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postr/StutterJan 5, 2022
27 points

I can't get my name out, and it's effecting me mentally.

I can't get my name out, and it's effecting me mentally. Hi there. Like the title says. I can't seem to say my name without stuttering severly or blocking all together. I don't know what to try beyon...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 3, 2022
2 points

If you were mute then you would lose more opportunities cuz some majors or jobs are straightforward refusing mute employees and won't admit of any of them as one of their staffs or whatnot. And you wi...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Quality of LifeNeurological & BrainAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2021
1 points

Watching this I remembered my reaction when talabat was created. Ordering food online was the best thing that’s ever happened to me 😭 but omg ordering food is so hard. My stuttering has been really b...

Social & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Quality of LifeBlocks & Stoppages
postr/StutterDec 27, 2021
14 points

Finding it hard to make conversation.

Finding it hard to make conversation. So having a stutter has made it hard for me to interact with people and friends especially. It’s like I’m too scared to speak sometimes out of fear of stuttering,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterDec 26, 2021
19 points

I wasn’t able to talk to my grandpa

I wasn’t able to talk to my grandpa I couldn’t really communicate with my grandpa in the last few years since his hearing got worse. I didn’t really talk to him apart from saying hello and bye. I used...

Social & Relationships
Quality of LifeFamily Support & Conflict
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2021
1 points

All good. I think most stutterers aren't too happy that they were genetically denied the right to fluent speech which 99% of the population has. Actually, in the stuttering literature it often points ...

Social & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Quality of LifeStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterDec 24, 2021
46 points

Feel envious of normal speaking ppl…

Feel envious of normal speaking ppl… I know this sounds weird but at times I look at regular ppl speaking and they speak so fluently and effortlessly and make other people laugh, make friends through ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessQuality of Life
postr/StutterDec 8, 2021
9 points

Ever use assistive technology for speech?

Ever use assistive technology for speech? I for the most part am not too bothered by my speech issues, but sometimes on particularly difficult days it gets really frustrating. I went out for coffee a ...

Therapy & ProfessionalSocial & Relationships
Assistive DevicesQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2021
2 points

No negative life impact from stuttering. The actual answer is different for everyone, but I think most of us want to not have to worry or even much think about stuttering, communicate joyfully, great...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2021
5 points

i ordered food via a local delivery app and it cost me $11+ more when the food place was super near my house 🥴 the sacrifices i made just to not interact with people...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
postr/StutterDec 7, 2021
20 points

worries for the future

worries for the future hi, its me again and the title says it all. today i humiliated myself again by almost stuttering (more like, staying silent because i felt a stutter coming on) while ordering bu...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+3 more
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
9 points

McDonald's is great because they have an app you can order food from and it has INSANELY good coupons basically always. like 1$ large fries, bogo quarter pounders, etc. I wish more restaurants were so...

Social & Relationships
Quality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
24 points

I used to work at a fast food chain. I didn’t run into too many problems with my speech while working there. Once I was giving change back to a customer and while trying to say “I’ll have to give you ...

Social & RelationshipsSpeech & Stuttering
Quality of LifeRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2021
38 points

Probably not. Noticing a lot more stuttering jokes recently. Stuttering for a someone who doesn’t stutter is funny, the concept that people suffer from it as a disability has never crossed their mind....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingQuality of Life
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2021
5 points

I don't think you should be or need to be worried about your stutter getting worse. I think for the vast majority of us, and I'm happy to be corrected (althought I hope I'm right) that it gets better ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 28, 2021
3 points

I'm 41 and in the US. I've only met 2 other people who stutter. I've never met another female who stutters though. I have a customer service job and I have to CONSTANTLY explain my stutter. It can be ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Identity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & CareerQuality of Life
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
2 points

I suggest living it out first and doing things that you enjoy. Having a stutter can take away many opportunities which I understand. School, social, dating, work, etc. It is hard. Keep practicing, don...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Quality of LifeDating & RomanceEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
14 points

Yeap Ive gotten my stutter down to a mild/medium stutter and I'm a fairly confident person but quite often I'll sit out of banter with people because I just kill the mood. It's even worse if people ar...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2021
1 points

I kind of agree, but not all disabilities are equal. I mean, just asking someone out is literally a physical struggle if you stutter. Going up to someone and getting stuck on "Hi" is just offputting...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Medicalization / NeurodiversityQuality of Life
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2021
2 points

Good on you for finding the courage to even agree to it , and to carry in till the end, ... I've stuttered all my life, funny thing is though I never had issues reading out loud in school to the res...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life