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commentr/StutterMay 24, 2022
5 points

Seeing that you are very young and haven’t stuttered your whole life I can understand your frustration, I was the same way but I’ve stuttered my whole life. At 25 I’m lucky enough to have married som...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
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commentr/StutterMay 23, 2022
0 points

Just go! You dont have to be anybody, just be yourself even if strangers look at uou weird. Is your friend really your friend? just stick with him. tell him that uou are afraid of doing something if t...

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commentr/StutterMay 22, 2022
1 points

Yeah, this is so true, it really does a number on your self confidence. I don't think the girl I like is too put off by my stutter, but I still can't talk to her because I get so stressed, and panicke...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution
postr/StutterMay 22, 2022
13 points

Need some advice/trying to optimistic

Need some advice/trying to optimistic So tomorrow I have concert in Dublin with a friend of mine. I haven’t been to a concert in years cause of the pandemic and gotta say I’m shitting myself. I’ve nev...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsMeds & Substances
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance+2 more
postr/StutterMay 22, 2022
49 points

I feel like I will end up being alone forever

I feel like I will end up being alone forever So I (22 f) have stuttered since I was little. I would consider myself fairly attractive, I definitely am not a stunner but I look nice if I put effort in...

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Sadness & HopelessnessDating & RomanceFriendships & Belonging+2 more
postr/StutterMay 21, 2022
19 points

I can’t say my own name at times

I can’t say my own name at times I find it so frustrating that at times I’m not even able to say my own name . Normally I make up a fake name when I get asked and it’s just so embarrassing especially ...

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commentr/StutterMay 19, 2022
6 points

I would do this but for some reason I'm really embarrassed to say I have a Stutter to the point where ide rather let them sit there, confused, than explain what's going on...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterMay 19, 2022
10 points

I agree it's rather you feel embarrassed for having a stutter or they feel embarrassed. I know what one i would choose....

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Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2022
4 points

It was kind of embarrassing but kind of funny the other day my grandad went with me to the optometrist and when we first went in I couldn't give them my name. But then he couldn't tell them my name ei...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentFeared Words & Names
commentr/StutterMay 17, 2022
2 points

Yh but it’s embarrassing when your friend says it for you Cause like we are all capable of saying it We just can’t physically say it sometimes...

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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2022
4 points

25M… graduated with a degree in finance & minor in international business… now I’m working in investment banking…. & yes my stutter had huge impact on me in college when it came to making my f...

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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2022
3 points

It depends on the severity of the stutter. Someone who really struggles to communicate is worse off, in some ways, than someone who can't talk at all. If someone's stutter is so bad they cannot commun...

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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2022
2 points

Yes i also feel like that, and just like you i always vent about it, but like after 1-2 hours i delete it because i feel stupid. There is a thing i like to do, i make a nutshell about my life. you wo...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMay 16, 2022
5 points

Yeah i know thats it's very serious. I also struggle alot with it. But to me being deaf or being in a weelchair seems alot worse. But i completely respect your opinion!...

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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
6 points

Funny that you mention that. The longer that I’m in the subreddit the more I see that other people with stutters typically have horrible self esteem and act like a stutter is the worst thing in the wo...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
15 points

This is true, but stuttering has in many ways ruined my life. Sure it could be a lot worse but that doesn’t make it better. Having everyone look at you as if you’re some kind of dumb fuck every time...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
33 points

I literally can't talk to people like a normal human being. I turn red, and sweat, and run out of breath. I'm constantly embarrassed and people think I'm stupid. It's not just bad, it's miserable....

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
9 points

It's never really bothered me either. But it bothers my family they kinda treat me like I'm defective. They are always telling me what they think caused my stutter its really annoying. But ya then I s...

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commentr/StutterMay 15, 2022
1 points

Nigerian😁 Bawo ni I actually pity girls that do stutter more than myself I don't know why😐...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterMay 13, 2022
11 points

I've had a mild to moderate stammer since I was a child. I'm 25 now and while speaking slowly, using hand gestures and taking deep breaths help sometimes, it's still the biggest obstacle I have to fac...

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Employment & CareerShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride