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commentr/StutterApr 10, 2024
1 points

I'm 38 years old, father of two. I still stutter when meeting new people. Just today I was having an almost successful convo until he asked my name. I couldn't and went on a Rr. Rr aa. Aa stuttering s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterApr 10, 2024
1 points

Bullying?

Bullying? I recently faced a deeply hurtful situation when my cousins, aged 15M and 13M, laughed at my stuttering literally laughed at my face. And our mothers remained silent. It was a moment of pro...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy+1 more
postr/stutteringApr 10, 2024
3 points

Does it get easier?

Does it get easier? 29 F here I’ve had a stutter my whole life, but recently maybe due to stress it has increased especially when I have to give presentations at school. I’m about to finish get my deg...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2024
3 points

Yeah man it really does suck. I feel like if I were to complete this final step I would be completely done and fulfilled in my self help journey. I notice that when people speak they connect on a deep...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2024
4 points

You might have unresolved trauma from that period and a low self esteem. Both are treatable through therapy. Have you had any?...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 9, 2024
14 points

Stutter long gone but still haunts me

Stutter long gone but still haunts me For about 4 years, from early 7th grade to late sophomore year, I had a stutter. During those four years I lost a lot of my friends and ability to trust people an...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
postr/StutterApr 9, 2024
3 points

Stuttered so bad

Stuttered so bad I sometimes stutter so bad around people that I start to cry when I am alone...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterApr 9, 2024
5 points

Agree! As described in those in the videos (and as we all likely have experienced), there are often layers of emotion and self-stigma that are difficult to unpack in moving away from feeling unable to...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Mindset shiftShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 9, 2024
8 points

vent

vent you know when one of the things you love most is taken away from you? yeah... that's unfortunately what my stutter as done to me. i love debate so fucking much (no, not just aruging with random ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Propositionality & WeightAvoidance & SubstitutionStigma & Bullying+3 more
postr/StutterApr 9, 2024
1 points

vent

vent you know when one of the things you love most is taken away from you? yeah... that's unfortunately what my stutter as done to me. i love debate so fucking much (no, not just aruging with random ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Propositionality & WeightAvoidance & SubstitutionStigma & Bullying+3 more
postr/StutterApr 9, 2024
1 points

vent

vent you know when one of the things you love most is taken away from you? yeah... that's unfortunately what my stutter as done to me. i love debate so fucking much (no, not just aruging with random ...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Propositionality & WeightAvoidance & SubstitutionStigma & Bullying+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2024
1 points

You learn to suffer. As we all have suffered. It’s miserable. I understand everything you’re going through and I’m sorry....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterApr 6, 2024
17 points

Way worse

Way worse My god! My stutter has gotten so bad I don’t even want to talk on the phone or to anyone!...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 5, 2024
33 points

Really wanna vent it out!

Really wanna vent it out! Seriously guys, how are you handling your stutter? I'm one of those people who's always up for speaking despite the fear of stuttering but honestly it fucking affects me a lo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterApr 5, 2024
18 points

Awful Job Interview

Awful Job Interview Just had a job screening that went awful. Even though I practiced so so much, I still had a of stammers on several words in a sentence. It was extremely embarrassing. Whenever I th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2024
3 points

Its super embarassing, theres no other way around it. Probably the most stressed I ever get is when asked a question and have a group of people looking at me like im crazy cause I cant get the damn wo...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2024
1 points

It’s a bridge over a pit of trauma and shame. Live to fight another day, with a less burdened conscience....

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

This is my everyday life at work and I have been viewed as an incompetent person who doesn’t help anything, yet im one of the people who actually knows stuff at the workplace. Nobody sees the good in ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2024
3 points

I fake pissed my pants in 4th grade and went home. Put water from the sink on my pants and told the teacher. Got out of reciting a poem. Oh, the lies we tell…...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 2, 2024
20 points

This sucks (rant)

This sucks (rant) Work in IT as a systems engineer. 90% of my life is stutter free. If I’m comfortable with people, I VERY seldom have a block, and if I do, it’s incredibly minor. I can talk sports,...

Meds & SubstancesAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Recreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment