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postr/StutterAug 13, 2020
7 points

How I can know the reason/s of my stuttering?

How I can know the reason/s of my stuttering? Hello everyone, Sorry I can’t speak English fluently, I have a stuttering since i was a kid, Actually now I’m 23 years old, I’m a software engineer and ...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & ProfessionalCommunity & Support
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postr/StutterAug 13, 2020
45 points

College advisor basically told me to pick another career path because of my stutter

College advisor basically told me to pick another career path because of my stutter So, I am planning on enrolling to a community college this fall, and I just got off a zoom meeting with an advisor. ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2020
3 points

Again, that is a very familiar feeling. Thanks for sharing that. You remind me of myself, the way you write and feel. I was right there in your shoes in my own life. I fought those feelings for years...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2020
2 points

I’m not actively doing anything to improve it. When I do I just feel really pathetic for practicing how to talk normally when everyone else around me talks normally without even thinking about it....

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2020
1 points

Techniques only cover up the "problem" of stuttering. What are you doing right now to take action on your stutter ?...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Fluency TechniquesHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2020
2 points

You said, ''sometimes i'm so hopeless that I don't even try...'' Man do I understand that! The best way to explain it is that, to me, that was the part of me that stuttered just fighting the part of...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Helplessness & AgencyFluency Techniques
postr/StutterAug 12, 2020
10 points

Hate blocks has any managed to beat them

Hate blocks has any managed to beat them I fucking hate blocks, want to ask a stranger for something, the anxiety creeps in , you prepare what you want to say and then boom you block I absolutely hat...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Frustration & AngerHelplessness & AgencyAnticipating Stuttering+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 12, 2020
1 points

Apart from other comments offering great advice on how to make the stutter better, I am here to say that, **IF he doesn't get better, don't push him too hard.** Of course, I wish the best for your s...

Parent & CaregiverEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Treatment DecisionsHelplessness & AgencyTrauma & Psychological
commentr/StutterAug 10, 2020
5 points

I know how you feel man. I feel like i'm a coward too. I think I avoid social interaction and getting too close in case people perceive me as werid or think i'm mentally challenged becuase I stutter �...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterAug 10, 2020
31 points

I Don't have any friends

I Don't have any friends Hello, I'm a 23 year old male. I have had a stammer from the age of six. During my formative years I was really oblivious of my stammer, and easily expressed my individuality ...

Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Friendships & BelongingHelplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation+2 more
postr/StutterAug 9, 2020
5 points

Anyone here successfully go on disability?

Anyone here successfully go on disability? Hi, never posted here before. I did a search and didn't see much on the topic besides casual remarks. So is it possible (in the USA) to go on SSDI for stutte...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 5, 2020
2 points

You are not alone! There are times I just want to bury my head in the sand but it's like a domino effect when I do. When I avoid situations it tends to make it worse. Even though it can be really ha...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
postr/StutterAug 5, 2020
17 points

How to not loose hope during severe fluctuations

How to not loose hope during severe fluctuations My stutter had been pretty okay for most of July. Then in the last week I got hay fever and now I can’t even string a sentence together. With quarantin...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Severity & FluctuationSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency+1 more
postr/StutterAug 5, 2020
16 points

My Story (Vent, Rant, Advice)

My Story (Vent, Rant, Advice) Hey guys, Im 19 and live with a stutter. I believe that my anxiety was a product of my stutter but I am now certain that its the other way around. My stutter became not...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life+3 more
postr/StutterAug 4, 2020
40 points

Becoming depressed and loosing motivation for everything

Becoming depressed and loosing motivation for everything I have 25 years (F) and I am looking for a job for almost a year now. I had some interviews before covid (last interview I had in March) and no...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
Frustration & AngerHelplessness & AgencyEmployment & Career+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

Hello, recent college grad here. I don’t have any straightforward advice, but I’ve been in a similar situation and would like to share my experience in case it can help you. I entered college on a pr...

Therapy & ProfessionalEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesHelplessness & AgencyAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

Do what you love to do. Don't let fear and stutter hold you back....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2020
2 points

I had the same problem when I was in college. I've always wanted to be a veterinarian but I thought that giving instruction as a veterinarian seemed so intimidating to me given the fact that I stutter...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterAug 1, 2020
12 points

Stressed out about getting a job

Stressed out about getting a job So, I’m 15 years old and I’m expected to get a job soon. I do want a job, but I’m expected to talk more and get my stuttering in check before I can even try to get a j...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 1, 2020
1 points

Not me but so many do and I can see why Stuttering is so debilitating holy shit...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency