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postr/StutterMay 1, 2014
7 points

Social stutter?

Social stutter? So question guys... I had small case of stuttering since I was little. Most of my friends tell me they don't notice it. But in social situations especially when meeting new people, n...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability+2 more
postr/StutterMay 1, 2014
32 points

Why stuttering is more of a problem than just the talking aspect and why it is underrated as a problem

Why stuttering is more of a problem than just the talking aspect and why it is underrated as a problem So not many people know that I stutter. Funnily enough I went through years of school without man...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2014
2 points

With age it gets better, you slowly adjust. I married a great woman that loves to speak and she has bailed me out many of times. I'm 50 + and I swear I created my own language so I can communicate wit...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2014
3 points

I know how you are feeling and life does get better with age. I'm in the 50 ++ bracket just so you know. I remember countless incidents in life just how you explained. Also a time when I felt honored ...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2014
1 points

I do not. I've just noticed that it seems to be pretty common in stutterers I've talked to. I suspect it's related to why I stutter when I get really excited to say something. I'm older now so I ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2014
1 points

hahah i'm the same way; grammatical errors, even people talking, I'll correct them. I find I am very technical and deliberate in my word choice. This is definitely linked to my stuttering ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterApr 22, 2014
8 points

Been stressed lately, and my fluency has decreased dramatically

Been stressed lately, and my fluency has decreased dramatically Its getting to the end of the semester and a lot of projects and papers are due in the next weeks, and I have been stressing over it. Bu...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationHope & Motivation+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2014
1 points

Word, I am 19 and for a brief period it felt as if my stuttering was getting worse and I felt absolutely helpless. However, I realized it was just my mindset, I was depressed, nervous, doing drugs (wh...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2014
2 points

These "lists" of famous people who stutter are a farce. They once stuttered, but not any more. If they did still stutter they wouldn't have gotten as far as they did....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2014
4 points

I feel adult stutterers who do it publicly on TV are a better rolemodel for people who stutter than these famous people who had a stutter when they were younger but were fortunate enough to outgrow i...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2014
2 points

I'm right there with you, friend. I'm four months shy of my 30th birthday. Have been in one form or another of speech therapy since I was 5. My stutter too, is so severe it can take me upwards of te...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2014
1 points

The dictionary definition of "dumb" is "lacking the human power of speech." So I assume that is why he phrased his response how he did. To your question, I've never once thought about becoming mute....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2014
3 points

Thanks for the post. It's a great personal account with perspective insight. I do think someone can develop stuttering, but its pretty damn hard without some predisposition for it (usually genetic)....

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainAvoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterApr 1, 2014
14 points

How I've treated my stuttering.

How I've treated my stuttering. Hi folks, want to give you guys my story. My stuttering started in school, almost as early as I can remember, but got under my full control at around 20, i.e. I've bee...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Mindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 30, 2014
2 points

New here and this is my first post so here it goes... Confidence definitely has something to do with my stutter. I stutter more when I think about stuttering. When I stutter on a word it gets added...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 30, 2014
10 points

For all of those who stutter..

For all of those who stutter.. do you ever feel as if you know that you can stop stuttering? This probably won't apply to those who stutter because of a neurological problem, but I believe that most o...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2014
2 points

#####	 ######	 ####	 [**Spotlight effect**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight%20effect): [](#sfw) --- >The __spotlight effect__ is a common form of [social anx...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2014
3 points

I'm also 17 and a senior. I can definitely relate to your free. Something that helped me get over it is learning about the spotlight effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotlight_effect The reality...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2014
13 points

I'm 20. In University, and studying to be a teacher. I have a pretty outgoing personality and have a stutter. Sometimes I think that was the world's way of keeping me at bay, I probably shouldn't say ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2014
1 points

address those also. but just know that stuttering doesn't hold you back?...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception