postr/StutterMay 17, 2024
Poem I Wrote About Stuttering while Ordering Food
Content
Poem I Wrote About Stuttering while Ordering Food As I open the glass door my heart races Like a track star on their last lap I wonder if I will collapse Walking up to the counter I wonder if I will relapse Caught in the negative cycle of dread embarrassment and shame I fail yet again to place my order without stammering over it like a drunk man Wasted on yet another bottle of anxiety
Themes
Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Subthemes
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightFrustration & AngerBlocks & StoppagesPhysical Tension
Codes (1)
ordering_service_encounter