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commentr/StutterJan 9, 2023
35 points

Fuck. I'm going to be that guy: You will most likely not be selected for BUD/S training or other MOS/AFSC's that call for being able to clearly communicate when under intense pressure. The military a...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2023
3 points

If you're referring to People who don't stutter and do nothing with their lives are lazy fucks wasting their opportunity to fulfill their lives yet they scroll on for 10+ hrs a day Tiktok or do...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2023
1 points

I couldn't give a rats ass about being yelled at, I'm just scared of letting people down because of this goddamn liability....

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2023
7 points

I aways use music and video games as a way to escape from my reality... whenever I fell helpless and hopeless about my life I try using this resource to get my everyday a bit less frustating, that doe...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2023
1 points

i literally take a minute to introduce myself, specially currently where im not feeling to well. sadly there are people who did/do speech therapy, try every medication etc. but the stuttering is stil...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2023
9 points

If I could pay 1 million dollars to get this stuttering demon away from me I would. Not that I have that much but it's that detrimental to me. I'd give my life savings away to be cured of this disabil...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterJan 7, 2023
49 points

I have stuttered all my life and it seems like I will die stuttering. I just don't want this to be a part of my life anymore.

I have stuttered all my life and it seems like I will die stuttering. I just don't want this to be a part of my life anymore. That's it. That's the post. Sorry if this added no value or scope for disc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 6, 2023
1 points

You have great English don’t worry and the strange thoughts you had at 8 or 9 is relatable.I’ve always been the most social in elementary and the stutter was very small but even so I have done spellin...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
postr/StutterJan 6, 2023
33 points

Stuttering at a job interview

Stuttering at a job interview So I just had a job interview about 30 mins ago and I can't explain in words how bad I F'd up describing my professional background because of this stuttering. This job p...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight+2 more
postr/StutterJan 6, 2023
7 points

All the wrong therapy!!

All the wrong therapy!! I don't even know how many therapies I have went to stuttering...and I worked my ass off at all of them and it was all temporary results and relapses at each of them!!! If ther...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional Experience
Unhelpful Therapy TechniquesSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2023
2 points

I guess dogs since they can't judge me. I don't know man, I've thought it'll get better and it just hasn't. I won't ever be happy until I can speak. I'm an extroverted person at heart. The only thing ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2023
2 points

Really Bad. I don't understand why I'm excepted to live like this and just accept it. I literally can't even pronounce my name or have a conversation without hard blocking. I look around and nobody el...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 5, 2023
1 points

Sadly, I can relate ti every single single thing you have said. My stammer holds me back from being my true authentic self around people. The bitterness and anger I feel about this is eating me up. I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJan 3, 2023
51 points

I hate that I can't defend myself when wronged .

I hate that I can't defend myself when wronged . A friend squandered part of my pay after working some short term job,he was in charge of making sure everyone got their share,he used part of that mone...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyFrustration & AngerShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJan 3, 2023
15 points

Stuttering blocks

Stuttering blocks Had a stutter my whole life. There’s been highs and lows but now as I get older Im 22, I just wanna be in control of my speech. I just wanna be able to say any word or sentence with ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Blocks & StoppagesHelplessness & AgencyFluency Techniques
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2023
15 points

Seems to be quite a normal phenomenon amongst stutterers. I had a similar experience as well, I basically overcame my childhood stutter until the age of 16 or so when I moved to a new high school. Out...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJan 1, 2023
6 points

Should I reveal to everyone that I have speech-language problems?

Should I reveal to everyone that I have speech-language problems? My family suggests to hide these problems because no one hires me if they knows. Yes, it's true. These employers have candidates who d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAccess & RightsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 1, 2023
9 points

I relate so much. I really like languages, and I study them all the time, but I have to be very advanced to even say the simplest sentences. A lot of this is confidence, and because of our handicap it...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterDec 30, 2022
1 points

Yes! I’m planning to take the step quite soon now. I’ve come to the realization that all the bad things in my life have happened because of the stutter. God only if I could speak fluently, I’d have be...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2022
5 points

I live in Malaysia. People here understands it and quite accepting. But I still feel the school didn't do anything to help stuttering children, or maybe it's just my family refuse to take me to therap...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying+1 more