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commentr/StutterDec 3, 2020
3 points

Yeah. I remember how embarrassing it was in late high school when people would ask, with great empathy, "why do you still stutter?" Some people may indeed grow out of it. I don't know. I think the...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterDec 3, 2020
11 points

Introductory Post

Introductory Post To everyone reading this, much love and respect. I remember the first time I stuttered, I was reading a book out loud with my father and I stumbled on a word. I was 9/10 years of ag...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessShame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 3, 2020
3 points

So here is my answer Zoey!! How do you get rid of the fear when your mind is full of stuttering and dis-fluent memories ?? You don’t have any fluent memory to cling on to so obviously your fears are g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2020
4 points

I am a 44 year old guy that has stuttered all my life. Nowadays it doesn’t bother me, and I don’t feel that it negatively impacts my life, but when I was younger it caused me a great deal of shame, em...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride+1 more
postr/StutterDec 1, 2020
9 points

about to tell this guy I’m talking to that I have a stutter...

about to tell this guy I’m talking to that I have a stutter... I have not fully accepted my stutter. I’m really ashamed of it and embarrassed by it as well. I’m dating this guy and he really makes me ...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentDisclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2020
2 points

I also cried like a little bitch once in front of my classmates because I was not able to speak at all for a class presentation. But after that, my friends started to treat me better. Maybe expressing...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 1, 2020
29 points

This pictures serves a very deep message A message I dont think I have fully digested.  I think, me writing my thoughts will help it digest. You can follow my thought journey if you like. At first ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Authenticity vs. MaskingShame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & Anger+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 29, 2020
1 points

Thats the problem for me...I feel horrible after i stutter !! Other people are usually nice in their response...but its me...i feel like s***, inferior, disabled, shame !! How to accept that ??? Its i...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterNov 22, 2020
3 points

I know I need to be honest about it but I think it’s because I’m so scared of being vulnerable. Like just the thought of laying my insecurities bare scares the shit out of me but I know it’s what must...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterNov 20, 2020
2 points

I think the hardest thing for me (and I have a really bad stutter) is the frustration that comes along with it all. I’ve broken it down into stages. With every interaction I have there’s 1. Anxiety, w...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerSadness & Hopelessness+1 more
postr/StutterNov 18, 2020
16 points

just venting. sorry.

just venting. sorry. i hate my stutter. i hate it with a burning passion. it’s prevented and taken so much from me. i believe 17-21/22 are suppose to be some of the best years of your life before you ...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencySadness & HopelessnessShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterNov 18, 2020
55 points

Stuttering is utterly depressing (rant)

Stuttering is utterly depressing (rant) Note: Just want to vent, I'm not trying to invalidate all your positive experiences or viewpoints. Being very self-aware and stuttering sucks. It puts you at a...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerQuality of Life
postr/StutterNov 17, 2020
2 points

My stutter has reached a culmination point.

My stutter has reached a culmination point. I feel so melancholic,embarrassed and ashamed of myself.I feel like i have always exhibited stuttering in some shape or another,but now it has evolved into ...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
2 points

Personally , I don’t agree w someone trying to “get you out of your comfort zone” I think that’s something you have to work up to. plenty of times I’ve been forced out of my comfort zone and have had ...

Emotional Experience
Helplessness & AgencyShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

Yes. All the time and they know ill block and will leave the store or wherever without what they wanted me to get. They just like to “get me out of my comfort zone” :(...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentQuality of Life
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

When I'm talking and have a block I only notice that embarass, confused human faces who don't know what to do or look away. Or laugh at me. It makes me so ashamed. Good to hear that therapy helped y...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Shame & EmbarrassmentTherapy Experiences
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
1 points

I don’t want him to think differently of me. Idk I just wished I could not freeze up and just say “here”...

Emotional ExperienceAnticipation & Avoidance
Shame & EmbarrassmentAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterNov 14, 2020
2 points

Sometimes I do. Like when people ask me what my name is, I freeze up and stutter. I mumble words a little but it’s not that bad. I just freeze up and it’s embarrassing...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
1 points

Yeah, I feel much better now. I try to practice my speech, but I don't see any effects. In the end, I'm come back to the start again. Some teachers know about my problem (I didn't talk to them about ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2020
1 points

I once met a teacher who made fun of me in front of everyone for not being able to say my number on the list. Good that he only taught me a year. The ones I have now are mostly fine, one teacher once...

Emotional ExperienceCommunity & Support
Shame & EmbarrassmentValidation & Empathy