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commentr/StutterMar 23, 2024
1 points

Exactly. The thing is that he can lose weight and get six packs of, but we cannot get rid of our stutter....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 23, 2024
2 points

I know you weren't asking me, but personally I often tell myself how much I hate myself, and my stutter. I know it sounds brutal out loud, but I find negative self talk therapeutic, in a way of encou...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2024
3 points

I’ve dealt with bullying too in an environment with no HR over my stutter. It was a really toxic place to work and severely impacted my Mental health making my stuttering even worse. Have to decide ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterMar 22, 2024
14 points

My crush asked me why I'm so quiet and I'm kind of upset about it

My crush asked me why I'm so quiet and I'm kind of upset about it Don't get me wrong, 9 times out of 10, people don't have any bad intentions when asking that. It's just that when I was younger, if s...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2024
1 points

I guess it’s time for some fresh meat here. So here I am. I’ve been a stutterer, mostly severe at first and for about eighty years, starting around age 4 or 5. It’s been an embarrassment. When I w...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterMar 22, 2024
11 points

Something uplifting

Something uplifting I’ve been actively trying to have a positive outlook on life and myself for a couple years now and I’ve successfully been in a good mind space since last summer. I think it’s a he...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterMar 21, 2024
7 points

Dear members of the Stuttering community, how do you deal with it ??

Dear members of the Stuttering community, how do you deal with it ?? My heart feels heavy as I type these words... everyday is just the same as the previous one .. there's no improvement but just deg...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2024
9 points

One of the biggest reasons why I deleted that app, cuz it’s a joke. Everyone on there… I can’t even fathom how some are real like you’re making fun of someone.😭 I just feel bad for them.🤷🏾‍♂️ They’...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterMar 21, 2024
7 points

Just bombed my speech presentation last night in class and feeling like shit

Just bombed my speech presentation last night in class and feeling like shit I literally prepped, rehearsed and made note cards but once I got on the podium I just locked up and I could barely get mor...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringPreparation & RehearsalShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 20, 2024
1 points

Same and my name start with E. Help! So embarrassing and that makes it worse where I cannot even say it. 😭😭😭😭and then I have to spell it for people...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterMar 20, 2024
66 points

I really hate myself right now.

I really hate myself right now. Hi, 26F here. I just finished having a conversation with my mom saying I wasn't gonna be home tomorrow night cause of work. I noticed I blocked really hard and after I ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesFrustration & AngerShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterMar 20, 2024
3 points

uncomfortable talking about college

uncomfortable talking about college So this thing that happened days ago still keeps bugging me. Me and a close friend went to our old school and talked to some of our ex-teachers. This one teacher as...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

I'm sorry you've been through that. I might be lucky to not have experienced anything other than pity looks or impatience....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 19, 2024
1 points

I have experienced a response of visceral disgust and hatred from listeners when I stutter. I don't think you can say "it's not hatred" when so many have lived experiences that show the opposite....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 18, 2024
3 points

Yep I get the feeling bout been guilty for just opening your mouth, you end up for hours hating yourself, and just wishing you kept it shut.. I'm 61, never been able to come to terms with it, and ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2024
12 points

Currently in relationship (4 years). I'm 25F and have stuttered my whole life and still incredibly embarrassed by it. BF has tried to be jokey about it to make me feel better but that honestly makes m...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 17, 2024
3 points

Delhi, but don't wanna chat. i even stammer in texting...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2024
1 points

After I graduated with my bachelors in social work, I had maybe 6/7 job interviews and stuttered pretty bad and I cried after them. The only job that was interested was the one I barely talked in. I d...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterMar 14, 2024
2 points

My condolences. You're right, I am striving to not be ashamed to stutter everyday and I am making good progress. I guess when my stutter became so bad at one point, I was just happy to stutter and ju...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. MaskingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 13, 2024
5 points

Yes, when you reduce your fear of stuttering you will let yourself make a sound instead of block. When you reduce your fear further, you'll let yourself stutter on that sound where you would have prev...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & Embarrassment