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postr/StutterMay 6, 2022
4 points

Meeting my girlfriends parents.

Meeting my girlfriends parents. I have had a stutter basically my whole life, I am 15 now and have had it since I was 4. I got rid of it a couple times using speech therapy, but that only lasted about...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2022
3 points

Me too. I can't even talk to my own family without feeling like an outcast. You know how humiliating it is when my 5 year old cousin says "Even I can speak better than you" or you're stuck on a word a...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2022
3 points

I’m sorry they treat you so poorly :( My grandparents could be real assholes about my stutter. My grandma on several occasions washed my mouth out with soap as punishment, I think she was a bit nutty...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterMay 1, 2022
25 points

I have little fond memories of spending time with my relatives

I have little fond memories of spending time with my relatives When I was a kid, my relatives often tease my stuttering and make fun of me. My grandma laugh at me whenever I stutter. I had no way to s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2022
3 points

I'm 17 I'm in the same position as you that's why i don't have any friends and i already lose my confidence. because of stutter my life is hard i can't express my feelings or just talk like a normal p...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2022
2 points

I read your comments on this thread and i get you didnt want to say anything and why. I honestly have a simialr midnset to you in this regard when im in similar situations. However, you had the oppo...

Emotional Experience
Frustration & AngerShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterApr 28, 2022
36 points

If I can't express myself than what am I good for?

If I can't express myself than what am I good for? I'm a university student who wanted to achieve high grades to prove to people that I'm smart and not dumb because I'm quite most of the time and stut...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentOverthinking & MonitoringPropositionality & Weight+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
2 points

I agree being quiet makes life easier. When I embarrass myself in front of others it stays in my head for a long time. I replay the scene over and over. Sometimes I even find myself physically cringin...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
4 points

I don’t know, it feels bad but I think if the girls understood what had happened, they wouldn’t be so insensitive. I have been in this exact scenario (cute girls laugh in my face), and I feel horrib...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
1 points

They never blurted out laughing. The girl facing away from me right as I stuttered looked at the other girl (who was facing me) and put her head downtown toward the keyboard and moved like she was gig...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
21 points

I can definitely understand. I’ve had a waitress laugh in my face while I tried getting my order out. It makes me feel really incompetent. Because I know the reason I sometimes sound this way, most ot...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingQuality of Life
postr/StutterApr 28, 2022
69 points

Interns at the Eye Doctor looked and laughed at each other..

Interns at the Eye Doctor looked and laughed at each other.. I’m 22 and go from not stuttering at all to not being able to get shit out. It’s the oddest thing. This just happened: Doctor “What happ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
1 points

I had stuttering issues when I was a kid then it went away in middle school but emerge back in high school and college . I avoid talking because I get si embarrassing when I start stuttering...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2022
7 points

I like your 4 steps of talking. It really is like that. I don’t have any knowledge to share with you because I started stuttering at an early age. I hope you will feel comfortable about stuttering ( ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2022
14 points

First, I'm sorry. That sucks. Next. Talk to your friend. It might be good for them to hear what you're sharing here. I don't think people that don't stutter have any understanding of the trauma we e...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Trauma & PsychologicalShame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterApr 27, 2022
22 points

Embarrassing moments

Embarrassing moments Want to get this off my chest and get some relief, went to a bar a couple nights ago with my friend and avoided opening a tab because I knew I’d freeze up when she asked my name a...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterApr 26, 2022
4 points

Went completely silent during an oral mockexam - don't know what to do and need tips [vent]

Went completely silent during an oral mockexam - don't know what to do and need tips [vent] So basically, In a few weeks I'll be having my oral exam in English and today we practiced in front of our t...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Anticipating StutteringOverthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2022
10 points

Tbh, it’s hard to even GET in to a relationship, I get looked over and made fun of so it impossible for me...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingDating & Romance
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2022
6 points

The way to get past blocks is to make sound. You don't make sound because you don't want to stutter or you worry it'll sound weird. You've used words like "pathetic" and "fucking weirdo". Changing tha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterApr 25, 2022
50 points

for the first time i went to a restaurant and refused to eat because i couldnt say anything off the menu without getting stuck

for the first time i went to a restaurant and refused to eat because i couldnt say anything off the menu without getting stuck its extremely rare that I go to in person dining, I hate everything about...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more