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postr/StutterJan 12, 2021
35 points

Does stuttering ever go away?

Does stuttering ever go away? Hi, I'm a 15 year old boy and I have always suffered from stuttering all my life and it never gets better. I really hate how awkward and stupid I look whenever I stutter....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2021
7 points

Id choose the instrument, honestly. Music is still my favorite form of communication. Stutter be damned....

Social & Relationships
Quality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2021
8 points

Even if I didn't stutter. I find it way more useful to speak every language in earth flawlessly than flexing in playing instruments....

Social & Relationships
Quality of Life
postr/StutterJan 7, 2021
3 points

Can I hear some life perspectives from fellow women who stutter. How do you feel about your future? Where are you now in your journey through life with this disfluecy? Do you still avoid certain situations?

Can I hear some life perspectives from fellow women who stutter. How do you feel about your future? Where are you now in your journey through life with this disfluecy? Do you still avoid certain situa...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Severity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. MaskingQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2021
1 points

As you get older, depending on the path you take, you force yourself into more situations and experiences. My stutter usually correlates with my level of comfort around people. So, obviously, whenever...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCoping & Advocacy
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightSituational Variability+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2021
5 points

Ahh man it is what is. That person (and so many others unfortunately) are just scumbags. I wonder how would everyone react if somebody like that made a joke about a person with another disability like...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingQuality of LifeIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2021
2 points

So glad that you are taking my words constructively and I would love to be updated on what happens after you email your professors! Also, please please please even if it's 10% or even 5% of your over...

Coping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling OthersQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2021
3 points

It really sucks to stutter honestly. All that we can do apparently is just not feel bad and depressed. Cuz we will stutter no matter what. Modern medicine has found a way for everything but they canno...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyFrustration & AngerIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2021
2 points

Thats actually kind of true. Never thought about that. Its true ppl don't give a shit about this disorder. No help from the state what so ever. I was unemployed for 2 years back in the day solely beca...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeStigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2021
1 points

Yeah I love eye contact as well. Things go south when I see them looking at my lips sometimes when I would stutter. They werent doing it on purpose tho so all good. I can say the only positive thing a...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHiding & ConcealmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterJan 5, 2021
23 points

Does anyone else just hate talking?

Does anyone else just hate talking? Rant Having a really hard time communicating effectively. I understand myself and I feel like I am being fluent but the other person does not understand me. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
postr/StutterJan 5, 2021
22 points

Need advice

Need advice I am really bad at putting my thoughts into writing but bear with me. I've read so many of your stories and they're so admirable. For the past few years I've started to speak less and less...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
4 points

Stuttering has no miracle cure, unfortunately. As others have mentioned, it will very likely just slowly get more manageable overtime to the point where it may seem non-existent. From my personal exp...

Causes & VariabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationQuality of LifeHope & Motivation
postr/StutterJan 5, 2021
15 points

Am I going to stutter till forever?

Am I going to stutter till forever? Hello, I am currently 17 years old, I've been stuttering ever since I can remember (probably started at age 5 or 6) and I would consider the severity of my stutter ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2021
1 points

Yeah I had this just a few days ago with my dad and when I stuttered and repeated words like crazy, I paused but it was hard to reset my talking in a slow pattern and so I started talking very slowly ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacySocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionFluency TechniquesQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJan 4, 2021
2 points

I mean, ultimately it depends on the person and I’m not trying to speak for everyone here, but in my personal experience I didn’t like when it happened. I felt like I couldn’t express myself properly,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career+1 more
postr/StutterDec 31, 2020
42 points

Rant: I hate saying "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year"

Rant: I hate saying "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year" Especially when people say it to me in passing, I can never say it back smoothly. I feel like I come across as a bit of a douche when I don't...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionQuality of Life
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2020
2 points

This is how I feel about the whole thing, stuttering is like the bastard child of disabilities/ disorders. It's mostly forgotten about. The research that has been done, and studies. Are really not as ...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Medicalization / NeurodiversityPublic Awareness / MediaQuality of Life
postr/StutterDec 29, 2020
115 points

WHEN A PERSON WHO STUTTERS HAS FINALLY HAD ENOUGH!!!!

WHEN A PERSON WHO STUTTERS HAS FINALLY HAD ENOUGH!!!! I just had an experience, that is somewhat normal to me. Usually it doesn't get under my skin, but this time it did. After working in the cold all...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2020
1 points

Thankfully I'm just a kid and don't have to go to the drive through etc. But the idea of having to order train tickets and talk to the bank and order food from coffee shops scares me. Just fight it, f...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Frustration & AngerShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life