postr/StutterAugust 23, 2024

…This is so stupid but just listen

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…This is so stupid but just listen Hopefully I don’t go on a rant because this is just meant to be short but, you know how people Supposedly ‘sell their souls’ to the devil if I was brave enough and not scared asf about life after death, forget selling my soul for fame, wealth and success I’d probably sell my soul for my stutter to go away. My reasoning is, as I’ve gotten older I’ve devolved anxiety and social anxiety and I believe it’s due to my stutter. I dread going out in public to the shop, restaurants, anywhere in public where i know I’ll have to have a verbal interaction with strangers. Even when meeting new people, i’m limited to what I want to say because my stutter gets in the way and forces me to give concise responses when conversing with people (I also don’t try to force myself to break past the stutter because I start to get embarrassed and feel like I’m wasting the other person/(s) time) and that’s not what I want, I want to speak freely with no restrictions and nothing holding me back. I love speaking to people and getting to know them and hearing what they think and why they think the way they do and just speaking in general. It’s nearly 4am so if you think this is just a bunch of bs and doesn’t make sense you can probably guess why.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life