postr/StutterSeptember 15, 2025

I hate myself

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I hate myself I recently managed to secure a corporate job but I have a condition called dysarthria which makes me stutter and slur some of my words and I just want to say how much I hate it and what a curse it was to be born with my condition. All my life I have struggled with my speech and it’s affected with how I communicate and I now I’m wary of speaking to people because I don’t want to stutter. People like to say they don’t notice it or they forget it but I don’t and it has really affected how I build relationships and has affected my mental health. It’s very depressing because I will never climb the corporate ladder as there isn’t such thing as a manager with a stutter. I don’t even know what this post is about I’ve just never had the courage to say this to anyone else and it seemed appropriate to share this with people in similar scenarios.

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career

Codes (2)

emotional_stateperceived_judgment