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commentr/StutterJan 24, 2023
1 points

I've already accepted that I will live like this until the end of my days. I no longer have the strength to fight, to look forever for a cure for stuttering, to force myself into society and each time...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+3 more
postr/StutterJan 24, 2023
14 points

Stuttered in class

Stuttered in class So today is my first day of classes for the new semester. I went to class today trying to hype myself up for the introduction part but when it came to my turn I just couldn’t do it....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anticipating StutteringFeared Words & NamesShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2023
11 points

Words trapped, like prisoners in the mind, a stuttering tongue the chains that bind. A voice silenced, trapped in a cage, a struggle to speak, a life-long rage....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2023
2 points

I'm so sorry you were punished and shamed for stuttering. That is so fucked up and anger-inducing. I understand how that influenced your view of the situation! Thanks for the response....

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2023
1 points

You're right, I spoke out of anger, and I absolutely apologize for that. We're only hearing one perspective on this situation, and we don't know the circumstances that allowed OP end speech therapy in...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2023
2 points

Ya I hear ya. I'm bad for that as well. Gotten better over the years ordering tho. As a kid couldn't say I wanted sugar... Stood there like a minute trying to get it out. Always remember that. And th...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
postr/StutterJan 20, 2023
20 points

First job interview *went wrong*

First job interview *went wrong* So I’m a student in my last year of university and I have to complete a mandatory internship to graduate. Today I had the interview and I went there with so much confi...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career+1 more
postr/StutterJan 20, 2023
17 points

Hope

Hope Sometimes i think that it is the worst thing that can happen to anyone and i dont want to play as a victim here. Tbh i didnt even care that i stutter i always say the things which i want to say b...

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Hope & MotivationShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
1 points

I feel the same way about how I don’t want to write things down and how I would rather say it. I don’t have anything against people that do this, but for me writing things down just makes me feel stup...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 13, 2023
8 points

Nice of you but verbal communication just makes me feel like a piece of shit. On paper, I’m somewhat intelligent. Always had good grades and I enjoy reading and thinking about philosophy and stuff lik...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2023
1 points

I wasn’t trying to brag. Just sharing my experience. I’ve gotten people mock stutter back. Worse are the few times someone starts covering their mouth and seem taken a back. Like they can’t process...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJan 12, 2023
43 points

I hate having a stutter

I hate having a stutter One of my friends just asked me to write down what I wanted to say bc she couldn’t understand me… that just felt so demeaning and really hurt my feelings. Wishing yet again I w...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2023
4 points

I’ve personally experienced it in real life, and it was definitely faked. I definitely felt a rage of a thousand hells for the same reason....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2023
4 points

Anytime I hear about someone faking a stutter it makes me want to spontaneously combust. I’d give anything to be able to fake fluency....

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2023
3 points

i can relate bro, when i was in high school we had to read out loud to the class, and every single word i stuttered and could hear giggles. when i go home i used to cry myself to sleep...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2023
6 points

man this is so relateable when school started i moved to a different school so i had to say my name out loud to every professor and everytime i blocked i was like my name is M jjj uhh uhh MJ and every...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJan 10, 2023
37 points

My stutter makes me feel like a loser

My stutter makes me feel like a loser I'm in high school and I struggle with speech blocks. No, I don't get bullied but when I feel like I'm gonna block I say smth else to not block(I don't block very...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
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
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
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...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+2 more