postr/StutterAugust 25, 2022

I hate being 18

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I hate being 18 I guess it's not really that I hate being 18 it's that I hate being a legal adult. Now I have to make the important phone calls. Which gives me so much anxiety and I'll start crying before every dang call that I have to make. Also, you think my family would at least be understanding of my feelings but they're not because it's *easy,* and *no big deal,* and *not something to be anxious* about. Maybe not for them but it's terrifying for me. Heck, every time I'm at work and the phone starts ringing and I realize I'm the only person around to answer it I have this feeling of dread because I know I'm gonna stutter. Talking face to face with people is hard enough, but on the phone it's 10x harder.

Themes

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Anxiety & Social JudgmentFeared Words & NamesBlocks & Stoppages

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