postr/StutterApril 25, 2021

i’m so over my stutter..

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i’m so over my stutter.. i’ve been stuttering ever since i was born since it’s a genetic thing. my moms dad stutters, my mom stutters, i stutter, and my two siblings does. out of everyone, i have it the worst. it feels 10 times worse because i’m 17 about to be 18 and people around my age is so cruel.. thanks to my stutter i have horrible social anxiety. it feels like my stutter got worse over the years. it’s so bad i decided to turn down all my acceptances to colleges just to go to community college first just so i can be close to home.. so my parents can do the simplest tasks like ordering food and things along that sort which is really embarrassing i know. it’s bad because this is the time that i need to start being independent but my stutter is holding me back from doing that. i literally don’t know what else to do. it’s hard for me to to even make friends because i’m so self conscious over the way that i talk. i wish this crap can just go away.. maybe i’ll finally be happy.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family FactorsShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying