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commentr/StutterMar 10, 2023
2 points

Dude, this might me hard to hear but you need to get that chip off your shoulder. Life is so tough, and having a stutter is tough, but you’re the only one in charge of how you live. No one else is con...

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Helplessness & AgencyHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMar 9, 2023
6 points

Using phone instead of voice

Using phone instead of voice there are many cases when I have to arrange my things in institutions in the city and yesterday I was in the bank in connection with a bank card and I couldn’t speak, in m...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Quality of LifeHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2023
6 points

I would have been a complete different person. I would have expressed my emotions and needs more. Also I would have chosen a different career path also I would not have suffered from anxiety and depre...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 9, 2023
10 points

I would definitely be a more outgoing and sociable person. I will consider a lot of other careers. I will have more friends. I won't have constant anxiety when I need to talk. The depression and sad t...

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postr/StutterMar 8, 2023
7 points

So I just need to "get over" the fact that stuttering is a battle I cant win?

So I just need to "get over" the fact that stuttering is a battle I cant win? You see, people are telling me that I need to stop thinking of it in a negative light but I simply cant guys. It's like wa...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2023
2 points

Agreed. I know that I would come across 10x smarter/funnier than I would if I could simply say 100% what was on my mind. Stuttering definitely limits what one wants to fully express or convey. I feel...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionPropositionality & WeightHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2023
1 points

Oh i have the same situation. I like languages so much and I can speak 4 languages but it isn't possible in practice because of severe stuttering. All my childhood and youth i dreamed of becoming an i...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyFrustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2023
2 points

I stutter still and it's tough but you really just have to accept that it's part of your life. You're not going to just wake up one day and be cured. I'm 31 and still struggle. I joined the Army and w...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & AgencyDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2023
5 points

Absolutely, brother! No matter what we have to fix this issue, even if people say that nobody notices or cares, I know from experience that if u stutter people always look down on you, every single...

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commentr/StutterMar 8, 2023
8 points

You described it perfectly there. It's so frustrating because you know you have a lot of potential but it often goes to waste because of your stutter. I think we've all imagined how easy life would be...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2023
20 points

Yes, I've noticed that I'm angrier because I can never be myself around people. It's like they don't know the real me, my real personality, my real spirit, If I think about it I would even consider my...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerAuthenticity vs. MaskingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2023
6 points

Mine didn't get better at all, even got worse last year due to too much stress, and I am still very social. Even got compliments at work about how I did not let my stutter dictate my social interactio...

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Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & AgencyFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterMar 7, 2023
0 points

Stop guilt tripping and generalizing by saying "life will get better".

Stop guilt tripping and generalizing by saying "life will get better". Either you people dont get it, or you are extremely lucky. Because stuttering is logically a battle you can not win, and for cert...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2023
-1 points

You’re not going to college bc you’re too stupid to go. Not because of your stutter. And can’t afford it my ass. I literally just said I got my college paid for bc of my stutter. Again just leads back...

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Stigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2023
3 points

First off I'm not in college yet I'm still in highschool (17)and I probably won't be going to college either because I can't afford it. Saying "don't blame your shitty life on your stutter" is idiotic...

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Stigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 7, 2023
-1 points

Tf you mean casual throwing it around. You were too stupid to get into college it’s not my fault. And yea stuttering isn’t ideal but I don’t bitch and moan about it. I’m in college bc of my hard work,...

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Stigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 6, 2023
1 points

Well for sure it seems like a curse to me as well as i have had no relationship,being lonely no one to talk to a constant fight with our own mind 24/7 even my parents never took my problem seriously. ...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterMar 6, 2023
19 points

Despair

Despair I know I've written a lot of times on this sub (i don't even know why I kind of feel guilty about it), but I'm starting to get into a hole and a despair I've never known in my life. One of th...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 5, 2023
1 points

It absolutely did. Talking to the opposite sex was a big deal, not to mention people I went to school with made the assumption that my stutter was a reflection of my mental state and intelligence. Now...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterMar 5, 2023
11 points

Stuttering is leading to depression over the realization that I can probably never get a travel job due to it.

Stuttering is leading to depression over the realization that I can probably never get a travel job due to it. Hey y’all, I’m a high school senior with a stutter since childhood. I just feel like a sa...

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Sadness & HopelessnessEmployment & CareerQuality of Life+1 more