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commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
2 points

What’s harder is meeting people who say they have “social anxiety” and are even afraid to talk on the phone. Like dude, I would cut off my left arm if it took away my stutter 😡 lol...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2021
3 points

All true. If I could just get it into my head that it won’t be the end of the world if I stuttered for a few seconds during conversation with someone, my anxiety and speech would be a lot better. But ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2021
12 points

Very few people do it and it eventually stop after you become adult. My concern is I have become a pushover overtime , because I hate to argue , debate or even converse . My mind is probably trying ...

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commentr/StutterAug 23, 2021
3 points

I can't suggest pre-built way. I'm too in my struggling time. But, what I believe and what has improved my stutter a bit is failing. Back then, I was so afraid of speaking that I used tocget quiet. Bu...

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Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterAug 21, 2021
11 points

I haven't talked to anybody for what seems like 2 years just because I was tired of stuttering. My advice: Not worth it

I haven't talked to anybody for what seems like 2 years just because I was tired of stuttering. My advice: Not worth it I wanted to stop stuttering, but I ended up talking less and less cause obvious...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & AgencyAcceptance & Pride+3 more
postr/StutterAug 21, 2021
11 points

Brothers and sisters, I need your advice. Should I change my major from Computer Science to Politics and International Relations?

Brothers and sisters, I need your advice. Should I change my major from Computer Science to Politics and International Relations? This post may be long, so thanks for taking your time to read it. My ...

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postr/StutterAug 20, 2021
14 points

I've been trying so hard

I've been trying so hard i have been trying so hard to come to terms with my stuttering. i always picture it as a quirk and i always remind myself that everyone has something and it just happened that...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
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postr/StutterAug 19, 2021
10 points

Feeling stupid

Feeling stupid Im really tired of feeling and looking stupid every time I talk I prefer to be silent forever but i hate it when i try to thank someone and it takes a long time for me just to say thank...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2021
3 points

I think it depends on how bad stuttering is. I suffer from huge blocks to the point I just give up . When I talk to my mom I can't say 3 words without blocking on each one. So yes. I consider myself...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesHelplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
commentr/StutterAug 18, 2021
7 points

Dude, most of us get your feeling. It sucks and people who don’t stutter won’t ever understand how hard it is to live with. Almost every aspect of my life is less enjoyable do to stuttering. Hang on t...

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Helplessness & AgencyQuality of Life
postr/StutterAug 18, 2021
28 points

Life with Stuttering is just a life of surviving not life of Living/Enjoying

Life with Stuttering is just a life of surviving not life of Living/Enjoying I am 24m stuttering since childhood and i have experienced stuttering in all its glory Life with a stutter is just all day ...

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postr/StutterAug 18, 2021
41 points

Fellow stutterers who have managed to accept/make peace with your stuttering, what has your journey been like?

Fellow stutterers who have managed to accept/make peace with your stuttering, what has your journey been like? I'm 25. I've stuttered for most of my life. I have never even come close to being able to...

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commentr/StutterAug 18, 2021
13 points

I don't consider myself disabled as in requiring special accomodation in formal setting, but I do consider myself disabled in that I am limited and challenged from my condition enough that I am at a d...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & BullyingQuality of Life
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2021
3 points

Yes.. however, it depends on a lot of things. Your age, what you've tried and the history etc. I applied at age 32.5, I got the normal rejection, did the appeal, Social security set me up with an ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Stress & Fight/FlightSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterAug 16, 2021
10 points

I'm a stutter trying to recover from a major setback

I'm a stutter trying to recover from a major setback Hello everyone, I don't know why I never thought about checking reddit for a stutter support group before. I remember years ago I tried to join a ...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2021
5 points

I don’t know. I would think that your stutter would have to be socially and psychologically troubling enough to where you can’t work....

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2021
3 points

In US, I'm going to say no. You have to prove you can't do ANY job, along with other criteria. You would need a creative lawyer to say the least. Years ago I had a friend who tried and he didn't ge...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
postr/StutterAug 15, 2021
9 points

Does stuttering apply for social disability benefits??

Does stuttering apply for social disability benefits?? I worked in retail stocking shelves for 5 years but was let go 4 months ago. I had a couple interviews in the past where i stuttered(the hard blo...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerAccess & Rights
postr/StutterAug 15, 2021
9 points

Need advise about moving to another country with stutter.

Need advise about moving to another country with stutter. Hello. I have a pretty sever stutter and it has been getting worse in covid as I'm not talking to anyone nowadays. I'm completely dependant on...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
postr/StutterAug 14, 2021
12 points

lost

lost im an engineering student and will probably graduate next year. my classmate, friends and family see me as smart person because i always do well with exams and i havent fail any subject. my famil...

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career