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postr/StutterJun 26, 2024
12 points

I dont know what to do...

I dont know what to do... I have been a stutterer since the age of 5, since then i have been dealing with mental issues, anxiety, people laughing at me... Ive been with several speech therapist, i to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/stutteringJun 26, 2024
3 points

I need help im tired...

I need help im tired... I have been a stutterer since the age of 5, since then i have been dealing with mental issues, anxiety, people laughing at me... Ive been with several speech therapist, i took...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
2 points

It fucking sucks. I sometimes have so much I want to say but almost always lack the will to say it cuz i know i'm gonna fumble like a fucking clown....

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
2 points

No, although I subconsciously feel the embarrassment whenever I stutter, but my friends throughout most of my life have been completely understanding, and no one brought up this topic, to the point th...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
2 points

No, although I subconsciously feel the embarrassment whenever I stutter, my friends throughout most of my life have been completely understanding, and no one brought up this topic, to the point that I...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterJun 25, 2024
20 points

I can’t hold a job

I can’t hold a job I’m no call no showing today at a new job cause they said I’d work the counter and ask people what they want I’m down a bunch of money and need this shit so bad. All jobs end with ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterJun 25, 2024
5 points

My problem with spanish class.

My problem with spanish class. As some of you might know, spanish is a notoriously fast-paced language, and since I'm here right know you probably know that I am a fellow stutterer, in Spanish class o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
2 points

Once I "forgot" what course I was doing at uni while I was wearing a shirt with the course name on it and was waiting for the professor outside the classroom. People looked at me like I was insane...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
1 points

I totally agree that a stutter is a people filter. I don’t think it’s necessarily pessimistic if you’re seeing a repeated pattern of how people respond to you. It’s taken me a long time to fully get c...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJun 24, 2024
11 points

Getting anhilated in interviews

Getting anhilated in interviews So I (23M) have been working for 2 years in a business role and getting good performance ratings, however due to a low salary, I have been looking for a switch. Have ap...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2024
2 points

💯💯 Was disappointed in myself for about a hour the other day when I had to reschedule an appointment with my gas company, luckily the lady I spoke with was awesome and helped me out. But damn Onc...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 23, 2024
6 points

I did this once in school and still cringe about it 25 years later. It’s hard growing up with a stutter but at least now I stutter openly and don’t care what anyone thinks...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
3 points

Yeah I guess the best thing you can do is try and hope it goes well but when it doesn't, it's a punch in the gut....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJun 22, 2024
25 points

My stutter is all that I think about

My stutter is all that I think about Hey everyone! Feeling pretty defeated today from my stutter. I think about it all day and I feel like it’s controlling my life. I am super afraid to apply to new j...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
1 points

I think physical and verbal abuse from parents or bullying can cause stuttering. I was pretty sensitive, shy kid. My "dad" default voice tone was yell, being agressive, emotional and hygiene neglect t...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterJun 22, 2024
13 points

I hate stuttering

I hate stuttering Need advice from people who also stutter, how the hell do yall talk in conversations and not get embarrassed when you stutter. I usually stay quite and to myself even tho I’m not tha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
3 points

Same. I still remember vividly that I stuttered on a word starting with “ex” and everyone laughed while I just stood there embarrassed...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
3 points

I was 7 and I had gotten out of surgery. I got sick and threw up, I had said right after “I just haaaaad to puke” and I swear, everyone in our vicinity started giggling at me....

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2024
2 points

Surprisingly I don’t remmeber stuttering much as a kid, but when I saw some old videos of me speaking, I was shocked that my stuttering was so much worse than it is now. I could barely speak 1 or 2 wo...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesExperiential AssociationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2024
1 points

I have been a smoker for well over 6 years, and if this is true, then I might have gotten myself in a feedback loop (I smoke because I stutter and stutter because I smoke). Smoking is the only thing t...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional Experience
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment