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postr/StutterJun 19, 2020
14 points

Looking for a job without stutter hard. Looking for a job with stutter: mission impossible.

Looking for a job without stutter hard. Looking for a job with stutter: mission impossible. I have master degre in social science (25F) and I am looking a job for almost a year now. I have some experi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 18, 2020
53 points

This is unfair I have had enough!

This is unfair I have had enough! Hello guys, I am 23 year old male in London who has had a stammer since age six. I am just deeply frustrated at how my stammer is affecting every aspect of my life. I...

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Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 18, 2020
26 points

I feel like I'll never be able to hold down a job because of my stutter

I feel like I'll never be able to hold down a job because of my stutter I can't deal with customers and I stutter badly under stress. My biggest fear is telling someone how much they owe and I can't p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2020
1 points

I didn’t think anyone was actually listening to these oops— I just kind of forgot about them a little bit and then school got cancelled and I was bummed about my sport being cancelled, and then we go...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Energy & Biological RhythmsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 17, 2020
1 points

Genes can't be "perfect", and even if you're perfectly healthy your kid could develop some health issues as they grow up. What i'm trying to say is that if you know you have and important disability l...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 16, 2020
1 points

I'm having the same worries because of COVID. I recently graduated and am applying for grad roles but it's tough going. Whenever I do get to interviews, which is hard as it is, I get rejected, because...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2020
1 points

I remember this movie which was a huge hit 2006, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. in one scene the main protagonist, Borat was discussing humor. H...

Community & SupportEmotional Experience
Personal StoriesHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2020
1 points

Yeah she sounds pretty unreasonable. You probably can't do much about her then. Just try not to put anything on hold because of your stutter, you might find it hard but you'll definitely find it hard ...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJun 15, 2020
2 points

I have been doing some things, like dishes and trash/picking up major messes. She blew up at me today because my cousin left the mail and some bread on the kitchen island and I didn’t clean it up. She...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & Agency
postr/StutterJun 15, 2020
6 points

Advice?

Advice? I (19F) have a severe stutter and have been home from college ever since spring break, so about mid-late March. I’m living with my grandmother, and never had a problem until recently. She has ...

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postr/StutterJun 15, 2020
7 points

Meetings can be so bad.

Meetings can be so bad. I am currently interning at a company and with the lockdown situation going on there are so many meetings being held everyday and with my stutter i just feel like i should be d...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+2 more
postr/StutterJun 14, 2020
1 points

When will a cure for stuttering happen?

When will a cure for stuttering happen? Therapy is useless and ineffective for stuttering most of the time. I been to speech therapy and i still stutter alot and struggle to speak, i have very bad soc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterJun 14, 2020
5 points

You are going to need a job at some point why not now? One thing that helped me is understanding this: life is going to be very hard and embarrassing for us at times. But interestingly, that’s how you...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJun 14, 2020
3 points

How can I get the courage to apply for a job?

How can I get the courage to apply for a job? Im 17 and still haven't had a job yet. If I could I would. But, I have anxiety, mostly about seeing people I know or having to describe things/talk to str...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
postr/StutterJun 14, 2020
7 points

is this how things are supposed to be?

is this how things are supposed to be? I'm not even 18 rn but I feel like I've seen enough. Every day seems endless and pointless. The embarrassment of stuttering in front of my family is eating me up...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2020
3 points

Thank you for your advice! Part of me knows that I shouldn’t put up with that kind of negativity, but part of me also feels like I’d be lucky to find somebody who actually accepts me. I guess I still ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJun 13, 2020
2 points

Why aren't there drugs for stuttering?

Why aren't there drugs for stuttering? It's bullshit how bipolar, ADHD, and OCD have their own treatments, but none for stuttering. Speech therapy is useless and it didn't help me. So basically I'm h...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2020
6 points

I relate with you bro, I cried at a railway station once because of my inability to do something trivial that others seem to be doing effortlessly But... Only we can fight against it no one can help u...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & AgencyPreparation & Rehearsal+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 12, 2020
2 points

I don't disagree, but there's a certain mindset that goes, "if you have two arms and two legs, then you're not disabled and you just have to work hard enough to overcome <insert disability>."...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterJun 12, 2020
4 points

What would you compare stuttering to?

What would you compare stuttering to? As a disability, it’s hard to nail down how it should be treated. What I mean is, on the one hand, I don’t think it’s okay to define someone by there stutter by...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationHelplessness & AgencyAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more