoidance
Medication InquiriesAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterMay 2, 2019
52 points

my stutter ruined everything.

my stutter ruined everything. having a speech impediment has ruined my life. i knew life wouldn't be easy having one, but its just unbearable, and its mentally defeated me. i had a bad experience one ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterMay 1, 2019
4 points

I have a class presentation and i am nervous whaf should i do?

I have a class presentation and i am nervous whaf should i do? Hello i have class presentation and i am so nervous i haven’t tell anyone that i stutter in my class because i only stutter when i make p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
postr/StutterApr 30, 2019
12 points

My stutter is coming back and I don't know what to do?

My stutter is coming back and I don't know what to do? When I was young I had a very bad stutter and it had a terrible affect on my school life which forced me to get home schooled from age 10 on. I a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringSeverity & FluctuationOnset & Life-Stage Changes
postr/StutterApr 29, 2019
27 points

Had a terrible stutter during interview today :(

Had a terrible stutter during interview today :( Bombed the interview feeling so down right now. What have I done to deserve this :(...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
postr/StutterApr 24, 2019
8 points

I went to another job interview today

I went to another job interview today Hello everyone! It's been a while since I've posted here. I made these two topics a little while back. [https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/aexqhj/have\_a\...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportCoping & Advocacy
Anticipating StutteringHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more