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postr/StutterJan 17, 2024
20 points

I'm used to it

I'm used to it (sorry for bad English) Today in college my professor asked me a question. I knew the answer but I couldn't said it. I replied to professor I didn't know the answer. Professor scolded m...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation+3 more
postr/StutterJan 17, 2024
6 points

Stuttering treatment programs: do they actually work?

Stuttering treatment programs: do they actually work? Hi everyone, In my country (Italy) there are so many courses about solving stuttering. I've done some of them, spending thousands of dollars, and...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation+3 more
postr/StutterJan 16, 2024
7 points

Advice for my 12 year old who stutters

Advice for my 12 year old who stutters My child has had a stutter since around the age of 3. It fluctuates often, and the phrases or sounds that are repeats repeats change very frequently, as it does ...

Parent & CaregiverEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Early Concern & OnsetHome SupportSchool/Clinical Advocacy+3 more
postr/StutterJan 14, 2024
13 points

rant

rant im a 17 year old guy and dont know when my stutter blocks are gonna stop, they arent severe but it drains me from making friends at high school ​ i have already been in speech therapy a...

Speech & StutteringCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Blocks & StoppagesSeverity & FluctuationSeeking Therapy+2 more
postr/StutterJan 14, 2024
26 points

How are you able to have a normal life?

How are you able to have a normal life? I have been stuttering since I was a child, as a defense mechanism, I isolated myself my whole life because of it. Which obviously had a major effect on my m...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Helplessness & AgencySadness & HopelessnessQuality of Life+3 more
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2024
4 points

I've tried talking to em, got acknowledged, but he didn't respond. Then started avoiding eye contact and choosing different paths so we wouldn't run into each other. Also If we're in the same area he ...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2024
6 points

Yea bro you're not strange. People may misunderstand you but you're not stange. Unless you're there's something I don't know beside you're stutter like if you're a serial killer or soemthing. That's a...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & IsolationPower Dynamics & Intimidation
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2024
13 points

Sometimes you meet people and they're just... not your people. Keep in mind it's also easy for people like us to assume people avoid us after they learn about our stutters, when sometimes it's genuine...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Anxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2024
34 points

The most important question here is: Do you think someone is worthy of your attention if they avoid you all because of a stutter?...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJan 11, 2024
6 points

If you dislike people, they will avoid you. Are you sure it's the stutter they are avoiding? Or is it your energy towards others?...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Frustration & AngerLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterJan 11, 2024
15 points

What can you do when coworkers avoid me after learning about my stutter?

What can you do when coworkers avoid me after learning about my stutter? I'm started to dislike people, and I really don't wanna do that...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJan 10, 2024
2 points

Yea I think about it sometimes. Mostly I think when avoid talking to people, they think you don't like them. When in reality you're just tired and can't be bothered to struggle through words. Or you j...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSocial & Relationships
Avoidance & SubstitutionLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2024
8 points

Yeah I could have. The whole thing sucks because I'm sure he hated me forever. Never bumped into him again after that....

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJan 9, 2024
10 points

Yes and it sucks. There are times that goes way back into grade school, but a most recent event I remember was running into a new neighbor who said good morning with a smile only for me to look at him...

Speech & StutteringEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Blocks & StoppagesShame & EmbarrassmentLoneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJan 8, 2024
7 points

Feel you on this, been struggling to connect with people since most freak out or panic. At my stutter(neurogenic),...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Loneliness & IsolationIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJan 8, 2024
49 points

Society will never accept stuttering

Society will never accept stuttering I think when it comes to disabilities (if you can call it that) Speech impediments are a league of their own when it comes to reception of other people... People f...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Stigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterJan 7, 2024
23 points

Not religious... But...

Not religious... But... I frequently read posts here about how isolated people feel because of their stutter. It is a vicious cycle of isolation and depression. It's Sunday morning. My daughter is ta...

Social & Relationships
Loneliness & Isolation
commentr/StutterJan 7, 2024
2 points

>I said thats the second so there has to be a first.. its in the comments to avoid making this too long. What i love most about the movie is the theme of BEING MISUNDERSTOOD. He is seen as an an anim...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentLoneliness & Isolation
postr/StutterJan 7, 2024
38 points

how to live with a severe stutter?

how to live with a severe stutter? All my life I made one wish and prayed every day - to be able to talk. I tried all possible techniques and methods of healing. but all in vain. I found myself lonely...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterJan 6, 2024
6 points

I am only one?

I am only one? Has it happened that because of heavy stuttering you refuse to go to friends or to invitations that someone close to you has invited you to go? if yes, how are you coping with the feeli...

Emotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships
Helplessness & AgencyFriendships & BelongingLoneliness & Isolation