postr/StutterJuly 4, 2021

It’s eating me up how much I’ve missed out on.

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It’s eating me up how much I’ve missed out on. I don’t stutter as much, more so cluttering (the words come out faster than my brain can process them) and I’ve realised how much in life I’ve missed out on. I haven’t made a friend since I was in secondary school. I’ve recently realised just how much socially I’ve been missing out on, just the simple things like people interacting with each other in public stirs intense in feelings of jealousy. I have ZERO conversational skills, I don’t know how to interact with others, hold a conversation or anything that involves socialising. People have said that things get better but it doesn’t, I would’ve been a different person without a speech impediment. I’ve developed an intense fear of anything that involves socialising with people, I can’t even get a simple retail job. I’d blow my brains if I could. Have a good evening

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life