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postr/StutterFeb 18, 2023
7 points

a short story I wrote about my stutter

a short story I wrote about my stutter (This little essay was something that just spilled out of me. My stutter has made entering adulthood very challenging, and im always trying to make sense of it f...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressIdentity & Self-Perception+1 more
postr/StutterFeb 16, 2023
63 points

my disability has defeated me.

my disability has defeated me. i (22f) have stuttered all my life. it never caused me problems growing up, i was never bullied because of my stutter (i even had friends in my childhood and i am so gra...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High Distress+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 14, 2023
26 points

My stutter is ruining my life

My stutter is ruining my life Hello, I'm 15 and in the 10th grade and I struggle with speech blocks. I'm an overthinker and care what people think, I don't block too often but often enough that it mak...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Anxiety & Social JudgmentOverthinking & MonitoringSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
postr/StutterFeb 12, 2023
12 points

Dark Places...

Dark Places... This stuttering isnt going to end. So i find my mind going to extremely dark thoughts. Everytime I stutter, (which happens alot) I get these violent thoughts about life, can anyone tell...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Stress & Fight/FlightSadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
-1 points

OP, you may not think it, but you’re already self-aware enough to realise that you need help, which is a good thing. This means you are ready for change and change is good but you mightn’t think that ...

Community & SupportSchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Advice RequestsEmployment & CareerSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterFeb 6, 2023
7 points

I'm 31 and I'm way worse off than you are so I definitely feel ya lol You still just a kid so my best advice is try not to let it hold you back like It did me. People are alot more woke nowadays so y...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencySadness & HopelessnessEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2023
2 points

Just because stuttering is discouraging doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with it. My shortest blocks are 45 seconds every 3-4 words. So I have a pretty hard stutter. Why try to get rid of it and h...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationSadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2023
2 points

I would rather have an accidental heart attack then go through countless therapies that don't help!!! This is no way to live!!!!...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressFrustration & Anger
postr/StutterFeb 3, 2023
9 points

Do you ever feel guilty for intrusive thoughts relating to stuttering?

Do you ever feel guilty for intrusive thoughts relating to stuttering? Maybe it's just me, but, it's been happening a lot more recently. I have a bad day and/or a bad experience and I end up thinkin...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2023
2 points

I'm right with you brother. I'm 31 and I don't have a social life & have extreme social anxiety because of alot of abuse & public embarrassment all my life. I've contempled suicide multiple ti...

Emotional ExperienceMeds & Substances
Suicidal Ideation & High DistressShame & EmbarrassmentHelpful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2023
2 points

I've experienced this on a daily basis in my life. People don't seem to understand that they're laughing at a handicapped person. In recent years my social anxiety has taken me over because of this an...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencySuicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2023
1 points

Your post was removed as it contained self-destructive and/or suicidal ideation. In addition to that it was generally nasty and unhelpful towards others who may struggle with social anxiety. Users ma...

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Suicidal Ideation & High DistressNot About Stuttering
postr/StutterJan 27, 2023
18 points

I just hit a low point.

I just hit a low point. Just a couple of minutes ago I bawled my eyes out in tears thinking about past interactions with strangers that went horribly bad for me. For the first time in like half a seco...

Emotional Experience
Sadness & HopelessnessSuicidal Ideation & High DistressHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 26, 2023
16 points

Last saturday I went to a live breathing session with about 500 people, with the intention to experience something new and to meet new people. But when I was there, I completely froze and was unable t...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High Distress
postr/StutterJan 23, 2023
55 points

Just tired of this disability.

Just tired of this disability. Tired of having to silence myself all the time because I have this stupid fucking stutter. It's to the point where I have no friends, dont speak to my family (that I liv...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation+2 more
commentr/StutterJan 23, 2023
26 points

First of all, she was NOT the one for you. If a person truly loves you, the stutter is a moot issue. You are FRICKIN AMAZING and don't you forget that. Second, search in Google "Stuttering help ne...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideHope & Motivation+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2023
3 points

Hey I feel the same way as you do sometimes. The way I deal with these thoughts is just by distracting myself with certain hobbies that i enjoy. I like to do video games, watch anime, go to the gym, a...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterJan 12, 2023
6 points

First you need to strengthen ur mind u can't strengthen ur mind without strengthening ur body, go to the gym and hammer down ur body get big, most of us gym goers workout, then spend the whole of the ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Stress & Fight/FlightEnergy & Biological RhythmsSuicidal Ideation & High Distress+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2023
1 points

So suicide is the solution rather than facing it ?...

Emotional Experience
Suicidal Ideation & High Distress
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2023
2 points

Bro there is hope! Don’t worry. There is much joy to be experienced in this life. No killing yourself! If you stutter you stutter. Keep faith in god and move ahead bro. I trust in you....

Emotional Experience
Hope & MotivationSuicidal Ideation & High Distress