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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2020
1 points

You have just described my world. I totally understand you, I also felt so tired of stuttering but at some point I became even more tired of constantly thinking about stuttering and digging into it. A...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Hiding & ConcealmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterSep 4, 2020
2 points

bad day

bad day hey guys, i just had a really bad day. it was during a french class (which is my first language) and the teacher asked me to read something out loud so i started to feel anxious. and it was ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2020
12 points

Of all the ways to get attention, faking a stutter would have to be one of the stupidest. They're...not very bright. Personally I have never come across somebody who has thought I was faking it. Why...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterSep 4, 2020
46 points

People think I'm faking my stutter

People think I'm faking my stutter Earlier today in class I got asked how to pronounce my name, anyway, my name begins with a letter I usually struggle on, and I ended up stuttering on it. I felt real...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+1 more
postr/StutterSep 3, 2020
5 points

Starting new course

Starting new course In a few weeks I'll be starting a pastry and confectionery course. The introduction day will be this month and I'm so so scared, I just wanna go hide and cry my eyes out. Basicall...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesShame & EmbarrassmentHelplessness & Agency+1 more
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
14 points

Hey I feel that a lot too. It’ll take so long I just say forget it. Because so many times when I actually DO end up getting the word out, I’ve heard people say “all that for one word”? Makes me feel l...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
5 points

I usually start panicking and make myself worse. When my stutter is really bad my mouth stretches open and nothing comes out, I've been asked if I'm tired/yawning loads of times :/ it's so embarrassin...

Speech & StutteringEmotional Experience
Physical TensionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 2, 2020
2 points

I recently graduated and I am lookinf for a job now. I have been in a few interviews, some of them went ok (I stutter a little, although I could not express myself the way I wanted), some of them went...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAnxiety & Social JudgmentShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2020
2 points

Thank you! You’re right.. I think it’s because my stutter isn’t that bad so the possibility it could have been helped a lot in childhood haunts me.. but I shouldn’t hold resentment or live in the past...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2020
1 points

It’s not at all. But it’s also a human response when you feel you’ve been emotionally neglected you know? One of my best friends mentioned she went to speech therapy as a kid and it made me so envious...

Emotional Experience
Shame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2020
1 points

That’s a valid point!!! I definitely don’t want to be treated differently because of my stutter :/ I think I’ll end up ending it if I feel any type of pity. Do you recommend I shouldn’t make a big dea...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterAug 31, 2020
16 points

No Acting, Opening A Startup, LIFE

No Acting, Opening A Startup, LIFE Hey guys, it's my first post here. I'm 17 and I kinda have a severe level stuttering. It all started when I was 4. My father noticed that I couldn't even able to say...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionShame & Embarrassment+3 more
postr/StutterAug 31, 2020
16 points

My stutter got worse, can't accept it

My stutter got worse, can't accept it Hello, how you guys managed to accept your stutter and come out with it ? I work at the International school (Nord-Anglia), not a teacher, but i still have to ta...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterAug 31, 2020
3 points

Apps to stop stuttering

Apps to stop stuttering Hey guys I wondered if any of you use apps to prevent from stuttering as much as you usually do. If you guys do please tell me about them I wanna try some out !...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterAug 31, 2020
46 points

I just had a job interview - it was awful

I just had a job interview - it was awful I have master degree in Counseling and I am looking for a job for almost a year now. I just had an interview and I stuttered a lot. I could not express myself...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social Judgment+3 more
postr/StutterAug 28, 2020
30 points

Stutter ruined my entire night

Stutter ruined my entire night Today began as a perfectly normal day. One of the last days of the standard quarantine regimen, a few days until life becomes semi-normal again. I had to go out in the e...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionStress & Fight/FlightShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 27, 2020
4 points

I had lots of breakdowns. I can relate. I can also see how your mom calling your stutter "interesting" can feel almost humiliating. Truth is its not. Your stutter is not a bad thing. But its impossi...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & Advocacy
Shame & EmbarrassmentFrustration & AngerHope & Motivation+1 more
postr/StutterAug 27, 2020
9 points

I don't even know

I don't even know Sorry if it's a bit rambly, I just need somewhere to get this out. I'm 22 and have been stuttering for as long as I can remember. today was the first day I REALLY broke down because...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience
Avoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/Flight+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 26, 2020
3 points

when your grandpa said "talk slowly, stuttering means you’ve got no personality" that's such a shitty thing to say and i'm sorry about everything you've been thourgh. my dad is really mean to me too ...

Emotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
Shame & EmbarrassmentSuicidal Ideation & High DistressSeeking Therapy
postr/StutterAug 26, 2020
59 points

I am 23 and I’m physically and mentally exhausted because I stutter.

I am 23 and I’m physically and mentally exhausted because I stutter. Hello everyone, I hope you’re doing alright, it’s my first time posting, as I said in the title, I am 23 yo and I suffer from stutt...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsStress & Fight/FlightTrauma & Psychological+3 more