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commentr/StutterAug 18, 2014
3 points

I'm 100% covert. My parents sometimes have trouble believing me, I recently told my best friend and nobody else knows. Open stutterers are going to be more common because covert stutterers usually onl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2014
3 points

my flavor of stutter is not particularly covert-friendly - it becomes fairly obvious after a couple of sentences. When meeting someone new it's sometimes funny to observe their faces become stained at...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2014
6 points

As a writer, avid reader, and stutterer, here are a few things that will *always* annoy me about characters who stutter. - M-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-maybe, just m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-m-maybe, take it easy on t...

Community & SupportAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Personal StoriesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2014
2 points

I'd say i'm covert, but often is my cover blown and just kind of makes it worse...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
postr/StutterAug 18, 2014
5 points

How many people here are covert stutterers, and how many are more open to others about your stutter?

How many people here are covert stutterers, and how many are more open to others about your stutter? Covert in the sense that most people you interact with do not know you have a stutter. I'd like to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2014
1 points

After seeing some others videos of him, I think he's indeed a real stutterer. But he killed his "real" self by totally rejecting his stuttering, and learning to rehearse every single words that comes ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2014
3 points

In no particular order of difficulty. 1. Ordering food 2. Group work 3. Using the phone 4. Meeting people (foreveralone)...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & ConcealmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2014
3 points

The many wonderful girls I met when I was young (18 and 23) I fell so in love with them as I was drinking and dancing with them. Whenever I was sober I was too ashamed to call them. I am so sorry for ...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2014
2 points

The first rule of covert stuttering is that we don't talk about stuttering! My whole thing was that I didn't want to be "known" for stuttering. I didn't want people to associate stuttering with me fi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterAug 8, 2014
9 points

Stuttering my whole life.

Stuttering my whole life. As someone who has stuttered their whole life this sub just popped up for me and it is a godsend. I usually stutter when I am at stores and around family. I usually do fine...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterAug 4, 2014
24 points

For Non-Stutterers: What it's like to be a Stutterer

For Non-Stutterers: What it's like to be a Stutterer If you’ve witnessed a person suffering from a stutter, had difficulty understanding their condition, or just thought about what a stutterer is actu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
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
postr/StutterJul 30, 2014
7 points

Any ideas to help with speech blocks? Here is what I have tried so far

Any ideas to help with speech blocks? Here is what I have tried so far I started getting speech blocks at age 18 after a rough period in my life. I sorted myself out through self therapy (after therap...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityMeds & Substances
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+1 more
postr/StutterJul 27, 2014
3 points

Not fapping helped me gain a ton of confidence back

Not fapping helped me gain a ton of confidence back I decided to stop fapping cold turkey. I felt like it was ruining my self esteem and confidence. My stutter was a major factor in my lack of confide...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 26, 2014
2 points

Thanks for the comment, yeah working hard within yourself if very important... I don't think it's possible to fix it in 1 day, you need to first understand why it's happening and then go from there. ...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 25, 2014
1 points

I've never taken a job, until recently, that didn't force me to confront it. I've been a lead singer in a band, a radioman on a submarine, and I've also worked in a customer service call center. Gran...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2014
1 points

I currently work as an interpretation staff member at a museum, which has me talk to people about exhibits everyday. It was difficult at first speaking to museum visitors, but forcing myself to speak...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2014
5 points

No one is going to call you names, don't be fucking silly. For one, online dating is a mess. It's just not worth it because all the guys are on there looking for women, and even the worst women have ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hope & MotivationHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2014
3 points

I know first hand the kind of anxiety stuttering causes. It's crippling at times, and can wreck your self esteem. That being said, don't look to medication for your first solution. Taking pills should...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & MotivationAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2014
3 points

As a pretty med-heavy stuttering guy who likes to hit on women from time to time... Most women dont give a shit as long as your confident about it. Some women get "caught off guard" and can kinda look...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance+1 more