postr/StutterSeptember 10, 2024

I don’t know what to do

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I don’t know what to do My whole life i’ve been stuttering. It has changed a lot since it began, like it used to be repeating the same syllable over and over again but its evolved into a block. Back in elementary and middle school I found it so easy to make friends and talk to people but once i got to high school i don’t know what happened but i just shit down and isolated myself. I still had friends but i didn’t really make any new ones. And I also always had a problem with talking to women, the fear of stuttering and embarrassing myself really gets to me. Im a freshman in college and luckily i have friends here already but i have not made any new friends , i have made acquaintances though. I know if i didn’t have this stutter I would be the most outgoing extroverted person but instead im “quiet” and introverted. When I drink alcohol all the fear goes away and i can talk to anyone and walk up to women and all that and its really nice to have that but I don’t wanna have to rely on alcohol for me to talk to people with confidence. So im just at a loss and don’t know what to do.

Themes

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsMeds & SubstancesIdentity & Disability

Subthemes

Onset & Life-Stage ChangesAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & IsolationRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Identity & Self-Perception