postr/StutterJanuary 29, 2024

Help/ rant

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Help/ rant Hi. First ever Reddit post but I thought I’d seek help. I’ve had a stutter my whole life and am currently in my late teens. I never grew out of it and I’m just looking for advice. Some days I can talk just fine, sometimes I’ll think I figured out a way to get rid of it entirely. Usually by talking softly and slowly. But then I get all excited and happy and it comes back rough. I have an especially hard time saying the word “Today” I stutter at the “To” part, and can’t continue it. There are of course many words and things that are hard to say. But it sucks. And I find myself using words like “like” a lot to bridge the gap between my stutter. I don’t know what to do. It sucks so much not being able to say “thank you!” When someone does something nice to me. I feel guilty. It’s even hard to say “I love you” sometimes. Ugh. I absolutely hate it, even if it makes me standout Or be a bit special, I don’t like it.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering

Subthemes

Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentRepetitions & Prolongations

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