postr/StutterMarch 5, 2025

public speaking nightmare

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public speaking nightmare Just presented a powerpoint to a class of just 15 people and probably had the worst experience since i gained consciousness for the first time. literally fumbled ever other word and had blocks i didn’t even know i suffered from. i’m not sure what happened. i don’t even have a severe stutter just a moderate one but that was the worst it’s ever been. i haven’t felt self conscious about my stutter in months and not this bad since middle school. i feel like a complete embarrassment and i don’t even know these people. i thought i had my stutter under some semblance of control but this knocked me down not just one peg but a whole flight of stairs. those people probably even don’t care but i know deep down they were probably laughing at me. i don’t know what to think. i’m gonna go home and maybe cry myself to sleep.

Themes

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability

Subthemes

Shame & EmbarrassmentAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeverity & Fluctuation

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public_speaking