commentr/StutterNovember 27, 2025

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at first when i was waiting for my turn my heart was beating like crazy and i was doing the breathing techniques but they did nothing and i thought i was going to pass out when i start lol , and then came my turn and teacher called my name and i said and i went near the board and i looked at the teacher and started presenting , first my body was shaking like crazy and i said the introduction with a really weak voice but i was surprised that i didnt stutter in it at all , and the intro was the part that feared the most , and then i continued reading from my paper and i swear to god im not lying , i did not stutter even once . and what gave me more confidence while presenting was that at a certain point i was trying to explain and the teacher told me to look at the crowd and explain instead of looking at her but i told her i cant , and told her if i look at them my confidence will be gone and then everybody started laughing and that made me kind of safe for some reason, and after that words were flowing naturally and the body shaking and high heart beat went down without me even noticing it , and i finished it just fine. and after that i couldn't believe what i just did that i called all of my sisters and my mom and dad and told them about it before even reaching home .

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work

Subthemes

Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking