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commentr/StutterMay 31, 2023
2 points

I just want to do my due diligence to help my kid and not be a neglectful parent if I can help him. It’s hard to go from “this is normal and they will grow out of it” to the whiplash of “there is noth...

Emotional ExperienceParent & Caregiver
Helplessness & AgencyParent Emotions & GuiltSchool/Clinical Advocacy
commentr/StutterMay 27, 2023
2 points

Late thirties here. Not doing great in terms of the big things in life. That's partly due to stuttering and my personality that is on the introverted side but what has probably had a much more crucial...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
postr/StutterMay 27, 2023
9 points

Just Wondering.... ???

Just Wondering.... ??? I was just wondering if this just happens to me or is a common issue between persons who stutter. While I´m alone and thinking I tend to DISCUSS with someone imaginary in my h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & MonitoringFrustration & Anger+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 25, 2023
-2 points

After you finish the high school, college life is the toughest for a stutterer. I want you to better stay with parents and commute to gain more confidence and relax. Hostel life is nightmare for most ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 24, 2023
3 points

I'm not being negative or pessimistic. I am being a realist. I openly live and don't hide or disguise my stutter which i have had since childhood. I am almost 40yrs old. A lot of the stutterers i se...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 23, 2023
4 points

Don't separate yourself into 'authentic' and 'disabled' selves, does stuttering affect the way you interact with the world? Absolutely. Does that mean you aren't capable of expressing yourself other w...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Helplessness & AgencySelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterMay 23, 2023
6 points

I need better advice than “push yourself”

I need better advice than “push yourself” I need advice from the only people who actually understand what it’s like... I’m so ******* sick and tired of people’s advice to be to “push yourself”...Tha...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsAnticipation & Avoidance
Helplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance+3 more
commentr/StutterMay 22, 2023
1 points

You've convinced yourself of a lot. You put the words "impending doom" in the title, so that's what you're waiting for. Soooo many jobs out there require no diploma. I have a diploma that has never op...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
postr/StutterMay 22, 2023
8 points

Just a simple rant

Just a simple rant I am 16M and I am currently taking therapy but being told I haven’t been practicing when I have been, I had conversations with my brothers and reading novels or manga out loud.I eve...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Genetic & Family FactorsHelplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger+2 more
postr/StutterMay 22, 2023
11 points

How to feel any positive emotions, how to achieve happiness, how to find purpose?

How to feel any positive emotions, how to achieve happiness, how to find purpose? I was thinking a lot, and i realized that lately everything seems meaningless, it's not because i am very sad or depre...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 21, 2023
1 points

You can’t blame your grades on mental health. Dude you gotta do better. You gotta start fighting! Get a diploma, get a degree!! Stop being a victim!! Winston Churchill said never, ever, ever give up!!...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterMay 20, 2023
-6 points

The problem is I don't find "milfs" attractive unless they still look kinda youthfull looking. People have told me I still look 24/25 so I still want to talk to women that & and a little older. ...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterMay 20, 2023
18 points

how do you guys meet girls with a stutter?

how do you guys meet girls with a stutter? I'm early 30s now and have been with a few girls in my late teens & 20s. I'm a goodlooking inshape guy but I never was able to approach due to the fact t...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Dating & RomanceFeared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterMay 20, 2023
20 points

17M turning 18, thoughts of impending doom.

17M turning 18, thoughts of impending doom. Its all over, when you're poor and you stutter your options are limited by a large amount. If my mother took me to speech therapy when I was younger I could...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyGenetic & Family FactorsSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2023
1 points

It's how it is. We can't go ahead and shine at great heights. This stutter kills your greatness and goals. You will learn to live a low profile and happy life surrounded by well supported people and m...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMay 17, 2023
10 points

It’s a cycle of just bad presentations and interviews

It’s a cycle of just bad presentations and interviews I am so exhausted of constant horrible interviews and presentations. No matter what I do I still get stuck, I still trip over my words so much. Ev...

School & WorkSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerBlocks & StoppagesHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterMay 17, 2023
8 points

Feeling kinda hopeless at the moment

Feeling kinda hopeless at the moment I'm normally pretty positive, but I had a really awful day today. Tried to explain something at work and I just couldn't get any words out. Felt like an idiot, I k...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterMay 16, 2023
13 points

Stuttering bottling all my interviews🥺🥺

Stuttering bottling all my interviews🥺🥺 Im 28M in West Africa, i think i have very great potential with expressing myself via text/email.. applied for jobs, got several interview opportunities but b...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2023
2 points

But I don't care if people laugh or not. There are many different people around. Those who laugh usually never faced real pain and constant self-hatred when you are so broken that you want to end your...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterMay 16, 2023
8 points

Comparing stuttering to basketball or karate

Comparing stuttering to basketball or karate Let's compare basketball, karate and stuttering. When we miss in basketball or karate it doesn't feel like a failure. It doesn't feel like I'm a failure. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Overthinking & MonitoringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more