commentr/StutterMay 28, 2022

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Thanks for asking :) well this one woman came up to me in awe over my hair but once she asked my name I couldn’t get it out. She slowly put her hand down for me to shake and it was one of the worst feelings I’ve felt in months. I wanted to break down and cry right there. Then for the next 10 mins she just talked to my friend and didn’t even look at me. I genuinely wanted to die in that moment Thankfully she came over to me and told me it’s okay to stuttter, I have no reason to be worried and that her daughter has a stutter. I really wanted to cry when she said that. Still a pretty bad night tho, all night I was panicking

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Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentValidation & Empathy