postr/StutterJuly 17, 2019
Am I going to be stressing over this stutter my whole life?
Content
Am I going to be stressing over this stutter my whole life? As a young 21 year old female I wonder if this anxiety around speaking or the disfluency of my speech will stick around forever. I’ve come to terms with my stutter for the most part, but still stew over vowels that I draaaag on or worry about what people think of me. Sometimes I feel like I can’t be the person I want to be because of my stutter. It’s hard to think of a future (kids, marriage, careers, etc) when sometimes I can’t get the word “appointment” out at the doctors office. I’m an optimist and a pretty positive person. Every single day I get up and try my best. I try not to let my stutter define me, but sometimes it catches up to you. So here I am!
Themes
Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Subthemes
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/FlightPropositionality & WeightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
Codes (1)
propositionality