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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2024
3 points

Stuttering is the major reason why I find life unbearable and it will not change unless I can talk like a normal human being. No amount of positive talk can fix this issue as everyone is different whe...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2024
2 points

Milder stutters could be perceived as cute by some people. Of course, I don't agree, stuttering feels horrible. But as other users mentioned here, these people could be saying it as a compliment atte...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2024
2 points

yes .., I don't see a light coming, just our lives were destroyed from the moment we were born, we are cursed pwople for none sin, it is a very sad thing when you see people of your age doing what ...

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commentr/StutterJan 20, 2024
2 points

I completely agree with what the OP said, he has shown the reality and the rest very clearly, as a young age he is. you have no right to tell someone who is being victimized while the person in questi...

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postr/StutterJan 20, 2024
5 points

Fear of Blocking

Fear of Blocking I am always anticipating the upcoming block visualizing myself blocking on my mind-eye. I have develop a **fear of blocking.** Stuttering is a compound problem that consist of two e...

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Anticipating StutteringShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 20, 2024
3 points

i’m sorry to hear this, i am 22M, year after year i get more worried about future, my parents put me in speech therapy and tried to help and nothing helped me ,in fact i felt more like ihave a disabil...

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postr/StutterJan 19, 2024
10 points

I don’t know what to do…

I don’t know what to do… I (27m) have had a stammer since the age of six. My stammer is something I never truly dealt with. My parents didn’t see it as a problem, so they didn’t bother to put me thro...

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commentr/StutterJan 19, 2024
7 points

This isn't living, don't let anyone convince you it is. People our age are having sex, effortlessly meeting new people, reaching milestones. You aren't living, you're rowing upstream on a shitty raf...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2024
2 points

I'm the same age as you, reading your words reminded me of the things I had to give up because it was impossible to reach them with this disability, even though I want this curse to disappear. sometim...

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commentr/StutterJan 19, 2024
3 points

The good ol "don't let your stuttering define you", well that's going to happen whether you like it or not. Stuttering isn't just something you can ignore, It rids you of what billions of humans can d...

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commentr/StutterJan 19, 2024
4 points

Yeah I understand I had that same issue, you’re constantly interpreting their reactions and it’s useful but it comes to a point where you only think about yourself, also your perception isn’t always r...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterJan 19, 2024
37 points

Nothing can be done

Nothing can be done I am 18M, a transition into adulthood, stressful even for normal speakers. When you stack stuttering on top of the weight of being a responsible adult, things simply become unbeara...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2024
3 points

You read me like a book wtf. I'm trying to stop being as hard on myself but it's so difficult when I'm consistently getting made of for a stutter I can't really control and never asked for. Their nega...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJan 19, 2024
19 points

Physically unable to speak

Physically unable to speak Hello. I'm a teen who really needs help with overcoming my stuttering. I'm often made fun of for stuttering and I constantly get told that this is just something that I am d...

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Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2024
8 points

seems like the path you’re going is pretty self deprecating, like to the point where you think you don’t deserve the good things in your life, it honestly sounds like you’re doing to yourself more tha...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMemesJan 19, 2024
1 points

Hearing my midwestern mumble, stutter, and lisp come together to make what I said in a voice recording completely unintelligible and remembering why people made fun of me in school <<<...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Repetitions & ProlongationsPhysical TensionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJan 19, 2024
11 points

I have a few disabilitys and I hate my life for it but blame most on the stutter

I have a few disabilitys and I hate my life for it but blame most on the stutter Stuttering is one of my disabilities along with epilepsy, severe anxiety, majer depresion and for some reson I cant spe...

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commentr/StutterJan 19, 2024
2 points

I think the “cute” they are talking about is just stumbling over a few words. “lol it’s cute he gets jumbled sometimes”. When I get stuck it looks like I’m going into a full blown seizure with my head...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2024
9 points

God this reads like something I would've posted at 16. Yes, stuttering is often embarrassing, and humiliating, and makes you an easy target, and yes it's an awful feeling. I don't really know what to ...

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postr/StutterJan 19, 2024
36 points

I hate my stutter and everything it causes me

I hate my stutter and everything it causes me I know this is a cliche for this sub but I fucking hate how I can't talk like everyone else. I was bullied in middle school and high school for my stutter...

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