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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2024
48 points

Are we the same person? I literally just dropped appeal forms off to my physician so he can write an appeal as well because I wasn’t approved for the disability tax credit. So you’re absolutely right,...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Access & RightsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2024
9 points

You’re missing the whole point. People are entitled to feel things and not be gaslit lol I’m sure a lot of stutterers feel like they’re ignored because of a few bad blocks in a sentence, myself inclu...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2024
-14 points

Thats a you problem. Having a stutter doesnt give you an excuse to find every little thing wrong with the world. They ignore you cause of YOU. Not your stutter. You need to gain some self confidence a...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2024
5 points

Just you and your mind. The fact that there isn't any engagement on your post indicates that we're all on our own at the end of the day. Find a way to work **through** the hell that stuttering brin...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Helplessness & AgencyMindset shift
postr/StutterMar 25, 2024
37 points

Ignored

Ignored Anyone else feel that they are ignored when they stutter? Either Family, friends, work colleagues or strangers. You just end up in a terrible and awkward position. If anyone else is going/gon...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 24, 2024
1 points

>"Stuttering primarily happens when I'm trying to start sentences" Research states that we stutter more often at the start of a sentence. Because, right at that moment, is when we perceive the most p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2024
1 points

Exactly. The thing is that he can lose weight and get six packs of, but we cannot get rid of our stutter....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2024
1 points

Maybe not having friends means makes it easier on us since we don't have to speak to friends if we dont have any friends!!! Of course it's not fun having friends......but maybe were meant to be loners...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterMar 21, 2024
1 points

Speech block

Speech block So I'm 22 right now, about to graduate college. I noticed this back when in my last year of high school, but I think somewhere along the line, I developed a sort of speech block. I have n...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterMar 21, 2024
20 points

Teacher can't be bothered to listen to me talk

Teacher can't be bothered to listen to me talk There is a specific teacher that is very mean to me in a very passive way. Sometimes she tells me something in class and I answer, but when I get stuck i...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

I wish I could agree with this, but I simply can't come to terms with this demon on my back, constantly dictating what I do. Also I like the quote "everyone has something"...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterMar 19, 2024
6 points

I am an Australian with a stutter. I was making $160k last year. Tonight I am homeless

I am an Australian with a stutter. I was making $160k last year. Tonight I am homeless ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

I am an Australian with a stutter. I was making $160k last year. Tonight I am homeless

I am an Australian with a stutter. I was making $160k last year. Tonight I am homeless ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSeverity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

What if you want to join a book club and it's a requirement to read in a group, what then? Are you supposed to avoid what you want to do, avoid these "artificial situations"? Like I said before, stutt...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

"there's less situations", if you need to rely on less situations just for you to be comfortable, then you've really missed my point. It's about freedom....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

What do you feel it has cost you? It gets better as you get older I think, there’s less situations that really trigger embarrassing moments. High school and college was the worst for me....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
1 points

Stuttering has cost me everything at only 18yrs old. It's mind boggling that someone as small as stuttering can cost so much....

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Helplessness & AgencySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
5 points

I wouldn’t say I gave up my dream but I limited myself from many opportunities growing up due to my stutter. My father and I are the only ones that stutter. Over the years it has gotten better. I’ve s...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterMar 18, 2024
12 points

Sucks

Sucks My dream job since I was a kid was to work for the FBI or CIA. I knew how to get there but considering communication is a big thing I never even thought about pursuing it. Now I work at whateve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2024
2 points

ROTC. I was so pissed and spiraled down harder than I realized. That’s why I try to encourage and uplift folks here....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency