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commentr/StutterMar 9, 2021
4 points

I wanted to serve as an Indian airforce pilot. If any of you are Indians here, you must be familiar with the SSB interviews. I attempted the interview 5 times, got screened out 5 times. However, I c...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
5 points

If you can overcome your stutter in 10 weeks you never had a severe stutter. I have a stutter since I could speak and I just started to go to college and I am tired of everyone saying to be optimistic...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 8, 2021
5 points

When I say I have the SAME exact thoughts.... Especially recently. I’m 31, feel stuck professionally/ and in general, and think “what if” if I didn’t stutter? What would my life be like? I feel like...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2021
3 points

Noted and logged on the “use your words.” God, there were days last month where I swore she didn’t stutter once. And now days later I’ve never seen her struggle this hard, ever. Just out of the blue...

Parent & CaregiverEmotional Experience
Early Concern & OnsetHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2021
0 points

I am also aware of all this techniques and tbh when it matters the most they do not work at all. I have been stuttering since my early age and in my country India. Stutter is nothing but a joke, all t...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterMar 3, 2021
11 points

Your sister should show you patience. It kind of feels like you’re not getting the support you need. Personally, for me, my stutter is a source of shame for me. I don’t know about you, but I feel like...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & SupportSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentValidation & EmpathyHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterMar 1, 2021
13 points

Talking is a two way street, 50% you 50% them. If someone cuts you off it's because THEY have poor conversation skills. 1.If someone makes you feel pressure to rush a sentence out it will make speak...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsHelplessness & AgencyFriendships & Belonging
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2021
1 points

I'm sorry, I hope things are well now. I had to call them at midnight in a non english speaking country which made matters worse as I know a few words of this language but he doesn't know any. It's j...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2021
2 points

It was indeed a very difficult situation.I got upset because of it throughout my entire teenage but I always held onto hope thinking that stutter isn't what drives me and I kept moving forward in my l...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 28, 2021
2 points

Yes you're right that there are plenty good things in my life and I'm thankful for that but the thought of not being able to do something that can have a drastically negative outcome scares and upsets...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 27, 2021
4 points

I was in a similar situation when I was 14. My dad had an accident and he fell off the roof of our house. My ma was out there with him and I had to call an ambulance. This was obviously incredibly dif...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2021
5 points

So any solution for stuttering ? I'm done being voiceless...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Advice RequestsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2021
11 points

Hi there, let me first say that I'm sorry that you feel this way. I read your story and everything is SO recognizable. I'm 45 years old. I tried controlling it for 45 years but I just can't. I've go...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+3 more
postr/StutterFeb 25, 2021
24 points

I don’t know what else to do

I don’t know what else to do During all my life I have stuttered, sometimes more and sometimes less. I think it depends in the situations, the environment, the people around me and other factors that ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
2 points

Your stutter isn't getting in the way, ***you*** are getting in the way. The most successful people are those willing to put themselves in uncomfortable situations, and for us stutterers almost every ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyDisclosure & Telling OthersEmployment & Career+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
1 points

Since you’re trying to write a character, I think it’s very important to try to understand the mind of a stutterer. You may have specific situations in mind that you want to write into your story, but...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityQuality of LifeHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
1 points

Worst feeling has someone who stutter is when someone compelte the sentence you're saying because they think you need help. We do, but it makes you feel like shit because you can't even complete your ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
2 points

If it's many years ago, you should try again. People change and that affects the therapy situation. To repeat: _You're not causing your stutter_. But you could work on figuring out how to handle it b...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyMedicalization / NeurodiversityHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
2 points

To be honest, you are likely to experience a higher rate of incident than the average person of people thinking you are a bit stupid, smiling awkwardly at you etc. It's always going to happen. This h...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterFeb 23, 2021
2 points

Everytime I speak, I think whether ill stutter on my next word or not. That's what is happening. Yes I've been to speech therapists many years ago. But none of em actually worked properly. I'm cl...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringAnticipating StutteringAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more