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commentr/StutterFeb 15, 2015
7 points

I am a 21 year old male who has stuttered for as long as I can remember. My stutter is generally moderate, but swings occasionally to both ends of the spectrum. I've had a lot of time to think about m...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 12, 2015
8 points

My gf accidentally embarrassing me. I cannot talk on command

My gf accidentally embarrassing me. I cannot talk on command It's rare when I do but I think she just forgot that I am not normal sometimes :( I was with her family and everyone was talking about ba...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterFeb 10, 2015
2 points

Important internship interview tomorrow.

Important internship interview tomorrow. So tomorrow I have a phone interview for a internship tomorrow that is very difficult to even get this interview. This is the first time I've eve done an inter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2015
1 points

I am currently going through basic training in my country's military and I stuttered when saying my name to my Sergeant. He asked if I had forgotten my name and I responded "Actually I stutter" with a...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Disclosure & Telling OthersFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2015
1 points

I wish I could find my go to word, so far I either switch the word for something similar or just a put on a thinking face and say ummmmmm... till I feel I can get the word out of my mouth. I look like...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterJan 30, 2015
11 points

Stuttering and Dating

Stuttering and Dating Stuttering and Dating are one of the hardest things I have dealt with. I am now 31 years old and have yet to find a longterm girlfriend. I have gone out and dated pretty girls in...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceAvoidance & SubstitutionFeared Words & Names+3 more
postr/StutterJan 27, 2015
1 points

I HATE USING THE PHONE.

I HATE USING THE PHONE. I don't have a really bad stutter most of the time, but it almost ALWAYS happens on the phone, even with people I'm incredibly comfortable around. Sigh....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2015
1 points

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY2-bIH412U I kid. I do stutter on my name, but I haven't been asked that before....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJan 25, 2015
1 points

Thats the thing i thought about that too, i was like why couldn't i have a name i could pronounce easier but thats bullshit. People who speak normally don't have troubles pronouncing certain words, th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2015
1 points

I know.. I'm thinking about changing my name to something easier to say once I move states for just this reason. If it is all mental though, how did it present itself in the first place? The whole thi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJan 21, 2015
16 points

My lowest point

My lowest point Today at 8:00 was my first class of the new semester. I was running late, but only by about ten minutes. I could have easily showed up late, and apologized then sat down. But I didn't....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2015
3 points

They don't reduce stuttering, they just reduce the anxiety that can exacerbate it. But I mean... of course being on Xanax helps reduce my disfluency. It also reduces my ability to function as anythi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightSide Effects & Risks
postr/StutterJan 17, 2015
3 points

presentation help!

presentation help! hey, i am 19 years old and i have a mild stutter. i study dentistry in university and have to do an presentation to my class which is roughly around 50 people. i am very worried tha...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Feared Words & Names
postr/StutterJan 15, 2015
5 points

"Come on............Eileen!" Trouble with words that start with vowels.

"Come on............Eileen!" Trouble with words that start with vowels. One of my superiors at my job is named Eileen. Every once in a while I have to give her a phone call and its always so hard to s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesEnvironmental TriggersEnergy & Biological Rhythms+1 more
postr/StutterJan 14, 2015
7 points

I can't say certain words that I need to say for my job and it's really bringing me down

I can't say certain words that I need to say for my job and it's really bringing me down I'm 19 and I work at a small pick up Chinese restaurant. When I first started working here, I could say everyth...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2015
1 points

Nowadays I don't stutter as much as I used to, only some slight blocks and repetitions here or there, but I struggle a lot to introduce myself to new people and say myself, because it begins with an A...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Repetitions & ProlongationsFeared Words & NamesAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2015
1 points

Yea I see where you're coming from. I have a hard time just saying words on the phone. I guess have someone else call if you feel you need to in order to get a job. One thing you culd try doing is jus...

Community & SupportAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Advice RequestsFeared Words & NamesPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2015
5 points

Once, i was waiting for my turn at the psychologist, and there was a guy. He said hi, then asked me why was i going there. I told him that i had this stutter but i wasnt stuttering at all, it was weir...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Identity & Self-PerceptionFeared Words & Names
postr/StutterJan 2, 2015
19 points

Met a girl that stutter

Met a girl that stutter The other day i went to a dinner at the house of a friend of my mother. There i met their daughter, she is 18 (im 17) and when i heard her talking i noticed she stuttered, not ...

Social & RelationshipsCommunity & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance
Dating & RomanceValidation & EmpathyFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2015
1 points

Thanks for posting but this isn't new at all. It doesn't matter what speed I talk it. I still stutter badly....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Severity & FluctuationFeared Words & Names