Search

postr/StutterSep 15, 2021
4 points

Should I do Communications in university?

Should I do Communications in university? I have to decide in 24 hours. I can do either Communications or History. I like both but I think Communications will be much more useful in general. For life ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2021
1 points

Thanks Btech. I dont want to look back with regret and sadly I feel like im coming to a very pivotal moment where that is about to start. I feel behind the curve already and just cant "fake it till I ...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & MotivationFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2021
3 points

Thanks for your comment. Firstly, it always makes me happy knowing about stutterers who reached great places despite our condition. Being a snr. solutions architect esp. in cybersecurity is a sweet gi...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2021
2 points

Please don't allow your stutter to prevent you from achieving your goals. I'm 61 YO and I settled for jobs below my potential because I was too embarrassed by my stutter/social phobia. I regret not co...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencyShame & EmbarrassmentEmployment & Career
postr/StutterSep 13, 2021
17 points

Russian class

Russian class Hi, I'm a 17 year old German girl. I'm not going to talk about my first month in school in general, but about russian classes. Last year I said a lot in class, but something changed. I...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionOverthinking & Monitoring+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2021
2 points

I sure have. I went into my freshman orientation for college (at Purdue, massive university) and had to stand up in front of a HUGE class of Freshman, and their parents, and my mom sitting next to me ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterSep 12, 2021
25 points

Has anyone else stuttered in front of the entire class, or had a similar experience?

Has anyone else stuttered in front of the entire class, or had a similar experience? When I was 17 in theater class, I was giving a 1 minute monologue for a speech in front of the class. I thought I d...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerExperiential Association
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
2 points

Thank you! I don’t feel unconfident if I stutter a little bit. Like I think it honestly sounds more confident in a weird way if you stutter just a few times. Kinda like how slightly stuttering can mak...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterSep 11, 2021
3 points

Stuttering while being a cashier

Stuttering while being a cashier So I work in a grocery store where sometimes I have to talk to the customer. But the thing is when I do I start stuttering and I start shaking because I feel like I’m ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
2 points

How do u find a beautiful girl when you stutter? I have such low self esteem, bow do u get it out of ur head? Fuuck, i just want a normal life...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
postr/StutterSep 11, 2021
20 points

How do you feel when people call your stutter “cute”?

How do you feel when people call your stutter “cute”? I mention that I have a stutter in my dating app profiles. Someone messaged me saying “I think stutters are cute” or something along those lines. ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 11, 2021
1 points

i dont think im necessarily scared of my stutter...but it definitely plays a huge role in my self loathing and my social awkwardness and anxiety...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentShame & EmbarrassmentFriendships & Belonging
postr/StutterSep 11, 2021
40 points

Pretty fucking embarrassing.

Pretty fucking embarrassing. So I got invited to hang out with some other college kids today but I wasn't talking much. I didn't stutter almost when I talked but I didn't tell any stories or anything,...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2021
1 points

What an excellent post, thank you so much. I'd really want to have a chat with you and talk about a few things. I've been struggling with this shit for more than 20 years now, and it has turned my lif...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & CareerPropositionality & Weight+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2021
1 points

That’s great that the medication has been working! Though I agree with sunnydlite. I can’t say because I’ve never taken meds but stuttering is composed of a lot of emotions that need to be processed f...

Meds & SubstancesEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helpful Med OutcomesAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2021
1 points

So youbjust have to let the stutter be? It’s so hard because even when I try, once I stutter I sweat and feel embarrassed after...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2021
1 points

Fuck man, I feel ya. I block hard on my name too. It sucks. I feel ya. Keep your head up though...

Emotional Experience
Shame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2021
8 points

I always hate doing it. It just feels like total failure. I get it, I know people mean well, I know it does make it easier. But damn does it drive the point home....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2021
2 points

I feel this. I have been experiencing this (speech blocks of saying own name) since childhood. The struggle, fear, shame and guilt....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterSep 8, 2021
35 points

It sucks when you have to write so people with understand you.

It sucks when you have to write so people with understand you. I’ve stuttered all my life but recently it’s gotten to the point where I try to form a sentence and all that comes out is bits and pieces...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+1 more