commentr/StutterJuly 5, 2025

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Have moderate to severe stutter, most likely neurological. Occasionally have bouts of fluency where i only stutter a few times a sentence if not at all, majority of the time have blocks/prolongation on half the words of a sentence. Am dude, 25 and currently unemployed cause my last 3 jobs made my mental health drop dangerously low. They completely destroyed any sense of self-confidence i had, I know it's just me having bad luck with meeting the worst people. Learnt it's weirdly common when talking to guy's below age 28, they'll leave mid conversation if I start to stutter. Also if I don't introduce myself and immediately bring up my stutter, people avoid me like a freak or criminal. Or that's how I felt when I had a group of 14-16 people avoid me, and the managers started isolating me as well. My dr said I was being bullied when I told her my reasoning for quitting, which i never saw it that way. My brain just saw myself as a freak 👍 Forgot to mention had been going to speech therapy for years

Themes

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work

Subthemes

Neurological & BrainSeverity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career

Codes (3)

emotional_stateperceived_judgmentsocial_pressure