postr/StutterJune 7, 2021

It's all downhill

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It's all downhill I hate people always downplaying my stuttering. Treating it like some common illness that will pass with time. It only gets worse really. A stutter affects your whole life, especially communication, because communication is the foundation for everything. If I can't even introduce myself, how am I going to make it through my whole life? I don't understand why I can't just talk like a normal person. I know it's part of me and I just have to accept it, but I can't I hate having a stutter, and I hate myself. It's only gotten worse, and life is getting much more complicated. I don't know what I'm gonna do, or how I'm gonna do it, but I'm scared. I'm scared and tired and cold and alone. Congrats to all you people who love and accept yourselves, but I just can't.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride