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commentr/StutterApr 2, 2024
1 points

In the past, I've had people ask me that, and then I find out that they think I'm weird or creepy. That's why....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2024
1 points

Not sure about others but I personally prefer others don’t point it out to me because I like to brainwash myself into thinking I’m talking just fine. I usually do a decent job at disguising most of it...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling Others
postr/StutterApr 1, 2024
12 points

I don't know what to do

I don't know what to do Hey all, I've never posted here but at this point I just feel like a bother trying to explain it to those close to me. Maybe you all can understand. When I stutter, words get l...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2024
29 points

It's ok, yesterday I was embarrassed in front of 30 strangers when I could not even say my fucking name. On top of that, I had to sit with them for an 8-hour conference. Life happens. You know wha...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterApr 1, 2024
65 points

I fucked up at work today

I fucked up at work today For almost an year I kinda controlled my stutter by only speaking alternate words to the main conversation, Like only the words that I'll get right. I stuttered everywhere ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2024
1 points

It goes up and down yeah but it never gets any better. It’s worse the older you get and you realize that there never was much hope. The most you can get is short periods of near fluency but it always ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2024
1 points

I have this aswell, this is because I actually can't pronounce J which is very very irritating, I've been made fun of for it and I think that's another reason why I stutter...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 29, 2024
3 points

Absolutely agree!! I cannot work specific jobs and when I have bad days, I feel so incredibly drained from just simply trying to speak. I get laughs too....

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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2024
16 points

yup, even closest people to you dont get the idea your struggle is like hell. once my friend was upset that he “stuttered” in a presentation because he was nervous, in my mind was like “how dare you c...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2024
2 points

I couldn't finish it, but I really did feel like I was him struggling to speak, so I love that authenticity also. I just wasn't in a headspace to separate myself from the character Colin Firth was po...

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commentr/StutterMar 28, 2024
2 points

I remember watching this with my parents, but I walked out (we rented at home) before maybe even 10-15 minutes in (might be less IDK) due to the stuttering. I just felt terrible and felt like I was w...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterMar 28, 2024
3 points

> You can fake a throat injury. OP is excelling and moving forward. Why would anyone suggest such a cowardly act as faking an illness or injury? The regret and shame of punking out is always worse ...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2024
2 points

Yes, I was denigrated by my parents when at 4 I became imperfect. Suddenly feeling that you are a disappointment and embarrassment is child abuse. Love, acceptance, and patience will help the most to ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 27, 2024
1 points

I had a stutter when I was a child that went away through most of my life but worsened during the pandemic. With that. However now I feel it progressed into a full "block". My mouth will be open to t...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentAnticipating Stuttering
postr/StutterMar 27, 2024
50 points

Some random difficulty’s of having a stammer

Some random difficulty’s of having a stammer 1. Somebody saying hi to you, knowing you’re going to stutter so you just smile back but they don’t see so you just seem rude af 2. When you wanna tell a ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Quality of LifeShame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterMar 26, 2024
1 points

Glow ups happen, you could possibly become prettier. Your stutter leads you in for a tough journey (might as well leech off of some rich clown), hence my original comment....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2024
1 points

I have an exactly same problem! I'm a language addict but also a hopeless stutterer. And I'm a woman, just turned 40. Stuttering since the age of 4 (according to my mom). So many life opportunities a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2024
2 points

This exactly. Getting the message that the way you talk is bad and you’re bad for it can hurt so deeply, for so long. Make her feel accepted and loved, so that her feelings toward her speech are neutr...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2024
2 points

I love this perspective. I definitely want her to love herself either way. I’m not worried about the people in her life who love her…I’m worried about the jerks out there who will mock her and make fu...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 25, 2024
2 points

They will say be yourself just for u to get rejected cos u stutter 😭💀...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment