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commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
1 points

I understand where you’re coming from. I (19 M) have had a stutter ever since middle school and I haven’t been confident talking to girls because I think that they won’t take me serious or they wouldn...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 27, 2024
8 points

Beginning a word or sentence

Beginning a word or sentence I dont really stutter mid sentences or jumble my words up but theres some words like "how" and "who" that wont come out of my mouth. Its like a knot in my throat just hold...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityCommunity & Support
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & Fluctuation+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2024
3 points

My older brother has a severe stutter and he is married and just had his first child!! :) He also had multiple girlfriends in high school and college. Self esteem issues are common with people who s...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2024
15 points

>I think you have low self esteem and thats why you think that.  I can't deny having low self esteem due to stuttering. Thanks I will look into it...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterFeb 25, 2024
8 points

How do you get over/ shake off embarrassing moments where you stutter? Or get to the point where it doesn’t bother you?

How do you get over/ shake off embarrassing moments where you stutter? Or get to the point where it doesn’t bother you? I keep being told by my friends and family that when I stutter that it’s not a ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2024
9 points

I'm an "older" person who is late to the game. So, the stuttering community's new perspective on acceptance is something I'm still trying to learn. Please look around for more formal and flushed out o...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideShame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2024
1 points

probably around the age of 4 or so when i would be scolded and punished for stammering in front of other people. However the main memory that stands out to me is starting school and stammering durin...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterFeb 24, 2024
2 points

I have feelings for a guy who was a total jerk during our first interaction and I don’t know how to feel about it

I have feelings for a guy who was a total jerk during our first interaction and I don’t know how to feel about it It's true that we're all multifaceted, and we all have the capacity to grow. To make...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Experiential AssociationShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2024
1 points

I feel the exact same way. Sometimes I feel like a little kid barely getting their words out. It’s humiliating 😞...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterFeb 23, 2024
6 points

When did y’all notice you had a stutter?

When did y’all notice you had a stutter? As a kid I always had a stutter but I never noticed it until I was in high school. As I’m sure all of you know as a teenager you tend to care about what other ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 23, 2024
15 points

I cannot help but feel irritated that nobody seems to understand me…

I cannot help but feel irritated that nobody seems to understand me… It feels as if every time I speak to strangers they do not understand what I have said. They just say something like “sorry what” o...

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Frustration & AngerShame & EmbarrassmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2024
4 points

Damn I feel bad laughing at this, I can fully relate those moments, kind of dark humor now for me...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Humor & Community ToneShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2024
37 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
postr/StutterFeb 22, 2024
39 points

Honestly question why God made me like this and what his plan for me is.

Honestly question why God made me like this and what his plan for me is. I am 18 a freshman in college never went to any high school events never had any friends all throughout highschool. Im honestly...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 22, 2024
3 points

Thanks for your wonderful insight! I know about that book but I haven't read it. I have always been a good writer..well at least I try to be. The worst part is hiding my stutter and acting normal. Mo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
2 points

The introducing part is hard to me too. Unfortunately I stutter when I say my name and people sometimes laugh and say “haha it seems like you forgot your name for a second there”. Sometimes I wish I h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
2 points

I can definitely understand that. It’s like- on most days it doesn’t bother me but the instant I can perceive that someone else has noticed it or if the topic gets brought up in conversation I get a s...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
2 points

Same here. I have to admit I feel a little **shame** when admiting that I stutter. When I hear someone talking about stuttering is like I inmediatly try to hide the fact that I my self have a stutter....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2024
1 points

Yes, I also have issues when others stutter. It's a little better since I've associated with others in the stuttering community. I know my own, almost self-hate because of my embarrassment, is implica...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterFeb 17, 2024
2 points

> but you are more than your stutter. Blah blah blah. Stuttering has caused me to lose everything, It is the ultimate dictator in my life....

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment