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commentr/StutterJul 21, 2022
3 points

That would depend on how you write it... Writing stories is a great way to express yourself, or something you'd like to be. You can be as cryptic or as detailed as you want. Fantasy or fact-written. Y...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJul 19, 2022
7 points

First time posting on Reddit, first time even trying to talk about/explain my stutter.

First time posting on Reddit, first time even trying to talk about/explain my stutter. My stutter runs within my family, my grandma from my dads side has a minor stutter and a few of my cousins also h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2022
1 points

I can only speak to my experience, I would have had them blocks and my name would have been a nightmare. I would have been concealing my stuttering and not feeling fully authentic, I was able to reduc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2022
8 points

I have huge mixed feelings about this. While it certainly isnt something that makes me feel ashamed I wouldnt consider it either a defining piece of myself. I do wanna get rid of it, but I've accepted...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2022
1 points

I just speak and if I stutter, I doubt anyone would hear or care but if I stutter really bad, I'll be deeply embarrassed...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2022
2 points

The reason I say I can't really disclose it during work is because I take emergency calls and its a waste of time that I don't have to disclose to the caller and/or the operator. Even at that, I've d...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2022
1 points

I understand but at the same time, people can be pricks regardless. I can't really do that with my job but if I could, I still don't know if I would. It would seem like I'm drawing attention to it an...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2022
3 points

Stuttering does prevent me from showing people the real me, and it does so in two ways. First, is the obvious difficulty I have expressing myself through speech. Second, and far more importantly, is...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2022
3 points

I find that I am much more fluent with people I meet, before they either notice I stutter, or I tell them. With me, once the cat is out of the bag, the stutter is too....

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Disclosure & Telling OthersAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2022
2 points

At the same time I personally think it’s an internalized issue that we all have. I can blur words out no problem when I have incredibly little thought about my sentences. They just come out. It’s the ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJul 15, 2022
27 points

First job!

First job! Hi guys, I'm 18 years old and I'm a mild to severe stutterer. I'm now in my summer break and I was pretty bored. So bored that I decided to look for a summer job. I managed to find a job a...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2022
1 points

does stuttering prevent u from doing so ? or does it prevent u from doing so in a way u would like (ie without showing stuttering and struggle) ?...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Authenticity vs. MaskingBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2022
7 points

Good advice. I only wish that I had the ability to tell the world who I am. That is the only way in which I wish I was more like others, because too many people have no idea the person I am inside....

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2022
1 points

Hey, very happy to hear that you're going through so many positive experiences. Sorry, took a while to respond. And yeah, you're right, our brain needs constant reinforcement that stuttering/blocking...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacyCommunity & Support
Authenticity vs. MaskingVoluntary Stuttering & ExposureAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2022
8 points

Stuttering is a two edged sword. On one hand, when you do have lots of things to talk about you’re constantly anxious and stutter. However, since we’re always HYPER aware of conversations and what we’...

Causes & VariabilityAnticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Propositionality & WeightOverthinking & MonitoringAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2022
2 points

I’ve noticed that my partner’s stutter fluctuates in interesting ways. He stutters a lot in stressful situations, but he also stutters a lot with people he’s really comfortable with. But then there’s ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Cycles & RandomnessAnxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
postr/StutterJul 13, 2022
11 points

Work Persona vs Actual You

Work Persona vs Actual You I used to work in the post office and a newsagents shop where I’d be talking to customers all day. I found it strange how I could switch on this confident persona during wor...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Authenticity vs. MaskingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2022
4 points

No I had an ex since high school but we broke up, ever since then I limited myself to talking to girls because of my stutter but I got tired of being alone and said fuck it, created a tinder and hoped...

Social & RelationshipsCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Dating & RomanceMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2022
8 points

At first it was kinda embarrassing and made me overthink it the rest of the day .. but with time it became easier until i felt comfortable enough and told her about my problem .. so yeah the first few...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Authenticity vs. MaskingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2022
5 points

Let me try to change your mindset about your stutter. If you heard a confident person speaking on the phone ( lets say barack obama), and you start hearing him stutter on few words. Despite his occa...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAuthenticity vs. Masking