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commentr/StutterSep 2, 2024
7 points

>You can approach her without any hesitation? Never without hesitation. I'm scared as hell whenever I'm about to talk to a girl I find attractive, but it's just something you have to do (in my opinio...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2024
11 points

Yes, it’s hard to ask a beautiful girl out when you struggle to say your name sometimes (i hate talking)...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
postr/StutterSep 2, 2024
31 points

Do you also struggle to date girls because of stuttering?

Do you also struggle to date girls because of stuttering? I am 23M. Stuttering from the age 5. I wanna ask everyone do you struggle to date girls. I had a girlfriend when I was 16 but after that it j...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentDating & Romance
postr/StutterSep 2, 2024
21 points

What happens in the moment when you stutter?

What happens in the moment when you stutter? This post is intended to help people manage feelings of anxiety and negativity and poor self esteem surrounding their stutter, with the hope that it can s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Overthinking & MonitoringMindfulness & BreathingVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2024
1 points

I genuinely feel like most of the time that I don’t deserve friends or a job because who wants to be friends and work with someone who can’t get their sentences out?!...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2024
5 points

A lot of people did, and unfortunately I still haven't managed to get over it. It has led to develop trust issues regarding people I don't know....

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterSep 1, 2024
14 points

“I see you have a speech problem.. what is that?”

“I see you have a speech problem.. what is that?” Oh yes, for sure… you see me struggling to speak and I’m just expected to struggle even more while trying to explain to you that I have a stutter. I ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2024
11 points

Yes despite the fact I KNOW I'm smarter then half the people in the room. That one little thing (stuttering) is enough to get people to think I didnt even finish middle school....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2024
-1 points

what u/_inaccessiblerail said: YOU are the one reacting to your stutter. Not them....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2024
18 points

Dude. I’m just going to skip to the harsh truth. YOU are the one reacting to your stutter. Not them. You say you can “see the twitch” and so on. Yes, I understand, they are surprised. Most people do...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2024
16 points

Oh, probably. Some would who hasn’t met some with a speech impediment before might. But who the fuck cares. They’re probably back onto thinking about some dumb shit 30 seconds after meeting you. We ge...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterSep 1, 2024
29 points

Maybe in a different life

Maybe in a different life I'm about to finish my degree, 3 years, and I can remember all of it. Every single person, every single sentence uttered or just barely spoken, every missed opportunity, ever...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+2 more
postr/StutterSep 1, 2024
11 points

Stuttering came back

Stuttering came back I’m a 19 year old guy and I had a stutter as a little kid but it went away as I entered middle school. Up until that point I was known as a charismatic, extroverted, easy going pe...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency+2 more
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
3 points

This is how I got out of jury duty, when the attorneys asked questions for jury selection I leaned into. It was weird because it was one of the few times I stuttered with out fear and anxiety in fron...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
1 points

You have a very classic covert stutter which is ultimately fear-based, and you are clearly describing the PTSD element involved for many covert stutterers. Check out my profile for a post on this su...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
5 points

The reason is because blocking is a fear-based maladaptive attempt to not let others hear your repetitions. Once you let others hhhhear them, the panic/pressure dramatically drops....

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
3 points

Actually, there seems to be a vast difference in the experiences and presentations of people who stutter. If you have social anxiety and fear associated with speaking, someone *without* those aspects ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
4 points

On a support sub for a condition with a heavy correlation to extreme sensitivity to social rejection, you told someone that sensitivity to rejection is an indicator they need to improve their life. A...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
1 points

It isn’t even them being total idiots though and I think it’s a very normal response. Lots of stutterers mask so people genuinely stuttering in front of them is very rare.  Lots of friends I have don...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
3 points

Thanks, but how do you think to not care about others judgemental personalities? Is there a technique? Also thanks 🙏🙏...

Emotional Experience
Anxiety & Social Judgment