postr/StutterDecember 18, 2015

Hey everyone! I just came across this sub and I'm am beyond happy to see people here who know exactly what I go through everyday and sharing your tips and experiences.

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Hey everyone! I just came across this sub and I'm am beyond happy to see people here who know exactly what I go through everyday and sharing your tips and experiences. I'm 24 years old. I've stuttered almost all my life as far as I can remember. Id say it's moderate. My stuttering is the usual, can't get a word out so I pause and get stuck saying "like" or "uh/uhm" until I finally get out what I'm trying to say. Lately it's been something that's really been bothering me as of lately. It just pisses me off and makes me so upset with myself. The feeling of knowing in my head EXACTLY what I wanna say and how I wanna say it...yet somehow I can't. I can't get out what's right on the tip of my tongue. The feeling of not being able to fully express myself to the fullest extent without worrying about stuttering. It makes me feel incomplete as a person. It makes me feel low and below others almost. And it just makes me feel like shit about myself. I know as you get older you start to not give a Shit about what others say or think, but it kills having a conversation with someone, and I feel my stutter about to happen, then it happens, and watching the look on that person's face. Seeing their expression change to "oh man he's stuttering. Let me try not to be rude about it". It also pisses me off when others try to finish my sentence for me. Like I'm not fucking capable of doing it myself. It's like their robbing me of my ability to finish a simple sentence. It kills me. I just wanted to say that I'm happy I found this sub, and it's nice to see so many of you in the same boat as me or even worse who also share your experiences and tips on it. It makes me feel like I'm not alone in this. If any of you ever need someone to talk to about it feel free to message me! I'd love to have someone else who gets me and gets what I'm going through to talk about this with. Anyways, I hope all of you have a good holiday Christmas this year. Happy holidays.

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Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentListener Reactions

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