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postr/StutterJul 25, 2023
32 points

i hate myself

i hate myself so im on vacation in Egypt right now and im at a hotel with very friendly staff, i was at the pool and i went to go get a bottle of water, there's this bar kind of thingy were you can go...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJul 25, 2023
15 points

Call ended before I could finish the sentence

Call ended before I could finish the sentence Hello everyone, it's me again, I just tried to order some food from a restaurant for my family's dinner and the person on the other side of the phone ende...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
2 points

Thanks for your reply, I totally get the point and I somewhat know it's supposed to be satire but my heart still cries over it. I kinda already thought this is related to self-worth struggles, feeling...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
1 points

Am I the only one who feels sick and greatly offended by stuff like this because all I see is how people (or worse: non-stutterers) just assume what stuttering is or feels like, ignore how differently...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 23, 2023
3 points

oh. my. god. exactly this. "haha look, he forgot his name again" – yeah thanks for stealing the very last piece of confidence I had left in myself that wasn't drained yet by my panic attack from being...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2023
4 points

I don't enjoy being laughed at, or people acting like I'm an idiot, but I think the thing I hate the most is making people feel awkward and uncomfortable. It's horrible and depressing to be unable to ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJul 20, 2023
7 points

When you were excited to speak to someone and get to know them for the first time, but you stutter, and they laugh in your face😞😞...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2023
2 points

I always dreaded those ‘going around the room and tell everyone your name and something else’ and I would always either make up an excuse to get my ass outta there…. Or say ‘I forgot’ as well and just...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2023
3 points

My first day at college (coming from a graduating high school class of 62 people) at my first class in “honors colloquium” some class you got into if you were smart. It was an auditorium full of peopl...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 18, 2023
1 points

I'm 60 now and I still feel the same as I always have, I will never shake that feeling off now.....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2023
3 points

I don't like talking to people about my stutter because people think that I'm some kind of disabled or show some unnecessary sympathy which i don't want . Once an employer said to me when i revealed ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2023
3 points

I was thinking about my journey- I was ashamed too, I wasn’t really comfortable in my own skin until I was in my late 30s....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2023
1 points

There's nothing worse for your self confidence as stuttering I don't think, it really knocks you back knowing you've made a complete fool of yourself...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2023
2 points

A massive NO from me, all my life I've been totally ashamed and embrassed by it, I've never to talked to anyone about it, including my family and partner.. mind you I don't really talk much at all...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2023
1 points

You speak truth, stammering is one hell of a curse like I’m in the same boat as you I’m also learning mandarin but I look like r3tard because I can’t speak it when I’m the best in the class to write/t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2023
2 points

Yes and no. It's usually not really "spitting" but the spit flowing down my mouth. It's really embarrassing and I try to hide it with my hand when it happens....

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2023
3 points

Thanks, I always dreaded being outed by my stuttering since there were times when listeners had no The idea I stuttered until it reared its ugly head. The look of pity and horror on the listener’s fac...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJul 17, 2023
2 points

Back in boarding school, one of the junior most class boys had to read the news in the morning assembly. It was my second turn of the year (first time went great). Went up to the rostrum and couldn't ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2023
3 points

Kinda dark/sad story When I was like 13, it was just me and my mom. She took me to a church with her one day and a lady asked for my name and I said it. I stuttered, and this lady then asked my mom "...

Parent & CaregiverEmotional Experience
Parent Emotions & GuiltShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 16, 2023
1 points

Never that. Dude it’s freakin reddit. If people take things personally on reddit they need to….(let’s say it all together now) GET OFF THE INTERNET. I only give the same energy I receive in a reply. ...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessValidation & Empathy