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postr/StutterFeb 5, 2022
12 points

Fast food speaker

Fast food speaker Hi…I’ve never posted on here before but reading so many peoples stories has made me want to put my own out there. I work at a Dunkin’ Donuts and of course there is a drive thru. All ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionRepetitions & ProlongationsHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2022
1 points

It’s so hard to go out to eat alone because it’s difficult to order food when I look into the person waiting to take my order. That’s the reason I need to either have my friends or parents to accompan...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of LifeAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2022
2 points

Its very exhausting. Having a stutter feels like carrying around extra weight in life....

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationQuality of Life
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2022
10 points

Yep it's tiring and exhausting, I've lived with it all my life not been able to have any sort of proper conversation, not been able to join in and tell jokes, all sorts of 'normal ' everyday thing...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationQuality of LifeLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterFeb 1, 2022
31 points

I'm tired

I'm tired It's so exhausting sometimes, it can really be my last straw. Especially when you can't form a decent sentence and you notice the other person wanting to escape the conversation. I'm just so...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stress & Fight/FlightFrustration & AngerAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJan 31, 2022
13 points

A worried mother

A worried mother Hi everyone, I've been reading your posts for a while now. I'm always so inspired by you all. My son, a toddler has started stuttering a few months ago. The most important thing for ...

Identity & DisabilityParent & CaregiverSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingEarly Concern & OnsetQuality of Life+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2022
12 points

Sorry to hear that you've been struggling, but i think porn is an issue no matter what a persons circumstances are. Quitting porn is obvisouly the smart choice, but i know thats easier said then done....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterJan 29, 2022
6 points

Stammering & Porn Addiction

Stammering & Porn Addiction I’m 30 years old and have stammered since I was around 5 or 6 years old. I’ve been struggling with my speech quite a bit recently and I’ve noticed that my porn consumpt...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionQuality of Life
postr/StutterJan 24, 2022
38 points

Read my lips...

Read my lips... Sharing a recent lighthearted experience. I was in a grocery store and I was asking a woman where something was. She pulls down her mask and says, "I am deaf, but I read lips". The...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
postr/StutterJan 24, 2022
17 points

28 years of stuttering - My lessons and Motivation

28 years of stuttering - My lessons and Motivation Hello nice people, I came here looking to share my outlook on life consisting of almost conatant stuttering. Some good years, some worse. But overall...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2022
11 points

I would buy a condo and feel free to practice my speech all day and then hit the bars,clubs,festivals and any social events to talk with people regularly. When i was working i was stressed out living ...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
Employment & CareerQuality of Life
postr/StutterJan 13, 2022
11 points

Customer Feeback on my performance at work

Customer Feeback on my performance at work Hi, so I have had a stutter since I was around 10/11 I'm 23 now and thought I was at peace with everything until today. So at my job we wear masks and it's...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
4 points

I totally relate to this. For years I would avoid scheduling appointments of all kinds: doctor, dentist, car maintenance, dinner reservations that couldn't be made online. It's a long list! If I nee...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
postr/StutterJan 10, 2022
76 points

People underestimate their ability to talk freely

People underestimate their ability to talk freely I hate it when people who have no problem communicating waste opportunities. Like they could be doing so many things us stutterers don't get to do...

Social & Relationships
Quality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2022
16 points

The other night, I knocked the door of my neighbors to ask them to lower the volume of their music. It went almost without blocks and what a relief it was to be able to sleep. If I was fluent, I would...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2022
31 points

Totally agree. Sometimes, I go inside the supermarket, and being able to ask the clerks there wear the juice isle is without stuttering just seems like a superpower of a convenience. When it comes out...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Quality of LifeAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2022
2 points

I think it's a hard question because stuttering definitely diminishes your quality if life if it's severe enough....

Social & Relationships
Quality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2022
3 points

Sounds like living in a cage; the thought of you not being able to transmit your true essence. Im so sorry to hear that...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2022
1 points

I relate to this way too much, got diagnosed with selective mutism 4 years ago. Was a stupid and suicidal 17 year old, who gave up on my free speech pathologist at school. I'd just get high expecting ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Trauma & PsychologicalSuicidal Ideation & High DistressQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2022
3 points

People always project themselves into others, they think that our problem is an easy fix because they don't have to deal with it. I think that you can indeed do any job with enough dicipline and care ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingHope & MotivationQuality of Life