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commentr/StutterJun 12, 2013
1 points

I mentioned it to an employer at costco, but I was doing so well she hardly noticed. I think at that point that's where you mention it, if you can control it. The employer will be impressed....

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterMay 5, 2013
10 points

Anyone else's stutter go away when it's called out?

Anyone else's stutter go away when it's called out? I have been a long time lurker and just had to point this out and see if i'm the only one who does this. My speech is very hit and miss, some bad da...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Authenticity vs. MaskingHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterApr 10, 2013
14 points

There and (on my way) Back Again, my story

There and (on my way) Back Again, my story I'm new to this subreddit, and I have these last few hours read a few of your life stories and it has really touched me. I have never really spoken out about...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2013
1 points

> I think most the student don't know that i stutter, so in some way that is even worse then them knowing that i do. This is so true. In my country, they didn't even knew that stutterer exist. Th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2013
0 points

I'm in the UK, and I don't think the BSA run "official" groups like the NSA do. The closest group is 25 miles away, which would be fine but the times don't work for me. I could always start a group th...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2013
1 points

my therapist told me to advertise you stutter. who gives a rip what they think? it lets the listener know exactly what's going on with you and puts your mind at ease that you wouldnt have to expend so...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterMar 27, 2013
7 points

Rant: I am 19 years old, and this is my story

Rant: I am 19 years old, and this is my story First of all hello /r/Stutter i just found this subreddit and read a lot of stories about you all, and i think i should add my story to the list. From vi...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2013
1 points

I also attended the 3 week program twice. It helped, and after the program I was much more fluent. But, if you don't keep up with the work the results will quickly disappear. I also think that althoug...

Therapy & ProfessionalAnticipation & Avoidance
Positive Therapy TechniquesTherapy ExperiencesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2013
8 points

Positive: Friends - I have a great set of close friends who I know will be there for me no matter what. They have put up with my severe stutter (sometimes being unable to get out anything for over a ...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
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commentr/StutterMar 19, 2013
1 points

I didn't start stuttering until I was 13, just before I started high school. From the first time it happened through the beginning of grade 9, it just got worse but I managed to work around/hide it t...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2013
2 points

Pretty much explains me too. I suppose I was always too busy not talking and observing how people talk and react to do much talking myself when I was younger. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Overthinking & MonitoringHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 4, 2013
1 points

When my stutter is particularly bad, yes, definitely. Writing can also be an effective ice-breaker; the reader knows you're an intelligent individual, and they've already made their first impression. ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2013
3 points

After about a week in class my teachers and professors would usually contact me and ask if I wanted any special accommodations. I would always say no because the real world is not going to give me any...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & Avoidance
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2013
1 points

Yes, even though as a kid I also played sports and spent time with friends a lot. Mostly because I used to stutter less, or give less of a crap, when I was younger. But basically for the same reason a...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Authenticity vs. MaskingHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2013
1 points

I thought you were my husband until you mentioned a daughter, as he is also 31 this year, and his biggest problem is blocking. For what it's worth, I have never heard of a single person who had the im...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2013
11 points

I'll give some personal experience that's helped me a lot, in hopes you find some of the tips useful. I also stutter, am 22 years old, and I primarily block. I experience some prolongations on initia...

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Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftFluency Techniques+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2013
2 points

Thanks for your comment. My daughter loves me (she tells me often!), I just don't want to show her up in-front of her friends. 95%+ of the time, I don't stutter when I'm talking to my children - I'm n...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Hiding & Concealment
postr/StutterFeb 25, 2013
6 points

Jjjjjjust a rant.

Jjjjjjust a rant. Everyone I talk to knows I stutter, it's clearly obvious, but I never mention it. Ever. Not to my family, random people I talk to on the phone, anyone. If someone mentions it, I chan...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2013
1 points

I'm 22 and have been stuttering all my life as well, and have experienced nearly everything you mentioned. My father had anger management issues when I was a kid and life was pretty stressful at times...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentFluency TechniquesHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2013
2 points

You are going to become a teacher? That IS pretty confident I say. I also wanted to become a teacher, but I was to afraid. Big props to you. *Edit: a letter*...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentHope & Motivation