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commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
2 points

I think you gotta search the other lonely kids and sit with them. they may not stutter but they may suffer from severe anxiety and other stuff making it difficult for them to talk....

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Friendships & BelongingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
1 points

This is not about disparaging their flaws. This is not about wanting to people to subscribe to such mentality. To have a positive mentality is good no matter where you are coming from. No matter what...

Emotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Frustration & AngerAnxiety & Social JudgmentPropositionality & Weight
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
5 points

I still have this fear and I'm 29. Back in high school and middle school, was much worse than it is now and I'd have to stomp my feet or rock my body in a rhythm to get words out in class, it was pret...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentFriendships & BelongingSituational Variability
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
7 points

After reading your comments, it seemsthat you have been deeply affected by trauma and have developed severe anxiety that has prevented you from making any friends. I would suggest therapy (not speech...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentMindset shift
commentr/StutterNov 9, 2024
15 points

i know it's tough but you accept that it's a part of you and don't let people's judgement be the source of your self worth. real people are gonna stay with you no matter what and if they don't, it's n...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 9, 2024
17 points

How do you overcome the fear of being found out that you stutter?

How do you overcome the fear of being found out that you stutter? I'm 17 and haven't had any friends for 6 years. I sit alone during breaks and try to avoid any conversation. I just feel humiliated...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterNov 8, 2024
10 points

I’m still thinking about my interview

I’m still thinking about my interview Yesterday, I had an interview for a remote crisis counselor role, and I can’t stop thinking about it. I stuttered through the whole interview and even twitched w...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & StutteringSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPhysical TensionEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
1 points

So true. I remain reticent in many situations. I thought I have a talent for speaking. In normal discussion or debate with peers or some random strangers I can make them shut up with my eloquence. But...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
6 points

I agree and I’m in the same boat as you. Blocks, it gives me anxiety, makes me want to never talk to new people, I bomb interviews and don’t get the jobs I want even though I know I’m a great candidat...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
1 points

I sometimes feel its the person I'm talking to, maybe i stutter when he seems too intimidating, or they are speaking from a position of power, It's very complex when i think about it, i just can't put...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
3 points

Yes, true. My stutter type is silent blocks so I usually switch words or think of an alternative synonym. Sometimes the block resistant is so severe that I had to stop speaking at all because I didn't...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionBlocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
9 points

While I essentially agree with you, there is another element to it. I will guess that you have silent blocks that make you switch words, give up saying entire thoughts, and leave you feeling emotiona...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Blocks & StoppagesAnxiety & Social JudgmentTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
1 points

Yeah I tried it twice. It felt odd because I was the only one with an impairment. I know the techniques for public speech very well. But I can’t perfectly control my body every second. It will show. P...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
1 points

Me too, I’m so tired of receiving phone calls for interviews cuz I know I’ll stutter for sure, and it does every, single, time. Just feel like I’m being washed over and over again by shame...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
4 points

I absolutely understand your pain. I was jobless for two months after finally quitting due to physical abuse at my old job. I had forgotten how hard it was to get a job, let alone getting a job WITH a...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
1 points

One thing is pws have to learn is not let external things affect us. I know it’s much difficult said than done. I recommend you to look into some kind of meditation or spiritual practice that focuses...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Mindfulness & BreathingAnxiety & Social JudgmentStress & Fight/Flight
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
2 points

I’m sorry. I feel your pain. Definitely doesn’t help when loved ones don’t have your back. Unfortunately fluent speakers have no idea the hell we go through every time we open our Louth’s to speak....

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 8, 2024
7 points

Do you stutter around people who also stutters?

Do you stutter around people who also stutters? Hi, I noticed that I am fluent around people who stutters. However, I stutters a lot when I am around fluent people who makes me less confident. Do yo...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterNov 8, 2024
9 points

Need more confidence

Need more confidence I have been stuttering for as long as i can remember, and it has been an obstacle in so many different things that I have given up just so I don't have to talk to people. There a...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyHiding & Concealment
commentr/StutterNov 8, 2024
1 points

I know it that i only have one life left and i need to make it worth my while without any fear but sometimes I can't even control my stutter and i stutter terribly infront of people and i feel helples...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more