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postr/StutterAug 16, 2023
36 points

Mental loss of autonomy with stuttering

Mental loss of autonomy with stuttering Have any of you guys ever felt kind of like you have your free will stripped away from you with a stutter? I have a very bad stutter and recently with a lot of...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Loss of ControlPhysical TensionHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
1 points

Is not the waiting that disolve the stuttering but taking action or moving on a path that will change YOU. Your stuttering mentality. Dont lose faith. Here you have all the support, guidance and advi...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
1 points

Yeah I agree. I would go with both and under guidance. Everything can help but one thing is clear; you need to take action. Stuttering won´t dissapear over night without doing anything or better said...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
2 points

Yeah that is a good point, really. Thanks, but at the same time I have waited a lot and I don't think i can achieve anything more than I have, and and is not enough....

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2023
1 points

I was good at maths and top of my class through high school, but always felt I could have been better. Later in life, 25 years on, some friends who reconnected with me said I no longer sound as intell...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
5 points

While I was being born the umbilical cord somehow got wrapped around my neck. I was loosing oxygen(hypoxia) and blood to my brain, as the doctor tried to yank me out with forceps. I was also slamming ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2023
7 points

I don’t know but maybe there should be. From personal experience I know that people who stutter erroneously get put in special ed programs and remedial programs. If it wasn’t for my 4th grade teacher ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterAug 15, 2023
21 points

can stuttering be connected with brain damages or retardation?

can stuttering be connected with brain damages or retardation? I have been stuttering since early childhood, right when I learned how to speak. Also I always had problems with math, other subjects tha...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterAug 14, 2023
11 points

i had the hope that by this time in my life I would have controlled my stutter

i had the hope that by this time in my life I would have controlled my stutter Sorry for my English in the first place. When I found this reddit some years ago, i think 5 or 6 years, when i was 20 y...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringSeverity & Fluctuation+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2023
3 points

I Suppose I'm in a lucky position and I'm complaining like a dickhead when people have none but I haven't seen them all summer basically and they're probably going to question what I've done with my s...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2023
6 points

I’ve been there, both with jobs and girls. All I can say is hang in there and, when you can afford the time and money, start looking for a speech therapy program that works for you. That is a personal...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Helplessness & AgencySeeking TherapyTherapy Experiences+1 more
postr/StutterAug 14, 2023
47 points

Yet another job interview down the toilet.

Yet another job interview down the toilet. Had an interview today for a great position at a bank. It was the second interview, so I already knew they were going to ask more in-depth questions. I stutt...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2023
1 points

I know exactly how you feel. I've been there and while my stuttering has improved a whole lot throughout the years, I still go through rare occasions where I tense up before and while I'm talking. Thi...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringCoping & Advocacy
Helplessness & AgencyOnset & Life-Stage ChangesFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2023
6 points

I'm in college and I feel the same way, I don't think any advice on this reddit could help me because I think the answer has to come from ourselves, I only feel good when I can expose my thoughts and ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterAug 12, 2023
13 points

I dont have friends

I dont have friends Hi, im a sophomore in high school, and i feel like an alien in my class. Im so terribly scared of speaking that i didnt make a single friend through the whole of freshman year, hel...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
2 points

Its 4.41 am here, i am awake since one hour thinking how better and easy my life would be if i didn't stutter and could land a job easily. I can understand you how it feels. I too am awkward and avoi...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2023
3 points

You can never be a “master” of avoidance, it’s a symptom. Mastering avoidance would mean that you no longer perform that behavior. I’m not talking about what feels worse, I’m talking about which one ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2023
5 points

I'm going though the same situation. Ever since I moved to another office and stuttered like crazy in front of my co-workers, my confidece took a dive and I'm having trouble finding the courage to do ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2023
1 points

It like tough waiting for the outcome, i feel like in time prison I too waiting for my college I got like above average marks so there is less probability i will get in to desired college I have to ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
postr/StutterAug 8, 2023
25 points

almost zero social life

almost zero social life My stuttering is quite severe. And due to it I almost isolated from world around. Honestly it didn't bother me for a long time because I have a lot of hobbies and things to do ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & AgencyFriendships & Belonging+1 more