postr/StutterMarch 21, 2023

I Don’t know what to do anymore

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I Don’t know what to do anymore Hello I’m a 18 year old guy with a extremely severe stutter, My stutter was once ok for a short period of time but it immediately got worse and worse for some reason. Any time I speak to anyone I go into a state where I stutter for so long that I start to lose focus and I have to repeat myself. This has caused me to being more quiet and trying my best to avoid having conversations. Anytime somebody asks me anything or wants me to speak I immediately get nervous and start stuttering all over the place. I either get looked at like I’m insane and crazy or people usually just laugh in my face and make jokes about it, embarrassment can be tough when it happens constantly. This also has caused other people to not wanna speak to me and talk to me and I completely understand I don’t blame them for it. And If you didn’t already notice I have no friends and I don’t speak to anyone on a daily basis because nobody wants to talk to me with the type of stutter I have. I tried speech therapy and tried having confidence but none of that has worked for me of course. I’m not tryna write a sob story or make people feel sorry for me or anything because I know there’s people in more bad serious situations than me, but ultimately I’m just done with everything.

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Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability

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Helplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingSadness & Hopelessness