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commentr/StutterJul 10, 2023
9 points

I'm the same age as you, female here.. i feel that my life is stagnant and boring.. how i wish i speak fluently.....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2023
9 points

im 30 with no university degree and have never had realtionship. i dropped out of uni in my early 20s and took a job at a warehouse instead. got lucky and switched to a less phyically demanding job, t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2023
5 points

Im only 20 so I dont think that i know everything and i could change view on this, but also for me the feeling of not be able to accomplish enything is real and devastating. Im scared to talk to anyba...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2023
26 points

26 but in the same boat. And yeah that is the reason i don't interact with this sub anymore. No matter what question you ask or what the post is about, people will come to either tell how great their ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
postr/StutterJul 9, 2023
40 points

Am I the only one…

Am I the only one… who is an older stutterer and has a miserable life? It seems like everybody on here that is over 30 always responds to posts with I have a wife, three kids, big house, make 6 figure...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Helplessness & AgencyLoneliness & IsolationSeverity & Fluctuation
postr/StutterJul 9, 2023
3 points

Mentality to improve?

Mentality to improve? I want to get better and stop letting it control me, but my heart isn't really in it. Like how am I suppose to defeat it when I'm still scared shitless of it. People say that you...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2023
2 points

That shit is dumb bro. I've been trying for years to overcome this stupid disability but it's only getting worse. I'm sorry man but it's over for some of us....

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2023
1 points

Idk man, I tried fighting it but my insecurities and anxiety comes back twice as bad. So I gave up on a social life.😕...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJul 9, 2023
1 points

I will say it has been the major reason why I'm soo introverted and mostly isolated. I try to avoid speaking situations as much as possible. That should count as a "weak personality" right because it ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Loneliness & IsolationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2023
19 points

Yes. Anybody else feel like life would be too easy (sometimes) without a stutter? Like If I could communicate well and clearly I feel like I’d be unstoppable at times. It’s like I had to be nerfed wit...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Helplessness & AgencySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2023
2 points

Yeah my future career and future relationship prospects have probably been the biggest stressors other than handling stutters. Sometimes my home life isn’t super stable as my parents marriage has been...

School & WorkSocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerDating & RomanceSuicidal Ideation & High Distress+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2023
4 points

I m 22 M and never had a sexual relationship, I tried many times but I failed. I have a moderate stutter but I m hopless. Espacially, I feel lately the same pressure cause almost all my friend have a ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDating & RomanceHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2023
3 points

I lost my virginity at 16 because of social pressure. I hated it. I didn't have my first actual girlfriend until 28. Two very different things. I learned early on that I wanted nothing to do with hook...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyDating & Romance
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2023
3 points

I feel your pain and anger, I'm 60 and as you say this hatred of my stammer has been with me through my life, and yes it's totally held me back, but there is hope and life of some sorts, even if ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterJul 7, 2023
12 points

Checking out of socializing.

Checking out of socializing. Yep as of today I officially quit trying to socialize and find friends. I will never accept myself for who I am so I'm done torturing myself. I discovered that my hatred f...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2023
8 points

yes. absolutely. this may sound like speaking from a victim mindset, but I know it’s taken many, many opportunities away from me. my stutter is severe. takes me anywhere from 30-60 seconds to say a si...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencySadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2023
10 points

I really don't want to play the victim but at the same time I don't want to deny that stuttering is destroying me...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2023
5 points

I can relate to what you have said. it's soo sad what's happening to us and we can't do anything about it...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Helplessness & AgencyEnvironmental Triggers
postr/StutterJul 7, 2023
36 points

Do you have a weak personality or social anxiety because of your severe stuttering?

Do you have a weak personality or social anxiety because of your severe stuttering? did your stutter played a role in weakening your personality like having soical anxiety or trying to avoid people or...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
2 points

I’m not a parent but a kid of someone who stutters. I’m one of 3 kids and the only one who stutters besides my parent. Please don’t feel guilty. I will say it has been very hard and upsetting at times...

Parent & CaregiverEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Early Concern & OnsetHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation+1 more