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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
3 points

YEA, I feel you. I wanna have just "normal" problems in life, like everyone.. Adding stutter on top is sooo devastating. I feel sorry for U too :(...

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Sadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
3 points

Everything you list I struggle with too... it's really wearing me down. Life has enough shit to deal with. Adding the stress of a stutter on top of it all is soul crushing. I sometimes feel society co...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2020
2 points

I completely relate. I think many of us fear and dread interviews, and it can certainly hold us back from reaching our full potential. However, as hard as it might be...I truly pray that you will find...

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Helplessness & AgencyEmployment & CareerHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2020
3 points

Yeah it probably is maybe I'm lucky really. I'm not sure really I just dont feel too strong in myself. Like I dont feel like I've got life handled yet...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2020
2 points

Wassup, OP. I can relate to your feelings and mental state, I’ve been there and sometimes go back there still to this day. However, there are many ways of coping and improving, psychologically and p...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Validation & EmpathyHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2020
16 points

You don't have to live with that pain. You have to live with the stutter, but there are people who will and who wish to help you. Getting in to see a therapist is hard - When I was at my worst times...

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commentr/StutterJun 28, 2020
7 points

Yeah I feel you bro. I’ve had this stutter for 8 years and therapy didn’t help. My speech pathologist told me I was extremely fluent when I spoke but as soon as I left it came back. I try to use a who...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSpeech & Stuttering
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2020
1 points

I don't view myself as a disabled person but stuttering has held me from achieving many things in life so far...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2020
1 points

I guess I can do that. but do.i really have to spell it out? I have an elder sibling too and even a stranger can notice how different our lives are. she has more friends, more people to call and talk ...

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commentr/StutterJun 26, 2020
1 points

How many good comebacks and jokes I have missed due to stuttering aaaaaaaaah...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 26, 2020
1 points

Mannnnnn! I’m still scarred from that ONE time! Which is why half the time I don’t even speak my mind, the way I would prefer, because usually the words get stuck anyways! 😩...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2020
2 points

Yeah that’s my worst fear that it drives her into depression. I’m glad to hear that acceptance helps with fluency. What made you come out of your depression? Or are you still working on it?...

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Helplessness & AgencyAcceptance & PrideSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2020
1 points

I first noticed that I had trouble reading aloud in class as a sophomore in high school. Since then I began to notice it more and more throughout my life. As a current sophomore in college I have mad...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2020
1 points

You should see a speech therapist, they'll know what's best for her. You can't expect her to grow out of it, it's like thinking that a blind person will eventually be able to see again, it's not the s...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2020
2 points

Thing is i can't hesr myself stutter when I talk and others can. I want be someone else. The line i would tell myself is " i was never comfortable tp be myself, always desires for being someone else" ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2020
1 points

Yeah i am, i hsve plans to be actor but i fear that stuttering kills my chances for being actor...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 24, 2020
1 points

Same, shame and anxiety are most common for me. It feels like all of my options are cut off because of my stutter...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 21, 2020
2 points

Me too buddy. The best way I would describe my life would be a Lamborghini with 3 wheels. It is absolutely perfect and there's nothing I would want to change(except for the stutter of course). I have ...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & FluctuationHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2020
2 points

there seems to be a good side to everything. I just had this thought in my mind for a few days. being rejected because of something that u can't help and is also ur deepest insecurity does mess with u...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJun 19, 2020
5 points

I wish no one in my family stuttered.

I wish no one in my family stuttered. So a little background. Stuttering runs in my family. My father, 2 uncles and 2 brothers stuttered. Notice how i used the past tense here. The thing is they all...

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