postr/StutterJune 17, 2021

I am already 22 and my stutter is getting worse.

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I am already 22 and my stutter is getting worse. It gets worse when I openly have to do a medical report. I cannot say the names of some medicines without stuttering and sometimes I cannot even say it. My mouth is open but nothing is coming out. The words are stuck in my throat. Speech therapy doesn't really help. I am thinking of changing to more remote role if it is possible. This job is making me develop social anxiety. I feel so much embarrassment. My stutter has also splashed over to my personal life. In heated debates I am left looking like a fool so I try to avoid it knowing the result. Just today a guy asked me which hospital is near and I kept stuttering. I knew the hospital name but for some reason I just couldn't say it. I tried different approach by directing him where to go but I just couldn't. I had to type it and let him read it from my phone. I apologized and said I have a stammer. I want to say so much but my stammer limits my speech so I hold back in so many situations which has a huge impact on my individuality.

Themes

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work

Subthemes

Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerHelplessness & Agency

Codes (1)

ordering_service_encounter