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commentr/stutteringApr 15, 2024
2 points

I feel your pain homie, I use profanity to help me curb the stuttering when allowed obviously I can't do it in a professional setting. It's definitely a confidence killer and what makes it worse is wh...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Strategic Swearing/CursingOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 14, 2024
6 points

presentation

presentation i have a presentation tomorrow and i am insanely scared if anyone could give words of encouragement or advice that would be sweet!! it's just that this presentation is my AP exam (for AP ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeAnticipating Stuttering+2 more
postr/StutterApr 13, 2024
37 points

10+ interviews rejections

10+ interviews rejections Got rejected after giving 10-11 interviews in a span of 2 -3 months, mostly because of stutter. Feeling awful...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterApr 13, 2024
1 points

Rejected for 10+ interviews

Rejected for 10+ interviews Got rejected after giving 10-11 interviews in a span of 2 -3 months, mostly because of stutter. Feeling awful...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2024
1 points

My name is Jill. I have always struggled with speech/communication. I remember when I was in junior high or high school that when I spoke, I would pause because I couldn't find the word I was looking ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
postr/StutterApr 13, 2024
30 points

How do you build confidence and self-esteem with a stutter?

How do you build confidence and self-esteem with a stutter? I'm down in the dumps at the moment and completely at my wit's end. I could easily go days without uttering a word if given the chance. I...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2024
2 points

Im only avoiding it this time but in the future i’ll do my best.. for now i already got embarrased when i stuttered like crazy but my classmates didnt mind but i know inside their laughing...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 12, 2024
13 points

Is it really worth fighting?

Is it really worth fighting? Hi to you all, english isn't my first language but I'll try to do my best. I stutter my entire life due to genetics. I had a minor stutter growing up so I was a friendly, ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterApr 12, 2024
48 points

Rejected to a job

Rejected to a job Just got rejected to a job purely on the basis of my stutter. I knew this was gonna happen, but I still feel very frustrated now, due to getting a confirmation today....

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2024
1 points

so this is complicated. when you abstain from masturbation, you are eliminating escapist behaviors. people masturbate to run away from uncomfortable feelings. they also masturbate to reason with our i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2024
4 points

Thats messed up. i am a 7th grade student rn and i dont want the same thing to happen to me. Im scared they dont look at me the same anymore....

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2024
5 points

I highly suggest you tell the teacher you cannot physically do this. Here’s why: facing a massive mountain of trauma takes baby steps and slowly gaining confidence. Speaking in front of school age pee...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2024
2 points

Hello, I have also experienced the same. And I never got a chance to recite in front of everyone in the school because of my stuttering. I was just too shameful and embarrassed to do so . But to be ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic LifePublic Speaking
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2024
3 points

Not in a relationship right now, but reading some of these threads made me realized that I’m too hard on my self. Not a fan being judged for my speech impediment, but the person who judges me for my s...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2024
8 points

The time my teacher made me read it was embarrasing. I stuttered bad and after that was break time. I pretended to sleep and resting my head on the armchair but i cried instead cause of the embarrasin...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2024
1 points

Btw the time the teacher called me to read whats on the tv, i tried so hard but still ended up stuttering and having blocks. After that was break time I cried while having my head down pretending to s...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterApr 11, 2024
13 points

Please help me decide

Please help me decide Hi everyone! Im a highschool student and basically every homeroom our teacher makes two students tell the latest news, they go infront and recite it. Infront of everyone. And on...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 11, 2024
1 points

I need help on deciding something.

I need help on deciding something. Hi everyone! Im a highschool student and basically every homeroom our teacher makes two students tell the latest news, they go infront and recite it. Infront of ever...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkCommunity & Support
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2024
4 points

I feel so much more fun and dynamic inside. I can excitedly share stores, tell jokes, and just generally have fun. I love words and write well - I want to speak like that too. But I can't, and everyt...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2024
2 points

Your life is so relatable with mine. Hope to meet you some day. It's exactly how i have experienced situations. The moment someone comes in front of you, everything changes. Now i go into a cocoon avo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more