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commentr/StutterJul 23, 2025
2 points

I always make a joke about it before giving a presentation. It helps prepare the audience and lightens the mood when people are laughing so things are more comfortable....

Community & SupportAnticipation & Avoidance
Humor & Community ToneAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2025
1 points

Growing up my stutter was so bad that my childhood friend would "translate" what I said to other people. I somehow improved in the stuttering area over time without any speech therapist or therapy, b...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesSeverity & FluctuationFeared Words & Names+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2025
1 points

I guess I'll just keep to trying to do a Calypso (Bluey character) impression. >!Fun fact: this is actually Megan Washington's coping method!!<...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2025
2 points

Yeah when people try to guess what I want to say it's so frustrating like please let me finish my sentence...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionListener Reactions
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2025
1 points

Yeah broo I am doing breathing exercises..but I have more of a situational Stammering..I stammer only when I am nervous..but definitely I would read that book...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Mindfulness & BreathingAvoidance & SubstitutionRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2025
10 points

I totally get your frustration … but the paradox is real. I only really conquered my stutter once I started speaking in public—a lot. I had to learn not to care if I blocked and not to measure my succ...

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Mindset shiftAvoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/Flight+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2025
0 points

I appreciate that experience of stuttering and how we live with it is subjective. But I object and completely disagree with calling it a “disability”. It’s only a disability if you allow it to be. I...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2025
1 points

expanding my vocabulary right ? Stop using the same words that block me and try to find alternatives that’s smoother for me. I understand. Thank You...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 22, 2025
9 points

When people who know you stutter talk over you/continue ur words when you're struggling/being slow

When people who know you stutter talk over you/continue ur words when you're struggling/being slow its so sad honestly and unfair. especially like? when they think they know what u wanna say😭 I mean...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Listener ReactionsAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterJul 22, 2025
2 points

Just a suggestion to help with the brick walls of whatever word if being problematic; sometimes it can help or make it smoother to instead of getting stuck, think of different words or series's of wor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJul 21, 2025
1 points

I've noticed what helped me was watching a normal person speak and then mimic the speed which they talk. Also don't perform words or think about if you'll get hung up on a word....

Coping & AdvocacyAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Fluency TechniquesAvoidance & SubstitutionSituational Variability
postr/StutterJul 20, 2025
85 points

Small win: ordered a pizza over the phone

Small win: ordered a pizza over the phone Hey everyone, here to spread a little positivity and share a positive experience with some people who understand how meaningful it really is. I'm 21M, starte...

Anticipation & AvoidanceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAssistive Devices+1 more
postr/StutterJul 20, 2025
6 points

No confidence

No confidence All the time, my mind keeps thinking about the situations where I should have spoken up but couldn’t because of my stutter. Because of all these situations, I’m now always afraid I can’t...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & IsolationHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
1 points

Slide your hand through the block—on your leg or a tabletop or whatever. No one will know and it will help distract the sticky part of your brain. My daughter taught me this trick (we’re both stuttere...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2025
1 points

I used to really struggle with saying my name when responding to being asked my name. The trick that fixed it for me was thinking 'my names is' in my head then saying my name out loud, rather than jus...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency Techniques
postr/StutterJul 18, 2025
2 points

i used to stutter badly in high school, just made a free guide on what helped me

i used to stutter badly in high school, just made a free guide on what helped me hey everyone, i’m not a speech therapist or some expert, i’m just a guy who used to stutter *badly* — especially in hi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
4 points

As a person who's suffered many a foot-in-mouth moment, I think about this a lot. Although stuttering leads to many awkward moments, there are times I'm relieved I was held back from saying something ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2025
4 points

Actually what he says is kind of true, like I can realize halfway through that my sentence might be misinterpreted, or is poorly worded or something, and stuttering sometimes gives me enough time to t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJul 18, 2025
7 points

I’m making a story about a stutterer!

I’m making a story about a stutterer! It’s called Snufflepaw’s Place on Wattpad. It’s a female stutterer too! The make character has a stutter, and the added effect of her being the leaders daughter a...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentListener ReactionsAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterJul 18, 2025
19 points

“Being able to say whatever you want whenever you want is not all it’s cracked up to be.”

“Being able to say whatever you want whenever you want is not all it’s cracked up to be.” My friend said this the other day and it threw me for a loop. I think he was mostly joking. But it’s been on m...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Authenticity vs. MaskingAvoidance & Substitution