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postr/StutterJul 18, 2019
23 points

My Mom just said this to me!

My Mom just said this to me! **"I'm sorry. I wish there was a cure. I don't want any of my children to be suffering."** I really hate that she said this. I mean how am I supposed to feel about this? ...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathySadness & HopelessnessAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2019
-2 points

Yes. I am also positive but it still brings me down. I've had it my whole life and I'm still not over it. It will annoy you less and less, though it will always stress you out. That's why I gave up on...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyDating & Romance
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
2 points

Hey, this sounds good for you! You seem to have good friends and family. When I’m with very good friends I’m also capable to let things go a little and be quiet when I think speaking is too exhausting...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2019
2 points

Thank you for this. I used to think I was alone in thinking that the act of speaking itself just exhausted me. I felt selfish and thought I was making excuses for myself. I got back from a weekend wit...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsSadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterJul 11, 2019
2 points

“for some reason, what constitutes a person’s happiness must at the same time be the source of his suffering” - Goethe

“for some reason, what constitutes a person’s happiness must at the same time be the source of his suffering” - Goethe For me that happiness is communicating with people but because of my stutter conv...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 3, 2019
1 points

Same. I can't express myself the way I want to. Coupled with social anxiety, I hardly even express myself at all. I trudge on every day but the future seems bleak and that's fairly depressing to think...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSadness & HopelessnessAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJun 22, 2019
25 points

Fucked up an order and couldn't say sorry

Fucked up an order and couldn't say sorry The worse part is it was over the phone. Stuttered on every word and had word blocks. I feel like shit. Why can't I just make a sound? It's so fucking simple....

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterJun 22, 2019
27 points

im sick of it...

im sick of it... I am a 15 year old dude who has had a major stuttering problem for my entire life. The last period of my life (Moving to high school) has been really difficult for me. I, as most peop...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterJun 18, 2019
22 points

My stutter has really made me feel quite depressed throughout the past 2 months.

My stutter has really made me feel quite depressed throughout the past 2 months. It's all getting too much for me to handle at the moment. I just want to lock myself in my room and never come out. ):...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2019
2 points

It depends on the situation. I stutter and I suffer from schizophrenia. I live a nightmare almost everyday but I make the best of us. I spoke to my mother this morning and I had trouble saying "whatsa...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2019
1 points

It's a dice roll if your children will have a stutter but I won't take that chance. It's why I'm fairly certain I won't have biological children. If I get a girl someday and she wants children, it's g...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2019
6 points

No one is alone here brother. You do have a rare opinion about stutter though. If I had one wish it would be to remove my stutter or better yet live my life over again without a stutter. I'm 25 and my...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Loneliness & IsolationSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2019
3 points

I'm sorry that you see things in a such pessimistic way and that you even want to convince others that people who stutter can't ever be happy (which I totally disagree). By your comments it's clear t...

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJun 11, 2019
-3 points

> They succeed in life despite/because of their stutter. I am succeeding too, DESPITE my stutter, would be fun to meet someone that has succeeded BECAUSE of their stutter. Doesn't mean I'm enjoyi...

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJun 5, 2019
9 points

Oral exams failure

Oral exams failure Hello fellow stutterers, Yesterday was one of my worst day in my life. I am not severe stutterer, but it gets a lot worse in stressful situations..We had our final oral exams yes...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessPublic Speaking
commentr/StutterJun 4, 2019
2 points

Thanks. Hope my future SO will find mine cute aswell. Tbh it sucks that only less than 1% of the world stutters and what's the chance of that? 1% lol, life sucks my friend....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2019
2 points

I'm same right now lol I feel in love with a girl but she didn't like how I had no friends so now I'm working on improving myself...but feel very empty at the same time....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterMay 22, 2019
33 points

It’s been a terrible week.

It’s been a terrible week. I had an in-person job interview with a company I’ve always wanted to work for after passing the first-round phone interview. Before the interview even begun, I informed my ...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerHiding & ConcealmentTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2019
3 points

stuttering sure has made me hate everyone around me ,even my own family sometimes because no one understands me. Until you find the person that you like and likes you , you dont want anything to do wi...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Frustration & AngerSadness & HopelessnessLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterMay 20, 2019
25 points

An honest confession

An honest confession 23M. Life long stutterer. Living in a hopeless country. No gf. No real friends. No real success. All I got is my family. I can't find any decent reason to live these days. Just wa...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High Distress+2 more