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commentr/StutterNov 25, 2025
5 points

Hey man don’t feel down i know this feeling i got presentations in university that I’m actively avoiding i don’t care about the grade it’s not worth the embarrassment i just wanna pass and not be a la...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionEmployment & CareerShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterNov 25, 2025
34 points

Everything feels like a humiliation ritual

Everything feels like a humiliation ritual I had an interview today. I would say it went well except for one of the interviewers trying not to laugh at me because of my stutter. I've been trying not t...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2025
1 points

I’m not sure on the what exact scenario to use, but all I know is that you will definitely have to include multiple minutes of footage before the actual interaction if it’s something like ordering foo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+1 more
postr/StutterNov 25, 2025
18 points

people pleaser and stuttering

people pleaser and stuttering How many of you have people pleasing behaviour because of stuttering. I have it, I am trying to control this. “Just so people like me, I am doing more than I should, I a...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Helplessness & AgencyHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2025
3 points

Reading in class or having to do a presentation is something that kills me inside. I try to control my stutter but it is difficult, like lifting a weight, a really heavy one, and as soon as I stutter ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 25, 2025
4 points

The anxeity when you need to order at somewhere like starbucks. where you need to give your name and the shame when you get a confused look and a look of confusion when you cannot get your words out. ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2025
13 points

This is a huge revelation. You frame it negatively, but the positive spin on your story is that you know who you are, stutter or no. It's by no means easy to overcome the physical barrier of stutterin...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2025
1 points

Explain to them how communication breaks down when someone stutters. Eye contact is lost. The person hearing has an emotional reaction – pity, mocking, empathy, whatever. They feel something. They kno...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Propositionality & WeightShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 23, 2025
1 points

I'm used to being humiliated because of my stutter. They did it at school, and they do it at work too. Unfortunately, if you stutter, everyone thinks you're stupid and a loser. I don't quit my job be...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2025
4 points

I hated that movie, it gave the message of "you have to be able to beat your stutter or you're worthless"...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 20, 2025
1 points

For me, I keep covering my mouth like its gonna do anything. I got over it, only thing left on me is just stuttering and it gets really embarrassing sometimes....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 19, 2025
1 points

I still feel humiliated everytime I stutter, and I still hate myself aftwards, I keep thinking for the rest of the day why did I open my mouth,.. I guess now at my age after all these years of stamm...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterNov 19, 2025
5 points

Update: I went there as soon as they opened, barely anyone was there. It went well and I didn’t stutter once!! He even asked me for my address which I wasn’t expecting. I said it all perfectly!!!!! A...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 19, 2025
1 points

I've just become numb to the humiliation. Did you ever get that? Unfortunately, it's made me almost psychopathic in a social sense. I now find it tremendously difficult to care about what people think...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterNov 19, 2025
1 points

Ok I love this meme. lol. But I love David Tennant. I do think we are hypervigilant, which is common for people who have had a lot of negative experiences....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2025
1 points

You say her stutter doesn’t bother you but what you’re describing often is part of having a stutter. So realize that it does bother you actually....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2025
9 points

This sounds like she's been surrounded by Enablers since her very childhood, because of which she either doesn't want to get better or doesn't believe she can. Being mad and frustrated at her, while n...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Helplessness & AgencyShame & EmbarrassmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2025
1 points

Felt this 😭 the added insecurity makes the stutter worse and creates a more fortified negative feedback...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2025
1 points

All i wanna say is that whenever she stutters , try not to look disappointed or sad, my parents do that to me sometime and it really made me think like a disappointed them. Wish you both the best of l...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience
Listener ReactionsShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2025
2 points

I try not to think about it but when it happens, I think about it and all the negative thoughts which come along side it; which then in turn makes it worse....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringSeverity & FluctuationShame & Embarrassment