commentr/StutterMarch 26, 2017

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Once when I was 17 I was driving some friends around at night (we're all good kids). We had just left somewhere and I forgot to turn my lights on. Cop pulls me over because of this, and I'm super nervous, not knowing why he pulled me over. He asks me questions, I stutter a lot. He asks me to get out of the car and asks if I have any drugs on me or any other illegal stuff, given my obvious extreme nervousness (=stutter). I realize at this point the humor in the situation, laugh and say no. He's a little baffled but sends me and my friends on our way.

Themes

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment