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commentr/StutterMar 21, 2016
2 points

I am also going trough a shitty time right now. My stutter has been really bad lately and i am struggling with the depression/laziness that comes from unemployment. But it gets better. I have started ...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Sadness & HopelessnessSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterMar 21, 2016
17 points

does anyone else lurk on this subreddit hoping one day someone makes a post about a cure being found or a method that has stopped their stuttering?

does anyone else lurk on this subreddit hoping one day someone makes a post about a cure being found or a method that has stopped their stuttering? like im starting to lose hope in this world its imp...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
postr/StutterFeb 6, 2016
9 points

I never want to talk to anyone

I never want to talk to anyone I don’t really know where to begin this so I will just start from childhood. I have been stuttering since I was about ten years old. Growing up, this gave me huge proble...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2016
1 points

I try my hardest not to think of what my life would be like if I didn't stutter, since I don't want to feel sorry for myself. How did you stop caring? I just can't wrap my head around not caring. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJan 21, 2016
5 points

Stutter ruins my life. Has anyone else been in this phase?

Stutter ruins my life. Has anyone else been in this phase? I just recently realized that all of my problems are caused by my stutter. I am socially awkward, only have a few friends, i am the 'loner' i...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 15, 2016
3 points

Because I stutter and personally don't like it and would like to fix it despite my loved ones ensuring me they "never notice it"...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
postr/StutterNov 25, 2015
10 points

I just want to speak.

I just want to speak. Most of the times I stutter, I dismiss it and keep going because it is not worth my time to wallow in my sadness. But every now and again I will realize how idiotic I sound. How ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 24, 2015
1 points

Yea, the highs and lows. In a low right now myself - depressed at life. I think its best to not let yourself get too high, it just makes the inevitable fall that much worse....

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterOct 31, 2015
1 points

It's one of my fears. This is why I don't want to marry or have kids. No matter how understanding and helpful I will be to them, this fucking world is a cruel place and he will get hurt and it will da...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyDating & Romance
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2015
1 points

Definitely. I am in college right now and I worry about my future and if I'll be able to make it in the real world after school is over, or if I'm going to be able to finish school at all. Really, my ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
postr/StutterOct 26, 2015
2 points

Difference between Mild stutterer and moderate/severe stutter

Difference between Mild stutterer and moderate/severe stutter Do you guys think there is vast difference in how mild stutterers and moderate/severe stutter experience difficulties in social situations...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterOct 18, 2015
3 points

Tell me about it. All those years wasted; an empty hole where everyone else has memories they'll cherish for the rest of their lives... It's so incredibly frustrating how people let their lives pass ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterOct 15, 2015
2 points

ive never seriously considered it, but I was really depressed in high school and it was extremely visible. The counselors even called me in one day and talked to me about how I should not kill myself....

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
postr/StutterOct 12, 2015
9 points

Who else hasn't stuttered for most of their life?

Who else hasn't stuttered for most of their life? Because of issues that I would rather not discuss, I developed a stutter (non-existent to extremely severe depending on the situation) around two year...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentTrauma & Psychological+3 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2015
1 points

Yes. If it wasn't a dis-fluency issue it could be something else. But playing the games of what ifs doesn't do anything. Also, I injected some of my own personal experiences...I didn't say it applies ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalSadness & HopelessnessAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2015
2 points

Sorry, but I just disagree and can't relate to that. Suicidal thoughts are not caused by stuttering. All the things you listed--bullying, lack of support, dismissive parenting--these have nothing to a...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2015
2 points

I wasn't bullied in school (I got really lucky/fought people) but there have been tons of stutterers that have. Constant bullying like that at a young age can have lasting affects on people throughout...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2015
1 points

The bullying as a child made me very depressed but I already suffer from depression. I thought about suicide but never came close to acting on it. I always thought of the stuff I would miss: but...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2015
4 points

Because of a stutter? No way. Maybe one's stutter could contribute to some rather serious anxiety, isolation, and depression issues, but I wouldn't wholesale credit that to the stutter. Who's to say t...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterOct 12, 2015
4 points

Yes, at my darkest period where I was socially isolated and depressed I considered it. Never came close to attempting it. Just felt my life wasn't worth living anymore. Every day I was hoping I wouldn...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High Distress