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postr/StutterJan 23, 2024
23 points

I'm tired of this curse

I'm tired of this curse I'm tired of people thinking I'm dumb. I'm tired of people not being able to pay attention to the actual contents of my words but just the way I say (or fail) to say them. I'm ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterJan 23, 2024
7 points

If stuttering doesn't bother you that much

If stuttering doesn't bother you that much it could be bcs youre in your comfort zone. You dont get outside that much and speak alot. You dont stretch that social muscle. I was alright a few days ago ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2024
5 points

This is the funny thing I try to tell my friends. Everyone is too busy thinking about themselves. I used to worry about what others thought of my stutter until I talked to someone else who stutters ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 22, 2024
3 points

Video job applications

Video job applications I don't stutter much, but lisp and clutter, and this sub seemed the most relevant and alive, but: Does anyone know how to deal with job applications that ask for like "1 minute...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterJan 21, 2024
7 points

My current hardship as someone who stutters...

My current hardship as someone who stutters... Ive posted on here a bit before, and in different cases, there will be different obstacles id have to push through. This current obstacle though is compl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2024
5 points

The fact that I got the notif for this and knew EXACTLY what this would be. You’re braver than I; I will still drive up to the office instead of calling. Luckily I get the same receptionist usually an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2024
2 points

Ill check it out. What is weird is I'll go periods in which I don't have to think about what I say and will speak fluently. But then when my stutter flares up, I literally lose the ability to speak wi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 21, 2024
2 points

Yep. 100% My stutter was bad as a kid, and it got at it worst around middle school (7th-8th) grade because I was becoming more self-aware and letting it affect me more. That was pivotal. During that ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
postr/StutterJan 21, 2024
3 points

Has this happened to anyone here too?

Has this happened to anyone here too? I got caught stuttering on one word at work. 5 people heard it and probably a lot more people know it too now. I was trying to hide my stutter but I just couldn't...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterJan 20, 2024
16 points

I don't know what happened.

I don't know what happened. I have stuttered since I was 7 and now I am 16. 2022 was one of the best years for me, the year I learned how to dominate my stuttering. A guy like me who's in high school ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
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...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 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...

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

If it makes you feel any better I believe in you. I've been trying to get out of my comfort zone and improve but nearly every time it goes horribly. I'm still gonna do it though :)...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Hope & MotivationHiding & Concealment
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...

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

It’s about how good you look when stuttering that’s why whatever I do I make sure I don’t twitch or look away. You can still have confidence in yourself which means even more if you’re a stutterer....

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2024
4 points

I think stuttering publicly will ironically make you seem more confident. I'm almost 21 with a pretty severe stutter and I heard this remark many times from different people. Of course it takes a lot ...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideHiding & ConcealmentSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterJan 19, 2024
3 points

Whenever I tell people, sometimes they respond like they never noticed me stuttering, but these are the people I talked very less because of shyness. When I told them I felt relaxed....

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentDisclosure & Telling Others
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...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
postr/StutterJan 18, 2024
8 points

16yr and I still stutter

16yr and I still stutter 16 years old and I stutter I'm 16 years old and I still stutter, it's very minor and most people don't notice it at all. It gets bad enough to wear people notice when I'm spe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesAvoidance & Substitution+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 18, 2024
2 points

I'm in my 30s and I still sometimes get ppl to help me out if I think my stutter will be a problem in a few select situations. I've had too many bad experiences & now I try to limit them as much as I ...

Anticipation & Avoidance
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment