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commentr/StutterOct 4, 2017
11 points

I know roughly how you feel. Thoughts of suicide and depression aren’t fun things to live with. I’ve been working on bettering myself and my speech for the better part of a year now. It’s a difficult ...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Sadness & HopelessnessHope & MotivationStress & Fight/Flight
postr/StutterSep 21, 2017
3 points

What Should i do to get my mind off of stuttering

What Should i do to get my mind off of stuttering I honestly have no clue my day to day thoughts now are just either me nervous about my stutter or me feeling suicidal.Just seeing what others have don...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 18, 2017
3 points

I get what you mean when you talk about people taking fluent speech for granted. I used to (and sometimes I still do) be so frustrated and angry at all the people that could express themselves freely,...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHope & MotivationLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2017
2 points

I relate to the entire story and agree that people take fluent speech for granted. I'm 23 now and I'm sort of accepting it, but boy if I was granted one wish it would be to get rid of my stutter. Some...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressQuality of Life
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2017
16 points

You should really get professional help for your suicidal thoughts and depression. Please don't do anything drastic, your mom has already lost a husband. Don't make her go through it again for the los...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterSep 15, 2017
1 points

Im most of the time perfectly fluent many friends dont even know that I stutter but since Im in england its way harder for me and I start stuttering which makes me feel kinda depressed and that makes ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2017
5 points

You have got to get professional help. I don't mean speech help, I mean mental health services. The negative effect our stuttering has on emotional/mental health is REAL and insidious. Talking it out ...

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postr/StutterSep 13, 2017
13 points

Feels like I am the only stutterer in this world

Feels like I am the only stutterer in this world Everyone else can speak flawlessly while here I am, a loser that can barely get a word out. I wish I had someone to talk to that doesn't look at me lik...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 10, 2017
5 points

Yeah it makes me very uncomfortable. It makes me sad. I look at it and think "that's what i sound like?" And it just puts me in a down mood...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterSep 10, 2017
11 points

I don't want to date because of my stutter

I don't want to date because of my stutter So my family has been pestering me to go on blind dates and find myself a partner (i'm a girl) but i even hate the idea of it. I don't want to be ridiculed b...

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commentr/StutterSep 9, 2017
1 points

I know i really should. I don't know, when I previously went to a therapist, I just felt more insecure, less confident and depressed at times....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2017
1 points

In my opinion. People who stutter tend to see it as like a life sentence. When your that depressed it seems like there's no way out and that if you try and think positive thoughts you almost feel as i...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2017
3 points

Thanks for the advice. It's such an inconvenience for me, especially when I just want to talk with friends and loved ones. Hell, I sometimes cry because I don't speak to my parents enough, not because...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerSadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2017
1 points

> Each time I stutter I feel just a little bit of joy slip away in life. too real...

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Sadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterAug 6, 2017
27 points

We've all been there at some point. It's something in our life that we cannot control, and unfortunately we continue to go about our days longing for it to change when in reality it never will without...

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Hope & MotivationMindfulness & BreathingMindset shift+3 more
postr/StutterAug 6, 2017
29 points

So fucking depressed and held back in life cause of this shit.

So fucking depressed and held back in life cause of this shit. I don't even know what to say. I hate myself for this. Life looks bleak when I stutter. Each time I stutter I feel just a little bit of j...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 3, 2017
6 points

Yeah, "accept it" is easier said than done. I'm just slightly younger than you and hold a highly technical leadership position as a contractor. It's a requirement that people have confidence in what I...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & CareerSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2017
1 points

That is the worst and saddest part about my stutter is that I can't say my own name most of the time. It literally makes me cry and feel worthless sometimes....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2017
3 points

they said something similar on my other post. Frankly, I am really tired of the whole "just believe in yourself" attitude. I know I will never be fluent, I know I do not believe I will get better. Aft...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJul 13, 2017
8 points

Grateful for r/stutter

Grateful for r/stutter I was going through a depressive bout when despite my intelligence and knowledge I couldn't verbalize what I truly wanted to say.I started feeling like a fraud and that I do not...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathySadness & HopelessnessHope & Motivation