postr/StutterJanuary 31, 2023

Fully aware

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Fully aware I am a 18 year old male and My stuttering has got so bad now that I think it will never go away, Speech Therapy or techniques doesn’t help my stutter at all to the point I’m confident that I am helpless, At this point I don’t want to talk to anybody anymore because it’s so embarrassing and it pains me that they have to wait for me to do my best just for me to never get the word or sentence right, I can’t even talk to family members, friends, or strangers without stuttering and struggling, Growing up with a stutter has caused me so much stress and depression that I miss out on so much opportunities because I’m so afraid of rejection and too embarrassed, I never been in a relationship or really attempted to be in one because of fear of rejection and stuttering, I’m fully aware and know now that In the future I will be all alone with most likely no friends still struggling with a bad stutter and I don’t blame anybody but myself, I don’t want to give myself false hope and faith anymore

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Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience

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Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency