commentr/StutterJanuary 30, 2018

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Very good insight and thank you, brethren. This may sound crazy but when I started working for this company, I had a warehouse gig and there were something like 20 or so employees. That was in 2010 and now we have 450+ employees if you count other countries. So needless to say, there's been a ton of change and I've never been comfortable with major change. I've made some great friends working here and there's a pretty cool culture so that's what keeps me going. Sometimes I just think if I'd be more comfortable with a smaller company but the grass isn't always greener. The people who have been here for a while all know I stutter and they have been cool about it. In fact, I used to know everyone and I loved going to work. From 2015 to now, we've been hiring people left and right so the company has lost that close knit feeling. I really miss those days before we went full corporate but I still try to be grateful. I think you're dead on about me changing my attitude but I'm sure you can see what made that difficult. I'm a pretty personable guy and I love to joke around so I'm trying to keep that as a status quo. I always say hello to people I'm walking past but I block pretty hard when it comes to my name and what my role is so I'm always so nervous to give a proper introduction. I know that's something I just need to jump feet first in but I'm so used to fleeing instead of fighting when it comes to introducing myself. I realize this is something I'll have to work diligently on and build off of that. Thanks again for the comment.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment

Codes (2)

emotional_statepropositionality