postr/StutterJanuary 4, 2024

Small Victory!

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Small Victory! Today, I ordered food for myself for the first time. I walked to a restaurant in person and placed the order myself. I felt very shy and struggled to say what I wanted but the woman who served me was very nice and patient. I felt so triumphant! I actually received the wrong thing (probably because it is difficult to understand me) so that made me feel a little bit bad but it was still nice so it is okay overall. I am 16. I will admit I haven’t really done things for myself before. I moved here a few months ago and this is the first time I have not used a delivery app or self service. It was very scary but I think it was worthwhile. I want to expose myself to these types of situations more so I can talk to people. I don’t have anybody to tell about it so I wanted to share it here.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of LifeFriendships & Belonging

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ordering_service_encounter