Search

commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
4 points

I don't bother telling people I stutter anymore. I remember I told a friend of mine once and she responded "oh, i know", with just enough emphasis on the "oh" and "know" that it just made me feel emba...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2022
9 points

Great attitude you have, I'm glad you've not let this curse ruin or effect your life... I'm the opposite though, ive always been totally embarrassed and ashamed and through this I've not led the l...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHope & MotivationAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
5 points

I don't get this. If people can hide it for years and no one notice, are you sure it's a stutter and you not exaggerating?...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
2 points

Ok I don’t get ya. If you hid your stutter for years that means your stutter isn’t that bad or you’ve controlled it well. Otherwise they would’ve noticed it. So no shame there...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJan 10, 2022
33 points

Telling a friend I stutter

Telling a friend I stutter So after years of hiding "my problem" (Stuttering), tomorrow I'm telling my friend (the first people ever to like know or at least really know) that I stutter. I feel a lit...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
2 points

This I could not do, I've always been so embarrassed by my stutter, I've tried to hide it my entire life, it's led me to live a life of shame and regrets,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterJan 10, 2022
20 points

Stutter With Confidence #59 with Raiani Sibien - Taking Back Control Over How We Feel About Ourselves

Stutter With Confidence #59 with Raiani Sibien - Taking Back Control Over How We Feel About Ourselves https://youtu.be/MyUEfoVbS78 I had a lot of fun talking with Raiani, who works at NATO and is one...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
2 points

I am in the exact same situation,lol. Whenever someone asks me a question and I block, it becomes hella awkward but luckily nowadays masks are helping me a lot😅. Also a friend told me whenever I bloc...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2022
5 points

When me and my girl first got together in 2015 i was naturally nervous every time we spoke because I’m just a lanky stuttering nerd talking to literal goddess, so I would stutter quite a lot, and I ha...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJan 8, 2022
5 points

I stopped stuttering but things haven't changed that much.

I stopped stuttering but things haven't changed that much. Hi guys Sorry If I'm going to write a long text but I fell I want to share my story with someone. So I've stuttered since I was 6 and this ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
2 points

This situation is embarrassing for those ‘friends’. People who won’t put any effort in to be your friend were never going to be good friends for you anyway. Im sorry it’s got you feeling embarrassed. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
10 points

Obviously, it was a very severe incident. I'm sorry. **IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT!** You didn't decide to stutter. You had a severe block. Cut yourself some slack. You did nothing wrong. And maybe they di...

Community & SupportEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Validation & EmpathyShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
7 points

You know this type of thing has happened to me a number of times. Here is something that I realized that may help you: no matter how bad you think it affected other people’s view of you, IT IS ALWAYS ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 2, 2022
5 points

It was really bad though, I had to go over the recording of our project and I could barely speak. It was so difficult for me to watch, I can only imagine how they perceived it. I can’t blame them for ...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentExperiential Association
postr/StutterJan 1, 2022
50 points

Embarrassed myself in front of potential friends and now they don’t talk to me

Embarrassed myself in front of potential friends and now they don’t talk to me I stuttered so much and so violently during a group project that they just stopped actively texting me on social media to...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 29, 2021
4 points

Because for most people the sheer possibility of having an 8 second block is enough to avoid the risk of social humiliation....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 28, 2021
1 points

I’ve been a bartender and a cashier at a burger place. When I tell you cheese and 12 we’re the only things I stuttered on and I stuttered bad on those words. Which was most of my vocab. What kind of c...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterDec 25, 2021
2 points

Maybe I’m too worried because in my high school days some friends used to bully me by saying you would never get a girlfriend or even worse things. All of that just made me thinking about this so much...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2021
1 points

It only happened to me once, I stuttered when talking to myself and it was the most embarrassing thing that I have ever done...

Emotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Shame & EmbarrassmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterDec 24, 2021
3 points

Maybe it is insulting but idk i have faced bullying at one time which has made me thinking about this...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying