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commentr/StutterApr 23, 2024
6 points

I am a wheelchair user and my physical disabilities are nowhere near as challenging for me as my "invisible" neurological ones....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2024
1 points

And I’ll add this too. I did become somewhat of a loner and I still am. Especially after middle school and high school. It’s like people see that you’re quiet so they judge you and just label you as ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & Belonging+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2024
1 points

Yea. I also have a severe stutter. It’s like when I’m out talking around strangers. I can talk perfectly fine and half the time they can’t tell that I even have a stutter. But when it around my family...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2024
2 points

We all deserve a rant. Even though my stuttering is very mild now, the relics of a lifetime of judgement and my own fears of my stuttering breaking through, dominates my life. It’s been a long lifetim...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2024
16 points

I have a stutter/stammer and it's pretty much wreaked havoc on my life. I've missed a lot of important things because I just can't get the words out or if I try the word gets stuck and I get embarrass...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2024
2 points

I have worked at 2 call centers currently at one right now. Maybe this is relatable but I find if I have to constantly and consistently repeat words and phrases I don’t stutter. I also use a delayed...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Assistive DevicesEmployment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2024
1 points

If I'm with my family (and boy they DO NOT back down from getting a chance of complaining about my stutter) I usually go for **option B** but obv Im crying internally. When I'm in any other social cir...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2024
4 points

I did for 18 months. I actually didn't stammer on calls probably because I didn't expect the questions I was asked. My stammer is quite covert. I doubt that any of my former coworkers know that I stam...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & Variability
Hiding & ConcealmentSituational Variability
postr/StutterApr 18, 2024
22 points

I feel unwelcome

I feel unwelcome I was transferred to a different team in my job, and all of them know that I stutter. Some of them are hesitant to acknowledge me as part of the team. I mean, they sometimes acknowled...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 18, 2024
8 points

Obsessing over Speech

Obsessing over Speech Hope everyone’s well. I just wanted to come on here and ask if anyone else is going through a similar thing regarding stuttering. I’ve felt like I’ve started to really obsess ove...

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Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2024
1 points

Its pretty to simple to write it and I think someone also recently mentioned this observation. The thing is like you said you stutter when you are tensed. You will not stutter when you are relaxed and...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Stress & Fight/FlightHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2024
3 points

Hey! I am a college student who stutters too. The following is an answer I gave to another post with a similar question to yours: Blocking is just a type of Stuttering, it's extremely common. It's n...

Speech & StutteringAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesRepetitions & ProlongationsAvoidance & Substitution+2 more
postr/StutterApr 17, 2024
1 points

I don't know how to fix my life

I don't know how to fix my life I graduated from university and I didn't try to find a job with my diploma because of fear of my stuttering. I lost that chance anyway. Since I was free, I was helpin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
postr/StutterApr 16, 2024
5 points

Struggling In new workplace

Struggling In new workplace I recently started a new job, one of which I was really excited about at first until it’s now slowly been replaced with dread. I have a mild stutter, I’ve “managed” it my ...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsPhysical TensionAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2024
10 points

Yea, been rejected for my stutter so many times. Rejected as in people started to avoid me after learning about it am 24...

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Employment & CareerHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2024
1 points

For others it might work, but people started avoided me when I started doing it. Context just turner 24 male...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2024
8 points

Dude wtf is up with your name? 😂 I just deal with it, stuttering doesn't have a cure, and speech therapy was never really helpful for me. I dont want to take a breathe, or sing when I talk, shits ri...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & Support
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2024
6 points

I was on a job site and I noticed the plumber had a stutter. I overheard him try to explain to the home owner why her ceiling was leaking. He was having a hard time. I wanted to jump in and help but I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Hiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2024
7 points

I think for the me the biggest thing has been coming to terms with it and acknowledging it. For so long I felt ashamed and tried to hide it. I’ve found that this makes it worse and makes people look...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2024
1 points

My name is Jill. I have always struggled with speech/communication. I remember when I was in junior high or high school that when I spoke, I would pause because I couldn't find the word I was looking ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more