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commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

As someone who IS a "truly" severe stutter, this is offensive. This reeks of self loathing and projection. This is a SUPPORT group and we are in this together. I have personally known people who stu...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2023
1 points

This answer is easy for me and someone already said it too and it’s that I don’t approach girls. You can search up what girls don’t like when you approach them on and some of the answers would be when...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDating & RomanceShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 24, 2023
2 points

All my girlfriends found my stuttering “cute”. I fucking despise stuttering and don’t view it as cute. Play the field - you’re bound to find a girl who thinks your speech is cute....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
3 points

I have this problem too. There's no advice specific to this, it's just like everything else. I decided I'd rather try and say it and stutter (and possibly feel shame about stuttering) than to not try ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 23, 2023
1 points

My blocks are longer than 2 minutes and I have been facing them since I was younger and I have never gotten a short or less block, they are always the same. And you should know the feeling of going th...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2023
4 points

>How do I prevent this from getting worse? Don't so things to try to hide or avoid stuttering. It will make it worse and create secondary behaviors will can generalize and make speech more struggl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2023
1 points

How am I supposed to achieve what I want with my stutter if I can’t talk or get past a block? And I have accepted my stutter since I was younger but now it’s actually effecting me more harder...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2023
6 points

Thank you so much for saying that. You’re definitely not ‘scum’ just because you can’t get your words out. It’s a weird dilemma isn’t it - communication is central to the human experience. From how ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2023
2 points

You don’t think it’s possible to misunderstood or misrepresent yourself with a stutter? Gosh I feel like constantly switching out words for synonyms, changing phrasing, tone or even topics means that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2023
6 points

about the cat-fishing ... please never feel that you need to tell anyone about your stammering in advance. You are not a bad person, "just" because you have difficulties speaking. I've also been at th...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2023
1 points

This is what I struggle with - how do you deal with the trigger of not being understood/misrepresenting yourself? I think for me that’s a big hurdle. You seem like an intelligent person - how do you r...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
postr/StutterApr 21, 2023
5 points

Can I ever get a job in communications with a stutter?

Can I ever get a job in communications with a stutter? My stutter is getting to the point where it's getting me down, and I don't think I can take it anymore. This afternoon, I got a rejection email ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentPublic Speaking+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2023
1 points

Literally almost started crying earlier because all day yesterday people kept telling me to speak up, or they'd ask me to repeat myself. Today I got told that I was "yelling." Maybe this doesn't happe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 21, 2023
1 points

Thank you so much. Where I am coming from is I've become a person I never wanted to be. I don't socialise now, have few friends, and am not the alpha guy. I have lost all of my confidence. This js mai...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2023
9 points

I have a severe stutter, probably very severe in my college days ( i am 40 now). Everyone takes me serious because I know my shit and I am dependable. Im not going to sugar coat it, there are challe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringTrauma & PsychologicalShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 20, 2023
2 points

That’s why many stutterers, me included, have a really bad time saying their name. There’re lots of times when you aren’t anxious at all and you just can’t pronounce your name when asked, and that rea...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 20, 2023
29 points

I've started hating my life due to my stutter.

I've started hating my life due to my stutter. I've lost the will to practice and even to live this life. I occasionally think about ending my life. I keep thinking about my stutter even when I am at ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyShame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career+2 more
postr/StutterApr 20, 2023
2 points

What are some tips and strategies that have helped you manage your stammering or stuttering?

What are some tips and strategies that have helped you manage your stammering or stuttering? [removed]...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2023
5 points

Don't compare yourself to others. You do so in the most unfair possible way. You're comparing them at a surface level, with yourself on a very intimate level. Of course your fears, anxieties, and stre...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterApr 19, 2023
10 points

how do i stop feeling the blockage on my throat when i speak

how do i stop feeling the blockage on my throat when i speak i’m a 16 yo F and I’ve always thrive to do my best in everything. i feel like my dreams have been shattered because of the way i speak; it’...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more