postr/StutterAugust 17, 2025

Stuttering is consuming me

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Stuttering is consuming me I have stuttered for as long as I can remember, as a child I could speak fluently when I felt calm, and I stuttered a little when I felt nervous, anxious or when I spoke quickly. But I never really cared much about that, after all I was just a kid. But as I got older, it only got worse and worse. To the point where I had a hard time just saying my name. I try to isolate myself, and avoid any type of interaction. I went to the speech therapist several times, but it didn't help me at all. I don't have friends, much less a partner, I'm very alone, but I can't do much about it. And I probably have an anxiety disorder, since about a week ago I had a panic attack while I was taking a shower. In a month I'll be 16, I'll almost finish high school, and I don't know what I'm going to do with my life, I'm very lost.

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Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionSchool & Academic Life