postr/StutterApril 25, 2024

if you're hopeless, read

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if you're hopeless, read i know you'll find yourself in me. i have psychogenic stuttering, caused by some supressed traumas. every time I think about a sentence, I notice a word i'll probably stutter on, and I actually do. every time I know I'm being heard, I have a block. even though i love having conversations. i try to relax my throat and tongue muscles, but it never works. i say something with a terrible stutter, but after that, i can say the same sentence fluently. i slow my speech down but it only makes it impossible to speak, it takes my oxygen. but you're loved no matter what. i've openly talked about my problem with my friends, and they made me feel so valid, and told me that i'm not wrong as a human, told me i can train by reading out loud to them, told me i'm not being ignored. i feared i'd never express my whole personality, because i can't help but go mute sometimes. i'm 17 years old. it's been so, so hard. but it's gonna get better with the tiniest moves you make 🫶

Themes

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support

Subthemes

Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical TensionAvoidance & SubstitutionValidation & Empathy