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commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
20 points

Sorry, man, it's horrible. I feel the same way. Like I am really just a normal person with normal things to say. I'm not dumb, I do well in school and I could be funny and interesting, but no I always...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
2 points

Man, it's so rough to never be able to communicate like I want to. Can't imagine going through my whole life like this....

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
3 points

Hi, I'm 59, been stuttering since my earliest memory, and unfortunately I've been as you've described all this time, I still feel the same now, I've let it rule my life entirely, I still don'...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
19 points

Yep I could fluently talk to myself all day, what is that damn barrier that stops us talking fluently all the time,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
1 points

Wish I could experience that "living happily without a stutter" even for just a year, it's been the curse of my life, hope you get the freedom back,...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
3 points

I feel you, friend. The more depressed I get, the worse I stutter and it just perpetuates the cycle. Not being able to speak fluently feels like you speak a different language than everyone else somet...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2022
5 points

Stutter, autism, epilepsy, ADD, social anxiety. I’m just not meant for this world....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2022
1 points

I'm responding to this three weeks later, but does that issue not bother you? Specifically the part where you say that we can be as capable as the CEO but won't get ntocurd if we can't articulate that...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2022
4 points

I hear you….The frustration, the confusion of it all….probably explains why I like to write…I can articulate in ways that almost feels surreal...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2022
4 points

Exactly. Often I’ll watch my bro & dad have a conversation that I don’t really participate in (stuff about finance-I don’t exactly understand that world lol; bro is in it currently & dad was...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterJun 18, 2022
19 points

People take for granted just being able to speak a single sentence clearly. Makes me feel stupid for not being able to do something a 10 year old kid can do....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2022
9 points

I always advocate for speech therapy. Even if you've tried unsuccessfully before. Try again. Try something different. Moral tip. Living with regret is hard. I let my stutter make decisions for me. I ...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Advice RequestsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2022
2 points

How severe is your stutter? I stutter on my name, so if I introduce myself I will stutter, but then I’m mostly fluent the rest of my intro. At this point, I’m generally mild but can get to moderate in...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationEmployment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2022
2 points

I hear you and agree. I used to be medium/severe, with sometimes over a minute of block, multiple breaths, not a single sound. In those periods it crippled everything, you can't really do anything th...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationAcceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2022
1 points

What would the rage do? Was I gonna be one of those people that tries to crawl through the little window and fight the staff? It just made me resolve to keep doing it. Another similar story but ...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAvoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
1 points

Umm I dont try to hide my stutter but ofcourse I change words while talking and avoid talking to not get the embarrassment but where there is needed to talk I talk no matter what but my bad speech blo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 10, 2022
1 points

Ikr. Its strange for me and people around me too. And yes i am living with it until recently it has become extremely painful for not being able to talk to even yor family...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
1 points

Thanks, man. Are you planning to go to college? I admit that like 98% of the reason I don't want to is because of presentations and class interaction and all that. Plus I already know what I'm doing a...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
2 points

Presentations are also really tough for me, so glad I'm done with those for the foreseeable future lol. But hey man, school is the same for everybody, homeschooled or not. Especially for people who st...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 9, 2022
5 points

Congrats, that's really cool especially with oral exams. I can't even imagine having to do oral exams. I'm homeschooled so it's a little different and way less pressure, but I have no oral exams and I...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifePublic SpeakingHelplessness & Agency